WASHINGTON – Today, 114 House members led by Reps. Walorski (R-Ind.), Kind (D-Wis.), Foxx (R-N.C.) and Craig (D-Minn.) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in support of keeping agricultural products as a key negotiating objective in any proposed trade agreement with the European Union (EU). The European Commission has specifically excluded agricultural products in… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the House passed an amendment to H.R. 1 introduced by Rep. Foxx (R-N.C.) and Rep. Rouda (D-Calif.) which would codify a Senate rule that requires transparency for sources of compensation for Congressional fellowships. While House ethics rules currently bar fellowship programs from giving an “undue advantage to special interests,” the House of Representatives… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R - N.C.) voted in favor of S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act. This legislation reflects a bipartisan Senate-House agreement that includes important provisions to increase access to federal lands for sportsmen. It clarifies that all Bureau of Land Management and National Forest System lands shall be open to hunting, recreational… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Foxx (R-N.C.) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 31. This bill provides remaining appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies of the federal government for Fiscal Year 2019. It includes $22.54 billion for border security, including 55 miles of new physical barriers, surveillance, technology and personnel to combat illegal immigration and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Tonight, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) issued the following statement on President Trump’s State of the Union address:
“We are in the era of opportunity. America is in the midst of the longest period of continuous jobs growth on record, with American workers and families reaping the benefits. Since President Trump’s election, the U.S. economy has gained 5.3 million more… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R - N.C.) introduced H.R. 805, the Robo Calls Off Phones Act (Robo COP) Act. The bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to revise its regulations regarding the National Do Not Call registry to prohibit automated campaign messages from dialing telephone numbers on the national registry.
Rep. Foxx stated, “Every election season Americans are… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, President Trump announced an agreement to fund the federal government until February 15, 2019.
Rep. Virginia Foxx stated, “Today’s agreement temporarily ends the unfortunate partial government shutdown, but it is not the end of negotiations to keep the government open permanently and protect our national security. My hope is that Democrats will set aside politics and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R – N.C.) introduced H.R. 661, the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Act of 2019. The bill would codify President Trump’s Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA), formerly known as the Mexico City Policy. The PLGHA requires foreign NGOs to agree, as a condition of receiving global health assistance, that… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 150, the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act, with 422 aye votes. Sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R – N.C.) and Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles), the GREAT Act will streamline the federal grant reporting process by mandating the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop a… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) introduced H.R. 296, the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. This bill codifies President Trump’s Protect Life Rule that excludes abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, from receiving Title X funding. H.R. 296 prohibits awards of federal family planning grants to entities that perform elective abortions and increases… Read more »
