Today the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation first introduced by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to protect American victims of international terrorism and ensure access to compensation for those impacted by acts of terror. The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (H.R. 5954), modeled after Posey’s CAPTIVE Act (H.R. 1292), makes reforms to the Antiterrorism… Read more »
As part of his “Drain the Swamp” initiative, Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) introduced legislation to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require members of Congress and their immediate family to disclose business ties with foreign entities.
“This legislation increases congressional transparency by putting members of Congress and their immediate family on record about… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding legislation to fund the federal government:
“The budget process is clearly broken. The House of Representatives passed all of its appropriations bills in September. Yet, even with last month’s short-term extension, the Senate still won’t act to bring those bills to a vote. Each continuing resolution is an… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding H. Res. 630 to requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress. The legislation is intended to make sure that Members and staff understand the serious nature of sexual… Read more »
Sometimes in Washington people forget that working in Congress, or in a federal agency, is first and foremost about serving your fellow Americans. In fact, today it’s pretty common for Members of Congress, staff members, and key federal government employees to use their service as a means to launch a lucrative lobbying career. This often results in bad public policy which impacts us… Read more »
Today the House of Representatives passed Congressman Bill Posey’s legislation to make the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) more accountable and responsive. Posey’s bipartisan reform bill, the Bureau Advisory Opinion Act (H.R. 5453), which he introduced last Congress, was included as part of the Financial CHOICE Act.
“Often federal regulations can be complicated and hard… Read more »
President Trump took an executive action supported by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to create a new “accountability and whistleblower protection office” within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA has been under a dark cloud since investigations revealed poor treatment of our veterans at some VA facilities, including malfeasance, incompetence, and outright… Read more »
With the support of U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), the House of Representatives passed the Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 5), legislation to eliminate overly burdensome red tape and regulations that are stifling job creation, innovation, and economic growth. Included in the bill was Rep. Posey’s amendment to add more transparency to the federal rule making process by… Read more »
With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), the House of Representatives passed legislation to make high cost federal regulations subject to Congressional approval. The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny or REINS Act (H.R. 26) provides an important check on the power of federal regulators to create rules found to have a major cost on the economy
“One of… Read more »
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate voted to override the President’s veto of The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The legislation allows the victims and families of victims of terror attacks to sue foreign states that aid and abet acts of terror on U.S. soil.
“Victims, and their families, who have had their lives torn apart by acts of terror will… Read more »
