Federal Level

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking and Judiciary Committees, joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and colleagues in introducing the Israel Security Assistance Support Act to condemn the Biden administration’s pause on arms transfers to Israel and require the administration to reverse its pause.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects received funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2024 Army Civil Work Plan. 

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA) introduced H.Res. 1210 to commemorate this year’s National Police Week and honor America’s state and local law enforcement officers.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning the Biden administration’s decision to halt shipment of American-made ammunition and weapons to Israel.

The Senate passed Senators John Kennedy and Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) as part of the America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted his request and included crawfish in the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP).

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jim Risch (R-ID), and 23 colleagues introduced the No Official Palestine Entry (NOPE) Act, legislation to update existing funding prohibitions in law that would cause the United States to cut off assistance to entities that give additional rights and privileges to the Palestinian Authority.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Banking Committees, today questioned acting Labor Secretary Julie Su about an independent report that found that “the FDIC has failed to provide a workplace safe from sexual harassment, discrimination, and other interpersonal misconduct.”

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and colleagues in introducing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.