Federal Level

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 ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) explained how the desire of some Democrats to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could result in a partial government shutdown for the entire Department of Homeland Security, including Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Coast Guard, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). READ MORE ...

President Donald Trump signed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which will save hard-earned taxpayer money by curbing erroneous payments to individuals who have passed away, into law. READ MORE ...

Washington (February 10, 2026) – Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined all other members of Louisiana’s congressional...

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2026) – United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) urged the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide the full one year of retroactive benefits to...