News and press releases from Louisiana United States Senators and Louisiana United States House of Representative District 3.
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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2025 to prevent state sponsors of terrorism and perpetrators of genocide from receiving American tax dollars via special drawing rights from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) without congressional approval. READ MORE ...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) argued that Canada should consider dropping its tariffs against the U.S. to zero if it would like to avoid the reciprocal tariffs that the Trump administration is using to level the playing field for American producers in a speech on the Senate floor.
“Our veterans made heroic scarifies to protect our nation. I’m proud to help introduce the Major Richard Star Act to make sure that Louisiana’s and America’s brave veterans are able to receive retirement benefits and disability compensation.” READ MORE ...
Congressman Clay Higgins’ (R-LA) legislation H.R. 2056, the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act, passed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. READ MORE ...
Senator John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today reintroduced the Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act. READ MORE ...
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, or Diagnoses for the Elderly (No UPCODE) Act to improve the way Medicare Advantage plans assess patients’ health risks and reduce overpayments for care. READ MORE ...
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Hill arguing that Congress should pass the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act to ensure that federal law holds foreign executives to the same insider trading standards as American executives. READ MORE ...
WASHINGTON (March 24, 2025) – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) will issue a license authorizing Delfin LNG to construct...
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) applauded today’s announcement that Hyundai Steel, a subsidiary of the Hyundai-Kia Motor Group, will invest $5.8 billion to build a new, next-generation steel production facility in Ascension Parish. READ MORE ...
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) applauded President Trump’s policies allowing Louisiana’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector to thrive. Louisiana plays a critical role in America’s position as a leading LNG exporter, and President Trump’s measures bolstering domestic energy production are reinforcing the United States’ energy dominance. READ MORE ...
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