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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday April 17, 2026 ( 8 items )  

Representatives McBath, Owens Introduce CREATES Act to Streamline Credentialing Process
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives McBath, Owens Introduce CREATES Act to Streamline Credentialing Process * Washington, DC -Representatives Lucy McBath (GA-06) and Burgess Owens (UT-04) are introducing H.R. 8304, the Credential Repositories and Transparency in States (CREATES) Act, which will help states build and maintain their own public credential repositories or registries to connect people with opportunities and  more

Reps. McCormick, Hill, Adams, Figures Introduce HBCU Research Capacity Act to Expand Access to Federal Research Funding
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. McCormick, Hill, Adams, & Figures Introduce HBCU Research Capacity Act to Expand Access to Federal Research Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), along with Caucus members Rep. Richard McCormick (GA-06) and Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-02), introduced the HBCU Research   more

Sen. Ossoff Strengthening Resources for Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Investigations
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Strengthening Resources for Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Investigations * Waycross, Ga. -U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering new resources to strengthen sexual assault and child abuse investigations. Sen. Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to help Satilla Advocacy Services (SAS) update its forensic interview equipment to better investigate sexual assault and child abu  more

Sen. Ossoff Upgrading Cancer Research Equipment at Augusta University
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Upgrading Cancer Research Equipment at Augusta University * Augusta, Ga. -U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering resources to Augusta University to upgrade cancer research equipment. Sen. Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to help Augusta University upgrade equipment at the Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University's cancer research center. According to Augusta Universit  more

Sens. Ossoff & Rev. Warnock, Rep. McBath Improving South Fulton's Stormwater Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff & Rev. Warnock, Rep. McBath Improving South Fulton's Stormwater Infrastructure * South Fulton, Ga. -U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, alongside Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06), are delivering resources to upgrade South Fulton's stormwater infrastructure. Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock and Rep. McBath brought Republicans and Democrats together to help improve South  more

Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Delivering Resources to Strengthen Mental Health Crisis Response in Lowndes County
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Delivering Resources to Strengthen Mental Health Crisis Response in Lowndes County * Valdosta, Ga. -U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are delivering resources to strengthen mental health crisis response in Lowndes County. Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock brought Republicans and Democrats together to help Behavioral Health Services of South Georgia support  more

Subcommittee Chairman Allen Announces Hearing to Investigate PBM Industry's "Profits Over Patients" Model
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Allen Announces Hearing to Investigate PBM Industry's "Profits Over Patients" Model Wednesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled "Profits Over Patients: The PBM Business Model Unde  more

Subcommittee Chairman Allen Holds Hearing on Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Employee Benefits Security Administration
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Allen Holds Hearing on Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Employee Benefits Security Administration Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Exami  more