WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: This morning, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives in support of the Right to Contraception Act, which passed the House today. The legislation would codify a statutory right to obtain contraceptives and to engage in contraception, and for health care providers to provide contraceptives, contraception, and info more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter on July 21, 2022: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act. The bill would prohibit federal agencies from using taxpayer funds to implement or enter into agreements with partisan organizations that conduct voter mobilization activities. Co-sponsors of the bill include Reps. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Ronny Jackson, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letters: Ways and Means Committee Republican Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) has introduced the Protecting Endowments from our Adversaries Act (PEOAA) to pressure large university endowments to purge their investment portfolios of Chinese entities deemed a threat to U.S. national security. If passed, the bill would impose a 50% excise tax on such investments when they're acquired, and a 100 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Greg Murphy, R-North Carolina, a Republican member on the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Ways and Means Committee Republican Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced the Protecting Endowments from our Adversaries Act (PEOAA) to pressure large university endowments to purge their investment portfolios of Chinese entities deemed a threat to U.S. national security. The details: * The bill calls for a 50 percent excise tax o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, after months of bipartisan negotiations, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 15 of his colleagues introduced proposals which include legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887 to ensure that the electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect each state's vote for President. "From the beginning, our bipartisan group has shared a vision of drafting le more PR