WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis and Veasey Introduce Legislation to Identify and Address Kids' Vision Impairments Washington, DC: Earlier today, Congressional Vision Caucus Co-Chairs, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Marc Veasey (TX-33), reintroduced the Bipartisan Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children (EDVI) Act. The EDVI Act will establish grants for states and communities to improve child  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast Issues Warning to Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered a message to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran to kick off a full a full committee hearing on countering the Iranian regime's malign activities. -Remarks- President Trump will work with you to p  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * MAST INTRODUCES THE NO TAX ON MILITARY BONUSES ACT WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) today introduced the No Tax on Military Bonuses Act, which would exempt all enlistment and reenlistment bonuses paid to members of the U.S. Armed Forces from taxation. Under current law, service members are taxed at their marginal tax rate for these bonuses, while those deployed in  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Lawler Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Michael Lawler delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee Hearing on Consequences of Biden Administration's Far-Left Foreign Policy Priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence will hold a public hearing titled, "Deficient, Enfeebled, and Ineffective: The Consequences of the Biden Administration's Far-Left Priorities o  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, today opened the panel's hearing on the JFK Files. She underscored the significance of newly declassified documents related to President John F. Kennedy's   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Announces Bill to Establish a Secretary for the U.S. Coast Guard WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced his Coast Guard Improvement Act to establish a Secretary of the Coast Guard, which will oversee Coast Guard operations and report directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security. This will allow the U.S. Coast Guard to adapt to its ever-evolving mission and challenges,  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Roger Marshall and Colleagues to Introduce the SHORT Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Roger Marshall and their colleagues in announcing the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act. This bill removes short-barreled rifles (SBRs) from the burdensome registration, regulation, and taxation requirements of the National Firearms Act (NFA), u  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads Introduction of BOLIVAR Act to Hold Illegitimate Maduro Regime Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott led the introduction of the Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime (BOLIVAR) Act. This legislation holds Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro accountable by prohibiting federal agencies from doing business with anyone th  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senador Rick Scott lidera introduccion de Ley Bolivar para responsabilizar al regimen ilegitimo de Maduro WASHINGTON, D.C. - El Senador Rick Scott encabezo la presentacion de la Ley de Prohibicion de Operaciones y Arrendamientos con el Regimen Autoritario Ilegitimo Venezolano (BOLIVAR ). Esta legislacion responsabiliza al dictador venezolano Nicolas Maduro al prohibir a las agencias federales hacer neg  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Steube Reintroduces Iranian Terror Prevention Act to Designate IRGC-Linked Militias as Foreign Terrorist Organizations WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today reintroduced the Iranian Terror Prevention Act, legislation that requires the Secretary of State to designate and codify 29 Iranian-backed militias and terror groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FT  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Frost's Opening Remarks at Hearing on Trump's Efforts to Rush AI Without Guardrails Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Maxwell Alejandro Frost's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Ec  more