WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Member Rep. Jim Banks introduced the Countering China's Political Warfare Act, legislation to sanction any individual or groups that conduct political warfare on behalf of a foreign government against the United States. The legislation also requires the Secretary of State to determine if the United Front Work Department (UFWD)--an oversea  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Erin Houchin proudly announces the introduction of the Students Bill of Rights Act of 2024, legislation aimed at safeguarding the fundamental right to free speech on college campuses nationwide. Endorsed by leading advocacy organizations Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), America First Policy Institute, Heritage Action, and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), this bill add  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Rep. Jim Baird (IN-04) voted in favor of H.R. 7521, legislation that will protect Americans and prevent foreign adversaries like Communist China from targeting, surveilling, and manipulating the American people through applications like TikTok. This legislation does not ban TikTok on American shores. Instead, it would require social media companies to divest ownership from Communist   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan introduced the Stop Mexico's Steel Surge Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The purpose of this legislation is to protect American workers and the domestic steel industry by reinstating certain tariffs on steel imports from Mexico and bring Mexico into compliance with the requirements of the 2019 Joint Agreement on Steel and Aluminum. Specificall  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Earlier this month, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan spoke on the House floor to celebrate Women's History Month and recognize Dr. Vanessa Allen-McCloud, President and CEO of the Urban League of Northwest Indiana. The text of the remarks as prepared for delivery is below. "Mr. Speaker: It is with great respect that I rise to celebrate National Women's History Month and its 2024 theme, Women Who Advoca  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Keeping Our Promise to Older Adults and People with Disabilities: The Status of Social Security Today" at 10 a.m. on March 20, 2024, at 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Democrat-Pennsylvania) * Senator Mike Braun (Republican-Indiana) Witnesses * The Honorable Martin O'Malley, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Baltimore,  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) discussed how the CHIPS and Science Act has increased U.S. global competitiveness and benefited the U.S. economy during a Senate Finance Committee hearing entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code." In his remarks, Young noted that since the bill became law in 2022, the semiconductor industry has announced more than $240  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging them to increase U.S. agricultural exports and improve the competitiveness of U.S. products abroad. "We expect trade to fluctuate in response to macroeconomic factors and market conditions," wrote the senat  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) released the following statement after legislation to end legacy admissions became law in Virginia on Friday. The legislation mirrors the senators' bipartisan Merit-Based Educational Reforms and Institutional Transparency Act (MERIT Act), which would end the practice of colleges and universities giving preferential treatment in the admi  more