WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Alford Supports Disaster Recovery from March Storms, Secures Release of Federal Funds Owed to Missouri Task Force 1 Following the devastating March 14-15, 2025, storms that hit Missouri, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) secured the release of federal funding for Missouri Task Force 1 (MO-TF1). MO-TF1 is managed by the Boone County Fire Protection District and is one of 28 Urban Sear  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Congressman Onder Introduces the Worker Enfranchisement Act Today, Congressman Bob Onder introduced the Worker Enfranchisement Act, to protect employees from becoming unionized based upon an unfair voting structure. Current law states that the certification process is initiated by 30% of workers in a particular workplace signing authorization forms stating they wish to be represented  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Lujan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Car Repair Options, Increase Transparency for Vehicle Owners U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the REPAIR Act, legislation that would expand car owners' options for automobile repairs. The REPAIR Act ensures vehicle owners, independent repair shops, and aftermarket manufacturers have secure access to vehic  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, every day nearly half a million Americans sit in local jails without a conviction, overwhelmingly for nonviolent, low-level offenses. They are not there because they have been found guilty but because they can't afford bail or are stuck waiting for   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Bell, Cherfilus-McCormick Introduce CAST Act to Curb U.S.-Caribbean Firearms Trafficking Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Representatives Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) introduced the Caribbean Anti-Smuggling of Trafficked Arms (CAST) Act, legislation that would help curb illicit arms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean by requiring the Department of Defense  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Seven Key Moments: Hearing on President Trump's Trade Agenda With Ambassador Jamieson Greer WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer shared the transformational and historic trade actions taken by the Trump Administration during its first 100 days and outlined its vision for an America First trade policy during a hearing with the Way  more