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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Saturday September 21, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Bipartisan Majority in House Approves Historic Legislation to Help Children and Families, Strengthen Child Support Enforcement
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation, H.R. 9076 the Supporting America's Children and Families Act, that includes policies approved unanimously by the Ways and Means Committee in July. The bipartisan bill reauthorizes Title IV-B child welfare programs for five years and makes historic changes to modernize t  more

Congresswoman Bush Delivers Floor Speech Urging Missouri Governor Parson to Halt the Execution of Marcellus Williams
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: WATCH HERE: "I am urging Governor Parson not to let another innocent man be murdered at the hands of the state," says Bush. Washington D.C. (Sept. 20, 2024) --Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) delivered a speech on the House floor urging Missouri Governor Mike Parson to immediately halt the execution of Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, an innocent man scheduled to be executed by the state of Missouri nex  more

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Identify Missing Foster Youth & Help More Americans Re-Enter Workforce
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: This week, the House of Representatives advanced two pieces of legislation from the Ways and Means Committee that help states better identify and track missing foster youth and ensure job placement services are made available to all unemployment insurance claimants. S. 1146, Find and Protect Foster Youth Act Provides support to states to better identify and   more

House Transportation Committee Chairman Graves: Republicans Urge Biden-Harris Administration Action to Prevent Strike at East, Gulf Coast Ports
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Republican Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House of Representatives, led by T&I Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL), have urged the Biden-Harris Administration to do everything in its power to prevent a work stoppage at   more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Smith: U.S. House Votes to Lock in Trump-Era Trade Rule Empowering Americans Who Support Israel
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: In a bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives passed the Anti-BDS Labeling Act (H.R. 5179) codifying a Trump-era trade rule clarifying labeling requirements for goods imported from Israel, the Gaza Strip, or the West Bank. In 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its country of origin labeling guidance to accurately reflect whether an ite  more