WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Sen. Chris Coons (DE) reintroduced the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act, which would prevent future bans by the Trump administration on people of Islamic faith, or any other religious group, by strengthening the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit discrimination based on religion. The bill would also require that any suspension of entry   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congressman Andre Carson (D-IN-07) became the first Muslim Member of Congress to deliver a prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast. "Amidst rising Islamophobia, antisemitism, and other-ism, I'm grateful for the opportunity to inspire our nation to lead with compassion and tolerance," said Congressman Carson. "Muslims have always been active contributors to our democracy since before ou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced Dilylah Johnson, Gabriella Holt, and Logan Haskins of Lowell High School are the winning team of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge in Indiana's First Congressional District. Dilylah, Gabriella, and Logan used Block Code to create their winning application, "Feline Frenzy." Their application is a game designed to raise awareness about animal shelters and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 27, the Halt Fentanyl Act; legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today: "Over the past four years, every community across America has been ravaged by fentanyl trafficked across a wide-open Southern Border. As I have traveled across Indiana's Second District, I have seen the devastating i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Critical Minerals Supply Chains WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced the Securing Trade and Resources for Advanced Technology, Economic Growth, and International Commerce (STRATEGIC) in Minerals Act to strengthen America's supply chain of critical minerals a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Warnock Introduce Legislation to Improve IRS Efficiency WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) introduced the Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act, legislation that would help improve the processing of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) paper tax returns. While the use of e-filing has grown  more