Saturday - March 28, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alabama

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Crapo, Risch, Britt, Budd Introduce Laken Riley Act in 119th Congress
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) announced the introduction of the Laken Riley Act. The Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny or shoplifting offenses and would mandate that they are detained until they are removed from the United States so  more
Crapo, Risch, Tuberville Introduce Legislation to Preserve Title IX, Protect Women's Sports
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) introduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes. For the past four years, the Biden Administration has taken a sledgehammer to Title IX through rulemaking at the Department of Education. This legislation would reverse the Biden Administration  more
Graham, Tuberville Introduce Bill to Protect Women's Sports
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) introduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 that would preserve Title IX protections for female athletes and allow safe and fair competition in women's sports in the U.S. "We have to stand up to the radical Left now before it's too late," said Senator Graham. "This legislation is much-needed to protect  more
Merkley's Bipartisan Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Now Law
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley celebrated that his bipartisan bill to provide greater oversight and data transparency for institutional youth treatment programs was signed into law at the end of December. Merkley co-led the bipartisan Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act with Texas' U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Alabama's U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville. "Without oversight, residential treatment for troubled t  more
PHOTO RELEASE: Tuberville Meets with Tulsi Gabbard
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) met with President Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. During the meeting they discussed the advancement of President Trump's agenda through Making America Safe Again. ON HIS MEETING WITH TULSI GABBARD: "I had the pleasure of meeting with Tulsi Gabbard today, our next Director of National Intelligence. She has my full support   more
Tuberville Continues Efforts to Pass Laken Riley Act
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), joined U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), and the entire Senate GOP conference in announcing the introduction of the Laken Riley Act. The Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses and would mandate that these aliens are detain  more
Tuberville Continues Efforts to Pass Laken Riley Act
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), joined U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), and the entire Senate GOP conference in announcing the introduction of the Laken Riley Act. The Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses and would mandate that thes  more
Tuberville Introduces Hallmark Legislation to Preserve Title IX, Protect Women's Sports
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) led 29 Republican colleagues in reintroducing the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, or S. 9, to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes. For the past four years, the Biden administration has taken a sledgehammer to Title IX through rulemaking at the Department of Education (ED). Sen. Tuberville's legislation would reverse the harmful ED rule  more
Tuberville to Reintroduce Bill to Repeal the Corporate Transparency Act
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) continues to build support for his Repealing Big Brothers Overreach Act in the Senate in advance of reintroducing the bill in the 119 th Congress. The legislation would repeal the disastrous Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which forces businesses to disclose financial matters to the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)  more
U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Rick Scott Introduce Bipartisan Bill to "Lock The Clock"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Senate colleagues introduced the bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act to officially "lock the clock" and end the twice-yearly time change to make Daylight Saving Time the national year-round standard. "The American people are tired of the antiquated practice of 'falling back' every year. Alabamians want more sunshine, and it's bett  more
U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tommy Tuberville Introduce Legislation to Preserve Title IX, Protect Women's Sports
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and 29 of their Senate Republican colleagues reintroduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, or S. 9, to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes. For the past four years, the Biden administration has undertaken an unprecedented assault on Title IX through rulemaking at the Department of Education. This legislation would reverse   more