WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy today introduced the Seniors Saving on Insulin Act and the Vital Medication Affordability Act to help make insulin and epinephrine more affordable for...
President signs Kennedy’s DUMP Opioids Act into law
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden today signed into law Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) DUMP Opioids Act to allow everyone in a community to use drop boxes at VA medical centers to dispose of unused...
House sends Kennedy’s DUMP Opioids Act to president’s desk
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) DUMP Opioids Act, which would allow everyone in a community to use drop boxes at VA medical...
Kennedy calls for answers on NIH ties to Wuhan Institute of Virology
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today urged Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to give Congress a comprehensive list of NIH grants awarded to Dr....
Kennedy introduces bill to increase accountability, require Senate confirmation of CDC Director
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced a bill that would require Senate confirmation of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“If the coronavirus...
Senate passes Kennedy’s Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) bipartisan Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act. The legislation requires...
Kennedy introduces legislation to improve student access to mental health services
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced three bills that would improve students’ access to mental health services, including the Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act,...
Senate passes Kennedy’s DUMP Opioids Act ahead of Take Back Day
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids (DUMP Opioids) Act, which would...
Kennedy introduces bill to combat fentanyl trafficking
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2021, which would increase the legal penalties for fentanyl traffickers in proportion to the drug’s...
Kennedy, Paul call for investigation of Planned Parenthood affiliates for violating PPP eligibility, failure to return loans
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today joined Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and other Republican committee members in urging Attorney...