WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Shri Thanedar is proud to announce $20.7 million in federal funding for the Joe Louis Meets the Iron Belle: Connecting Communities in Detroit Project. "This important project will connect almost two dozen neighborhoods across the heart of Detroit," said Rep. Shri Thanedar. "By connecting dozens of Detroit's beautiful neighborhoods to Hamtramck, Highland Park, and Detroit's world-class riverfron  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan in Ann Arbor will receive $100,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program to help children eat more tasty, nutritious foods in school, while supporting farmers and producers in the community. "Our children are the future of our country and it's cri  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today released the following statement on the news that Evan Gershkovich was found guilty of espionage by a Russian court. "I strongly condemn the Russian conviction of Evan Gershkovich and reaffirm my commitment to the release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. Both men have been wrongfully imprisoned in Russia for too long and have received wrongful convict  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Gary Peters (D-Michigan) introduced the Pharmaceutical Risk Assessment and Mitigation Act to require the Department of Defense (DoD) to expand its assessment of its reliance on China and other hostile foreign countries for key ingredients in drug supply chains. The bipartisan legislation will mandate an interagency risk assessment to identify weak points and ensure Americans will   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) has introduced new legislation to prohibit Supreme Court justices and other federal judges from accepting a gift valued at more than $50, helping to strengthen ethical standards and restore integrity in the High Court. Congressman Kildee's High Court Gift Ban Act would prohibit Supreme Court justices from receiving gifts valued at more than $50. This brings the Suprem  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today introduced new bipartisan legislation to build more affordable housing and revitalize mid-Michigan's downtown areas. The Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act would help build more affordable housing by creating a new federal tax credit for converting vacant and obsolete office and commercial buildings for res  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: FLINT--Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today announced new federal funding for Head Start programs across mid-Michigan. The federal grants, totaling $41,944,876, were awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to support childhood education in Genesee and Saginaw Counties. This funding will support a range of essential services, including health, nutrition, and social support, for mid-Mic  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly expressing concerns over the scope of the draft rule required by Peters' Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA). Peters' law is intended to secure critical infrastructure against attacks  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a comprehensive framework for harmonizing cybersecurity regulations across the federal government. The bill would mitigate challenges associated with conflicting, contradictory cybersecurity compliance requirements by establishing an interagency Harmonization Committe  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Susan Collins (R-ME), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to extend federal programs that help support local fire departments across the country has been signed into law. The bill reauthorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) introduced legislation to make better use of vacant or underutilized commercial properties by converting these properties into affordable housing. The Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act would create a federal tax credit to help convert unused commercial buildings into affordable residential housing. "Converting v  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow announced a nearly $17 million investment from the U.S. Department of Transportation that will help the Harbor Transit Multi-Modal Transportation System (HTMMTS) and Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi make critical upgrades to public transportation infrastructure to support the transition to cleaner, modern buses. Funding for the projects comes from the Federal  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on July 14, 2024: * * * U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) released the following statement Sunday morning after closely following the shooting at former President Trump's rally Saturday. "Today our nation is once again confronting political violence - and once again that violence has claimed an American life. Every citizen should mourn this loss, hope for the swift recovery of those injured, and condemn this  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Reps. Tim Walberg (MI-05) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) led 26 colleagues in sending a letter to Harvard University Interim President Alan Garber criticizing the inadequacies of the findings of the Antisemitism Task Force Report and calling for an end to their relationship with Birzeit University. In their letter, the lawmakers wrote: "The task force gave insufficient attention to Harvard's failures in imposin  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure" at 10 a.m. on July 23, 2024, at Lansing City Hall, Tony Benavides Council Chambers, 124 West Michigan, 10th Floor, Lansing, Michigan 48933: In 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - whi  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse within defense contracting. The bill would update current Department of Defense (DoD) contracting guidelines and require the agency to report when contractors fail to provide   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to better understand the Department of Defense's reliance on high-risk foreign suppliers for critical medications. The Department of Defense (DoD), which purchases drugs for   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to ensure applicants for federal positions or security clearances are not being denied solely on the basis of past recreational and medical marijuana use. Under current law, qualified candidates may be denied f  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to reform the traveler redress process and improve screening practices at airports and ports of entry that repeatedly affect individuals who may pose no danger to national security. The bill would require the  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-WI) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the quality, usability, and completeness of grant recipient audit data. State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments receiving over $1 million in fede  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced bipartisan legislation that requires FEMA to accept requests from Tribal governments to receive a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Declaration. Currently, FEMA can accept Emergency and Majo  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced the committee will conduct a bipartisan investigation and plan to hold a hearing to examine security failures that led to the attempted assassination of Former President Don  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) introduced a bill to take advantage of the widespread increase in vacant or underutilized commercial properties by converting these properties into affordable housing. The Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act will create a federal tax credit to help convert unused commercial buildings into affordable resi  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine federal policies, regulations, and funding related to high-risk life sciences research. The hearing highlighted the unique challenge of balancing research that supports key medical developments with public safety and national security. Witnesses emphasized that while this debate is   more