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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Saturday July 13, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Ernst Works to Rein in Washington Overreach
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Following the Supreme Court's ruling that reclaimed misplaced power from Washington bureaucrats, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) committed to reshaping the federal government to work better for Americans. She joined a working group of her colleagues that will regularly meet to decide how best to limit the unlawful exercise of power by the administrative state and how the Senate can more effectively legislate on  more

Feenstra Requests Answers from Department of Justice over Lack of Prosecutions of Illegal Immigrants Registering to Vote in American Elections
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped send a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting answers from the Department of Justice over instances of illegal immigrants registering to vote and the lack of prosecutions of illegal immigrants who have attempted to register to vote or have unlawfully voted in American elections. "Illegal immigrants have no right to vote in American elections  more

Grassley, Iowa Delegation Call on FEMA to Provide Emergency Shelter for Iowans Displaced by Storms
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), today called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve the State of Iowa's request for Non-Congregate Sheltering (NCS) for Iowans affected by federally declared disasters. Iowa e  more

Hinson Votes to Overturn Biden's Changes to Title IX
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Hinson (IA-02) voted to overturn President Biden's recent changes to Title IX that redefine sex as gender identity and threaten long-standing protections against sex-based discrimination in education programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Hinson released the following statement on the vote. "The Biden Administration took an axe to Title IX a landmark policy to protect wom  more

Hinson's Stillbirth Prevention Bill Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Hinson (IA-02) released the below statement following her bipartisan, bicameral Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act being signed into law. This legislation was introduced by Hinson in July 2023 alongside Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12). Hinson has been a leading stillbirth prevention advocate and champion in Congress, working with stillbirth prevention advocates to raise awareness abou  more

Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Access to Maternal Healthcare
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: DES MOINES U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced bipartisan legislation to improve access to maternity care for low-income women. The Harnessing Effective and Appropriate Long-Term Health for Moms on Medicaid Act (HEALTH for MOM) Act, which is co-led by U.S. Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), will provide grants to states to assist with coordinated maternity care   more