U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida
Amata-Cosponsored Bipartisan FISHES Act Sent to President
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming final Senate passage on Friday of a bipartisan House bill she co-introduced, the FISHES Act, H.R. 5103. The legislation has been sent to President Biden to become law.
Amata is one of a bipartisan group of 11 original cosponsors at introduction, primarily from coastal districts, led by sponsor Congressman Byron Donalds of Florida, and inclu
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Rep. Laurel Lee Bill to Promote Transparency at DHS Passes House
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
Today, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Laurel Lee's (FL-15) bill, H.R. 8664, the DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act. This bill will require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) to audit bulk data transferred to or from I&A to assess whether personnel's access to and searches conducted are appropriately limited to prote
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Rep. Maxwell Frost Announces Over $4 Million Returned to Central Floridians and 3,500 Cases Solved Via Office's Constituent Services
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
ORLANDO, FL -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) announced that his office has helped return over $4 million in money owed to constituents of Florida's 10th Congressional District from various federal agencies.
In August, Congressman Frost had previously announced a total of $3 million dollars returned to constituents. And in just 4 months, the Congressman's office has been able to return
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Reps. Buchanan, Joyce and Smucker Launch Make America Health Again Caucus
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, announced that he will be a founding member of the Make America Health Again (MAHA) Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Buchanan co-founded the Caucus alongside Reps. John Joyce and Lloyd Smucker to focus on supporting Americans in living long, healthy and fulfilling lives
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Reps. Soto, Wasserman Schultz Lead Letter Urging President Biden, US Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas to Extend, Redesignate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024:
Last week, Reps. Darren Soto (FL-09) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) led a letter to President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, urging the Department to extend and redesignate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. Currently, the 2023 redesignation is set to expire on April 2, 2025, and the 2021 extension is set to expire on September 10, 2025.
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