WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, Committee Leadership Advance Historic Housing Package Out of Financial Services Committee with Overwhelming Support * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the House Committee on Financial Services passed the Housing for the 21 st Century Act with overwhelming bipartisan support. The comprehensive housing legislation introduced by Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Ranking Member Emanuel Cleav  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Seeks Veterans, Gold Star Families, Active-Duty Spouses for Career Opportunity in Her Kansas Office * Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her office has been selected to host a Green & Gold Congressional Aide for a two-year position based in her Overland Park district office. The opportunity (link is external) is open to all veterans, Gold Star families, and active-duty spouses. T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * New Study Finds Hickenlooper Methane Rules Cut Colorado Oil and Gas Emissions by 70% * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper cheered new findings from the Environmental Defense Fund showing that methane rules Hickenlooper pioneered as governor reduced methane emissions fromColorado's oil and gas sector by a whopping 70% between 2010 and 2017. Under Hickenlooper's leadership, the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Sens. Moran, Cruz's ROTOR Act to Improve Aviation Safety Standards After DCA Tragedy * WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, bipartisan aviation safety legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation - and Ted Cruz (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Derek Schmidt: Passage of Annual Defense Bill Secures Key 'Peace through Strength' Initiatives for Kansas * WASHINGTON, D.C. - (December 17, 2025) - Several priorities important to Kansas are included in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 ( S. 1071 (link is external) ) that today received final approval from Congress and is headed to the President for his s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Applauds Passage of Annual Defense Legislation, Secures Kansas Priorities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation - today released the following statement after voting to pass the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. Sen. Mora  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & King Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Codifying the Future of the Joint Employer Standard * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Angus King (I-Maine), introduced the American Franchise Act - a bipartisan bill that clarifies the joint employer standard and reshapes the franchising industry. For a decade, joint employer rules have shifted   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Rep. Sharice Davids Attends Trump Admin Announcement on the Future of Flight, Resulting from Her Bipartisan Aviation Law * Washington, D.C. Today, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) attended a special announcement at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) marking the continued implementation of the bipartisan legislation she authored to guide the nation's approach to next-generation   more