WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Jan. 20, 2026, at a hearing for the consideration of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (H.R. 6945), Pregnant Students' Rights Act (H.R. 6359) and a Congressional Review Act resolution (H.J.Res. 140) providing for congressional disapproval of a Bureau of Land Management rule relating to withdrawal of certain federal lands in Minnesota: *  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards Introduces the VET Connect Act Alongside Congresswoman Budzinski * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) introduced the VET Connect Act with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a secure, privacy-preserving database and messaging platform that enables veterans to reconnect with fellow service members with   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell Introduces PRESS Act to Crack Down on Fentanyl Pill Press Machines Loopholes * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06 ) introduced the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act, legislation to stop foreign drug traffickers from importing pill press machines used to develop the illegal fentanyl pills that have devastated American commun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Foushee, Nunn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Participation in AI Education, Research, and Workforce * WASHINGTON, DC (January 21, 2026) -Yesterday, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Commission on AI, and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced the Expanding AI Voices Act, bipartisan legislation to codify and expand the National Scien  more