Federal Level

Congressman Clay Higgins’ (R-LA) and Senator John Kennedy’s (R-LA) legislation, the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, passed the House and will head to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law. READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement in support of President Donald Trump’s comments denouncing the United Kingdom’s deal to give away the Chagos Islands, a decision that would jeopardize the safety of a joint U.S.-U.K. military base. READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) and seven colleagues in introducing the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, which would protect victims and bolster parental rights in cases where minors cross state lines to receive an abortion. READ MORE ...

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced he secured $293,114,000.00 for Louisiana in the Energy and Water, Interior and Environment, and Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026. READ MORE ...

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) led nine Republican senators in urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to crack down on illegal fishing by Mexican vessels in U.S. waters, which undermines Louisiana fishermen and funds cartel activity. READ MORE ...

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) applauded President Donald Trump, the United States Department of War, and Concord Resources Holdings Limited, in conjunction with Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P., for investing $450 million into the Atlantic Alumina Company LLC (ATALCO) in Gramercy, Louisiana, saving 500 Louisiana manufacturing jobs. In November, Cassidy urged the Administration to help keep our nation’s last domestic alumina refinery, ATALCO, open. READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and nine bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving Act, which would ensure that illegal aliens who drive drunk and kill or seriously injure someone face serious criminal consequences and removal from the United States. READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) called on Senate leadership to do another reconciliation bill to address the widespread welfare fraud in Minnesota and elsewhere throughout the United States in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) explained how the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Energy and Water Development conference appropriations bill will cut spending by 2.8% while still providing increased funding for defense and Corps of Engineers programs in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) called on Congress to pass the Build Now Act to address the cost of housing in America in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. READ MORE ...