WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This summer, Georgia women testified to shocking abuse of pregnant women in Georgia's prisons and jails. Now, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing bipartisan legislation to protect pregnant women who are incarcerated. Sens. Ossoff and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the bipartisan Births in Custody Reporting Act to strengthen Federal oversight of pregnancy care in prisons and jails. The bipartisan bill woul more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Drew Ferguson (R-GA-03), Dan Kildee (D-MI-08), and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) led U.S. House approval of S.759, the Beagle Brigade Act. The bill was approved by the U.S. House with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 381-20(link is external) and previously passed the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent last month. Having passed both chamber more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock's Beagle Brigade Act passed the U.S. House yesterday 381-20; the bill was previously passed by the U.S. Senate and now heads to President Biden to be signed into law The legislation will make permanent the USDA training center for the Newnan-based Beagle Brigade, which trains dogs to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten the domestic agriculture industry The Beagle  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff today met with former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins, President-elect Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). During their meeting, Sen. Ossoff and Congressman Collins discussed ways to improve the VA to ensure Georgia veterans get the care they deserve more quickly. Sen. Ossoff conveyed his priorities, including reducing wait times for community care appointments, stre more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Columbus, Ga. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's legislation to upgrade water infrastructure in Columbus passed through the U.S. Senate. Sen. Ossoff introduced the Georgia Stormwater Management Act to upgrade water infrastructure for families and businesses across the Columbus area. The bill passed the Senate as part of this year's Water Resources Development Act reauthorization. The bill previously passed the House  more PR