Thursday - November 28, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday September 28, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Guthrie Announces National Parks Service Grant to Improve the Riverfront Park in Bowling Green
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: BOWLING GREEN, KY Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced a $3.64 million federal grant for the City of Bowling Green to improve the Riverfront Park from the National Parks Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program. "I'm pleased to announce that the City of Bowling Green has been awarded a federal grant to develop the Riverfront Park along the Barren River. This new park will be a center for   more

Guthrie, Newhouse, and Fulcher Introduce Bill to Secure America's Midstream Critical Materials Supply Chain
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), a senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), and Congressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01) released the following statements after introducing the Securing America's Midstream Critical Materials Processing Act, which will establish a National Roadmap to provide a pathway to reshore domestic critical material processing facilities away fro  more

Rep. Barr Introduces Camp Nelson National Monument Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) introduced legislation that amends the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act which was signed into law in March 2019. This bill will sync the legislative and executive branch naming of the park. Specifically, it will change from "Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument" to "Camp Nelson National Monument". This will allow the mon  more

Rep. Barr, Sen. Hagerty Sound Alarm on Europe Regulator Encroachment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) led a bicameral letter urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and senior Biden-Harris Administration officials to stand up for American economic interests by addressing encroachment from the European Union. In May, the European Union (EU) formally adopted its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)  more

Rep. McGarvey Introduces Bill to Better Support Children in Policymaking
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) introduced the Child Safety and Well-Being Act, which would establish a long-overdue and much-needed independent children's commission to advise Congress, agencies, and states on how best to support children. The legislation was co-led by his colleagues Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the Babies Caucus; Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair of the D  more