WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Introduces Bills to Strengthen Quantum Development, Manufacturing, and Defense Applications WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced legislation to strengthen the development, manufacturing, and defense applications of quantum technology in the United States. These bills include the Defense Quantum Acceleration Act with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), the  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Cantwell, Heinrich Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency, Combat AI Deepfakes & Put Journalists, Artists & Songwriters Back in Control of Their Content WASHINGTON, D.C. \-- Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Adoption Tax Credit Refundable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), introduced the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act to restore the refundable portion of the Adoption Tax Credit. By allowing the tax credit to be refundable  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Coons, Salazar, Dean, Colleagues Introduce "NO FAKES Act" to Protect Individuals and Creators from Digital Replicas WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), along with U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) and Madeleine Dean (D-Penn.), introduced the bipartisan Nurture Originals,  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Help Rescue More Victims of Human Trafficking WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act, which would give states flexibility with federal funding to post human trafficking awareness signage at rest stops and welcome centers along the Interstate   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 8, 2025: * * * "The World Will Be Watching": Chairman Gimenez Opens Hearing on US Travel System Security Ahead of High-Profile International Events WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) delivered the following opening statementin a hearing to examine public and   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Delivers Opening Statement in Markup of Legislation Countering Terrorism Threats, the CCP's Malign Influence WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement during a markup to consider legislation that would counter evolving terror thr  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 9, 2025: * * * Committee Advances Legislation to Defend Homeland Against Terror Threats, CCP's Malign Influence WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security advanced legislation to help defend the homeland against evolving terrorism threats, increase transparency while understanding the consequences of the Biden-Harris border crisis  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen and Senator Markey Lead a Letter to EPA Requesting a List of Companies Seeking Presidential Permission to Pollute Fifty-four House Members and seven Senators want to know who is seeking to circumvent the Clean Air Act WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts today led 59 Congressional colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protectio  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $2.6 Million Grant to Memphis Health Center Inc. Ongoing funding for mental health and substance abuse services WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Memphis Health Center Inc. will receive a grant of $2,685,248 to provide mental health and substance abuse services to patients from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 from the U.S. Department of Healt  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $897,250 Grant to St. Jude Funding for clinical research of neurological disorders WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $897,250 to study "dynamic RNA-protein assemblies and neurological disease" from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Congressman Cohen   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Asks Why Congress has Surrendered its Constitutional Prerogatives and Fails to Stand Up to Trump Tells Subcommittee hearing on Sanctuary Jurisdictions Secretary Noem has not responded to his inquiries WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today said Congress has surrendered its Constitutional rights under Article One, including t  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Reintroduces the Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act Bars debt collectors from bringing legal action after statute of limitations has expired WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today reintroduced the Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act that would bar debt collectors from bringing legal actions involving a consumer debt for which the statute of limitations has expired.  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Speaks and Votes Against Disastrous Budget Resolution A tax cut for billionaires at the expense of the social safety net WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) went to the House floor Wednesday evening to speak against a Republican budget resolution aimed at requiring massive cuts to the social safety net programs in order to give a tax cut to millionaires and billionaires.  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Touts IIJA Investments in Memphis International Airport Busiest air cargo airport in North America has a newly modernized terminal and improved energy efficiency WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today touted major improvements made at Memphis International Airport because of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs A  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Congressman Kustoff Introduces the Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) introduced the Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act in the House of Representatives. This bill protects small businesses and taxpayers by bolstering taxpayer protections, prohibiting improper Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of ta  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Congressman Kustoff Introduces the Winter Canola Study Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN), Dale W. Strong (R-AL) and Tracey Mann (R-KS) introduced the Winter Canola Study Act in the House of Representatives. This legislation would request that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) conduct a study investigating the   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Congressman Rose Continues Push for Homebuyer Privacy Protection WASHINGTON, DC--On Thursday, U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN) reintroduced H.R. 2808, the "Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act". The legislation, which is being co-led by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), would dramatically reduce the number of unwanted calls and messages potential homeowners across the country experience   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on April 10, 2025: * * * DESJARLAIS CHAIRS FIRST STRAT FORCES HEARING OF 119th CONGRESS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -Yesterday, Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) gaveled in his first hearing as chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee. The hearing was a posture review of the U.S. strategic forces' capabilities. Members of the subcommittee had the opportunity to hear from and question  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Headlines Fourth Annual Cherry Blossom Policy Summit with All-Star Lineup, Trump Admin Officials The best-in-class summit crystalized modern conservative policy, national security, the economy, and energy dominance in the first three months of the Trump Administration WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) last week headlined the star-studded fourth annual Cherry Blossom P  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Reintroduces Legislation to Reverse IRS Snooping of Third-Party Payment Platforms SNOOP Act would strike the Biden Administration's intrusive American Rescue Plan provision requiring thousands of small businesses to provide their personal information to the IRS WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today reintroduced the Stop the  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Holding Ticket Scalpers Accountable WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Harshbarger (R-TN) introduced the House bipartisan companion bill for the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act with co-lead Congressman Troy A. Carter (D-LA). Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) have introduced the bill in the U.S. Senate. This legislation  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 8, 2025: * * * House Homeland, Oversight Republicans Urge OMB to Cut Burdensome, Duplicative Cyber Regulations WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, members of the House Committee on Homeland Security and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, urging OMB to streamline unne  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to Discuss Tariffs, Budget Resolution WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to discuss the Senate-passed budget resolution being considered by the U.S. House o  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Kustoff Introduces Bill to Protect Supreme Court Justices from Intimidation WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Brandon Gill (R-TX) introduced the Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act in the House of Representatives. This legislation will increase the maximum term of imprisonment for those who attempt to intimidate and influence the decision-making proc  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burchett hosting town hall on April 14 : U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) will host a telephone town hall on Monday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. with special guest Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21.) The discussion will focus on legislative wins and other accomplishments in the first 100 days of the 119th Congress. Rep. Burchett will also take live questions from participants. Telephone tow  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ogles Leads Legislation Targeting Chinese Cybersecurity Threats WASHINGTON DC - Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) introduced the "Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act." This bill would establish an interagency task force, led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to address the widespread cybersecu  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 8, 2025: * * * Rep. Ogles, Chairmen Green & Garbarino Introduce Legislation to Combat CCP-Backed Cyberattacks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, House Committee on Homeland Security members Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) reintroduced H.R  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following floor remarks on April 9, 2025: * * * Mr. President, since Inauguration Day, President Trump has been hard at work addressing one of the biggest threats that our Nation faces; that is, our $36 trillion debt. Unlike the last administration, the Trump administration has been very vocal. They are choosing to save the taxpayer money, and I will have to say that so far, they have had a tremendous amount of success. No  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * TN Member Op-Ed: Trump Chose the Right Man to Help Make American Agriculture Great Again WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tennessee members of the House of Representatives published an op-ed in Agri-Pulse titled, "Trump Chose the Right Man to Help Make American Agriculture Great Again". In the op-ed the members argue that Judge Stephen Vaden, a West Tennessee native, is the right choice to be Deputy Secretary   more