WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Following Committee Passage of Scott Bill to Eliminate Reputational Risk, Regulators Take Action Washington, D.C. - After the Senate Banking Committee successfully advanced Chairman Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) legislation to eliminate reputational risk as a component of bank supervision, federal financial regulators are taking action   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Reintroduces Bill to Crack Down on Nonconsensual Pornography (Washington, D.C., March 28th 2025) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Increased Accountability for Nonconsensual Pornography Act of 2025, legislation strengthening protections for victims of voyeurism and nonconsensual pornography--issues continuing to be overlooked in our laws despite growing threats   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Rep. Russell Fry's Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act Passes out of House Judiciary Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) announced that his Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act passed out of the House Judiciary Committee. Under current law, federal agencies are required to destroy retired firearms   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I am grateful that President Donald Trump, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, and Congress are working together to return education to the proper original jurisdiction of the States. I support President Donald Trump's plan to eliminate the Department of Education, ensuring that education decisions are made by local   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Pushes for Blue-Collar Comeback, Highlights Trump Nominees at Hearing WASHINGTON - At today's nominations hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) emphasized the importance of confirming President Trump's nominees to roll back the Biden administration's burdensome regulations and unleash a new golden age of economic pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott, Rep. Lawler Move to Tackle Antisemitism on College Campuses and Universities WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act, which would rescind federal funding from colleges and universities that encourage antisemitism or facilitate antisemitic events on campus. Congressman Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) led the companion legislation in   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Scott's Antisemitism Awareness Act Praised During Committee Hearing on Antisemitic Disruptions on College Campuses WASHINGTON -- Today, at the hearing for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.)'s Antisemitism Awareness Actreceived praise from hearing witnesses who called on Congress to pass his bill to help protect Jewish students.  more