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Today the House of Representatives passed the CAPTIVE Act (H.R. 3394), bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) which ensures that American victims of terrorism can collect the blocked assets derived from drug proceeds as compensation awarded through court judgments. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. David Trott (R-MI), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Randy… Read more »

The United States Capitol Rotunda will close after the last Capitol tour on July 23, 2016, to finish the Capitol Dome Restoration Project, an endeavor to fix thousands of cracks and deficiencies in the Capitol Dome. The Capitol Dome has not undergone a complete restoration since 1959. The closure of the Rotunda marks the final phase of this project, as workers will be tasked with removing… Read more »

The House of Representatives today approved an amendment offered by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to prohibit federal government employees from conducting official government business using an unsecure private email server. Posey’s proposal was offered as an amendment to H.R. 4361, the Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act. “This amendment will codify into law a practice… Read more »

U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) was joined by 22 of his House colleagues in writing to Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for the appointment of a Special Counsel to continue the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of an unsecure private email server during her tenure at the State Department and the mishandling of classified… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement: “It’s critical for the Administration to put forward a serious plan to combat ISIS and identify radical Islamic terrorists who are actively planning attacks on Americans,” said Congressman Posey. “How many more attacks do we have to endure before the elites who are in denial take this seriously? The antics on the… Read more »

With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), the House of Representatives passed important legislation to protect the First Amendment right of all Americans to make donations to tax-exempt nonprofit groups without the fear of retaliation by politically motivated employees at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). For years the IRS has been plagued by serious allegations of… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding this weekend's shooting in Orlando: “My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones of this weekend’s tragic shooting in Orlando,” said Congressman Posey. “If the investigations reveal that other individuals or organizations played a role in this attack, then the government must do what’s… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement in observance of Memorial Day: “Memorial Day is a stark reminder of the great lengths that our service members have undertaken to serve the nation we love and protect our liberty. Dating as far back as to the end of the Civil War, our fellow Americans established the tradition of recognizing the sacrifices made by… Read more »

With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), the House of Representatives passed important legislation which continues the fight to provide our military veterans with better customer service, health care, training, and other earned benefits. The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4974), which passed the House with strong… Read more »

Last night the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation (S. 1523) to reauthorize funding for the National Estuary Program (NEP). Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), one of four principle co-authors in the House of Representatives, secured the inclusion of his bipartisan plan (H.R. 573) to reprioritize existing funding so more money is available for estuaries with critical needs like… Read more »