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) explained why the United States is exerting pressure on Iran’s leaders to halt their missile program in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. READ MORE ...
Washington (February 11, 2026) - United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Last Sale Valuation Act to close a decades-old customs loophole that allows importers to...
United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) raised concerns about protecting U.S. national security from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked technology entering American markets through North American supply chains and questioned witnesses on stopping illegal fishing operations harming Louisiana ... READ MORE ....
WASHINGTON (February 13, 2026) – United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in NOTUS highlighting his plan to make the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) affordable...
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and eight colleagues in introducing the Pay Less at the Pump Act, which would repeal an unnecessary tax that raises gas prices for Americans and hurts Louisiana’s energy economy. READ MORE ...
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), alongside all members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation, expressed support for Governor Jeff Landry’s request for an expedited federal Major Disaster declaration following Winter Storm Fern, which impacted Louisiana from January 23–27, 2026, causing widespread power outages, road closures, and water system disruptions across northern Louisiana. READ MORE ...
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Last Sale ValuationAct to close a decades-old customs loophole that allows importers to underpay duties, undercut American manufacturers, and put U.S. workers at a competitive disadvantage. READ MORE ....
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) recently introduced the Poverty Statistics Enhancement Act, a bill that would instruct the United States Census Bureau to include an additional poverty metric in its annual reporting that considers a family’s access to federal benefits when determining its income relative to the poverty line. READ MORE ...
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Litigation Funding Transparency Act, which would require third-party funders of class action or mass tort lawsuits to disclose their payments. READ MORE ...
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sensators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) in introducing the Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Testing (TRUST) Act. READ MORE ...
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