Federal Level

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant Louisiana $52,727,798.00 in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Fiscal Year 2023 Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure and Safety Modernization Grants from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the national security supplemental funding bill by a vote of 79-18.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and colleagues in urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to restore order on college campuses where antisemitic, pro-Hamas mobs have threatened Jewish students.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced an amendment that passed by voice on the House Floor to H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act (FANFSA).

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned a Letter to the Editor in the Washington Post calling out the Editorial Board for their bias and shortsighted analysis of climate and trade policy.

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Health (IRS MATH) Act, legislation that would improve math error notices — an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority used to quickly adjust taxpayers’ returns.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the LNG Permitting Improvement Act, which establishes a shot clock for the review of applications for natural gas export and import orders.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a statement after voting to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and Jim Risch (R-ID), U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN-06), and colleagues introduced the Ammunition Supply Chain Act requiring the Biden administration to submit a report to Congress about the current state of the domestic supply of necessary components for smokeless gun powder. 

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced a resolution to declare April as Financial Literacy Month.