WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter secures $346.1 million for GA-01 in House-passed defense bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today secured $346.1 million for Georgia's First Congressional District in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which heads to the Senate for consideration. The NDAA includes $130 million in new funding for Kings Bay Naval Base for the Trident Refit Facility Expansion project to build the infrastruc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter votes to ban insider trading for lawmakers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today voted in favor of the Stop Insider Trading Act. Rep. Carter is an original co-sponsor of the legislation, which helps restore Americans' faith and trust in government by prohibiting Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from purchasing publicly traded stocks and enacting much-needed federal voter ID laws to secure more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Allen Secures Legislative Solution to Halt EAMC Changes * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes annual funding levels for the U.S. Armed Forces and sets expenditures for the Department of War (DoW). Included in H.R. 8800, and secured by Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), is legislative text (Sections 704-705) that establishes  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman McCormick Helps Pass FY27 NDAA, Secures Key Georgia Priorities * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Rich McCormick (GA-07) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 ( H.R. 8800 ), passing it out of the House of Representatives this afternoon in a XXX-XXX vote. The annual defense bill authorizes funding, policies, and priorities to strengthen America's military, support servicemembers and t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Introduces Bill to Make the Ballot Box More Accessible New legislation would ensure voters have access to a polling location in their area for federal elections. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced the Polling Place Standards Act that would provide a minimum number of polling places for voters to cast a ballot in an election for Federal office and to ensure that such polling p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Following Warnock Effort, IRS Increases Mileage Reimbursement Rate * Last month, Senator Reverend Warnock urged the Internal Revenue Service to increase the standard mileage reimbursement rate and give a bigger tax deduction to Georgia's gig workers and independent contractors This adjustment benefits millions of independent contractors and gig workers who often drive thousands of miles a year for work The average gas price in Georgia is  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Austin Scott on Floor Passage of FY27 NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the below statement upon the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passing out of the House of Representatives, this afternoon, by a vote of 216 \- 212\. "America's military must remain the strongest, best-equipped, and most capable fighting force  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Statement on 4 Servicemembers Killed in Action in Iran * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement. "I express on behalf of all Georgians our state's unified condolences and grief for the families of the four killed in action and our hope for a swift recovery for the nearly 100 wounded over the last two weeks. We also express our immense gratitude and admiration for the servicemembers who are maki more PR