Federal Level

The U.S. Senate passed Sen. Kennedy’s (R-La.) Build Now Act, as part of a major housing package, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. Kennedy’s bill would incentivize new home construction by tying federal funds to cities’ rates of home construction. READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced the Diego Garcia Treaty Oversight Act, which would require the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate for any changes to the 1966 treaty between the United States and United Kingdom concerning the British Indian Ocean Territory. READ MORE ...

Washington (March 10, 2026) - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for approving...

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Fiscal Commission Act to establish a commission that would address our nation’s debt and provide a better future for our children.  READ MORE ...

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and James Lankford (R-OK), and a group of Republican colleaguesintroduced the Stop Unemployment Fraud Act to strengthen safeguards against fraud in the unemployment insurance system and protect taxpayer dollars. READ MORE ...

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) applauded the Senate’s passage of his Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection (COPPA 2.0) Act to ensure children and teenagers are protected online by updating online data privacy rules for the 21st century. READ MORE ...

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $86,602,128.26 in federal funding through the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support hazard mitigation and emergency preparedness projects across the state. READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) congratulated the U.S. Hockey team for its Olympic victory in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today condemned Susan Rice, a former advisor to Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, for her recent remarks calling for political retribution against President Trump’s supporters in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. READ MORE ...

Following the end of the 2025-26 duck hunting season, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) and five Republican colleagues in encouraging Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to continue working to combat declines in North America’s waterfowl population. READ MORE ...