Federal Level

Cassidy, Luján, Trahan Introduce Legislation to Increase Online Transparency, Simplify User Agreements

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) introduced the Terms-of-Service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act to require commercial websites and mobile apps to create a simple, readable, and accessible summary of their terms-of-service agreements. READ MORE ...

Kennedy: Congress must start putting America’s land assets to use to pay down the national debt

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) explained how the federal government has failed to put America’s public land assets to use to help pay down the debt in a speech on the Senate floor.

President Trump signs Kennedy resolution repealing rule targeting offshore energy production into law

President Donald Trump signed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to reverse the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) rule that targeted oil and gas production in the outer continental shelf into law.

Higgins Introduces Legislation Strengthening Right-To-Work Protections

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA), which would prevent the federal government from discriminating against contractors based on labor union affiliation and require neutrality on Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) in the federal procurement process. READ MORE ...

Senate Passes Cassidy’s Bill to Combat Illegal Fentanyl

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today celebrated the passage of the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which makes permanent the temporary classification of fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).  READ MORE ...

Cassidy Votes to Keep the Government Open

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a statement after he voted in support of a continuing resolution to keep the government open. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Delivers Floor Speech Calling for Two Year Extension of National Flood Insurance Program

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor calling for a two-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to give Louisiana families stability. READ & WATCH ...

Cassidy Releases Statement After Productive Meeting with President Trump

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today releases a statement after a productive meeting with President Trump ... READ MORE ...

Cassidy, Kennedy Introduce Flood Insurance Extension to Give Louisiana Families Stability

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to give Louisiana families stability. The bill would extend the program through December 31, 2026, significantly longer than the typical short-term extensions passed by Congress. READ MORE ..

Senate passes Kennedy-backed bill to crack down on fentanyl, help law enforcement tackle opioid crisis

The Senate today passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, helped introduce.
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