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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2023-07-13 ( 9 items ) |
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Carter's Vehicle Data Access Caucus Secures Right to Automotive Repair for Consumers (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023:
Independent automotive repairers and automakers struck a landmark deal today guaranteeing customers' right-to-repair their automobile, citing Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's (R-GA) bipartisan Vehicle Data Access Caucus as the catalyst.
The commitment among the Automotive Service Association, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists, and Alliance for Automotive Innovation affirms a 2014 nat more PR
Collins Sounds Alarm on Deadly Drugs Flooding American Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following floor statement on July 12, 2023:
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Today, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to sound the alarm on the deadly drugs flooding communities across America and putting law enforcement officers at great personal risk. In the address, Collins urged his colleagues to take up the Senate's amended version of H.R. 1734, the TRANQ Research Act. Collins' bill more PR
Congresswomen Williams, Stevens, Adams and Ross Introduce Legislation to Deliver Relief for Federal Student Loan Borrowers (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023:
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) with Congresswomen Haley Stevens (D-MI), Alma Adams (D-NC), and Deborah Ross (D-NC) introduced a suite of bills: the Clean Slate through Rehabilitation Act, the Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act, and the Clean Slate Through Repayment Act to remove default records from the credit history of federal student loan borrowers who have acted to re more PR
Following Alarming Study That Maternal Mortality Doubled in the U.S., Senators Reverend Warnock, Padilla Reintroduce Legislation to Lower Death Rates for Women of Color (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023:
Today, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Kira Johnson Act, legislation to provide funding to community-based organizations leading the charge to improve maternal health outcomes, particularly for Black women. The legislation creates a 5-year, $50 million grant program at the Department of Health and Human Services to improve outcomes a more PR
Nine-Year-Old Georgia Diabetes Advocate Echoes Senator Reverend Warnock's Call for $35 Insulin Cap for Everyone (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023:
U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined nine-year-old Georgia insulin advocate Evan in calling for the Senate to pass the Senator's $35 universal insulin cost cap. Senator Warnock first met Evan last year at Little Five Points Pharmacy at an insulin roundtable. Evan visited the U.S. Capitol to urge members of Congress to support type 1 diabetes research. Senator Warnock is more PR
REP. LOUDERMILK, HOUSE REPUBLICANS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT INVESTORS' PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 12, 2023, after he introduced the Protecting Investors' Personally Identifiable Information Act, H.R. 4551:
"The federal government has two huge problems when it comes to cyber security: they collect way too much personally identifiable information (PII), and they have a poor track record of protecting this information from hackers. Look no further than the 2021 SolarWinds hack, which saw more than 3 more PR
Sen. Ossoff Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Small Businesses Owned by Service-Disabled Veterans (10)
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to support small businesses run by service-disabled veterans in Georgia.
In his latest effort to support Georgia's veterans and small businesses, Sen. Ossoff introduced the bipartisan Investing in VETS Act to help service-disabled veteran business owners compete for Federal government contracts, helping expand their business opportunities to new markets more PR
Sen. Ossoff Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on Fentanyl Trafficking (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023:
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing legislation to crack down on fentanyl trafficking in Georgia and nationwide.
Sen. Ossoff today introduced the Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention Act to crack down on fentanyl trafficking by holding social media companies accountable for failing to prevent the sale of dangerous drugs on their platforms, including synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which is cur more PR
Sen. Ossoff Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Georgia's Citrus Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the charge to support Georgia's farmers and strengthen the state's growing citrus industry.
Sen. Ossoff introduced the Georgia Citrus Development Act of 2023 to ensure Georgia citrus growers have a seat at the table when guiding key decisions for the industry.
Sen. Ossoff's bill would add a new Georgia member to the Citrus Disease Subcommittee (CDS), a national policy counc more PR
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