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Today the House Financial Services Committee approved Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) Mortgage Fairness Act (H.R. 2570), legislation to provide home buyers more options for more competitive mortgage interest rates. “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s application of the qualified mortgage rule has distorted the wholesale lender market and caused confusion for consumers… Read more »

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 »

Today the House of Representatives approved increased funding for local programs that benefit our nation’s estuaries, including the Indian River Lagoon. Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), together with his Estuary Caucus colleagues, worked to boost resources used by local estuary programs in the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill. “This is an important step in making… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives approved increased funding for local programs that benefit our nation’s estuaries, including the Indian River Lagoon. Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), together with his Estuary Caucus colleagues, worked to boost resources used by local estuary programs in the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill. “This is an important step in making… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Judge Kavanaugh has built an impressive legal career and has an outstanding record of public service and working in the private sector. In 2006, he was confirmed to be a United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit by a… Read more »

As we celebrate Independence Day, let us also take some time to remember our brave men and women in uniform, and their families, who have made great personal sacrifices to defend our liberty. Without their dedication it would not be possible to hold on to our freedoms throughout the years. I wanted to take a minute to share some recent legislative accomplishments for our troops and… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives passed Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) bipartisan Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act which streamlines the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) licensing and permitting process of hybrid launch vehicles to allow for licensed commercial space support flights. “Companies would like to utilize space support vehicles to train crews and… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives passed Congressman Bill Posey’s bipartisan legislation to delay an unfair and overly burdensome regulation from being imposed on credit unions across our communities. Posey’s bill, H.R. 5288, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act, which was reported favorably to the House floor with a bipartisan vote, would delay the National Credit Union… Read more »

The Army Corps of Engineers announced that several important projects to Florida’s Space Coast will be made a priority and receive the funding they need to continue construction efforts. Among the projects included in the Army Corps FY2018 Work Plan are the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass and the Mid Reach beach re-nourishment efforts. “I’m pleased to see that these important projects… Read more »

The House approved Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) amendment to strengthen Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act and speed-up important port projects that have been authorized by Congress but are awaiting action by the Army Corps of Engineers. A backlog of Army Corps projects has caused long delays and prevented many ports from modernizing their operations and doing… Read more »