WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing the Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act to redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the...
Kennedy joins bill to sanction Iranian oil purchases
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has joined Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act of 2023 to sanction purchases of Iranian oil. The SHIP Act would impose...
Kennedy, Marshall introduce bill to require DHS to notify states when the Biden administration brings migrants into local communities
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in introducing the National Oversight of Transported Immigrants to...
Kennedy, Cornyn introduce Southern Border Transparency Act to require Biden DHS to disclose catch-and-release data
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Southern Border Transparency Act to require...
Kennedy, Vance, colleagues urge Biden administration to reverse guidance requiring loans for illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. J.D. Vance and all other Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to...
Kennedy announces $6.7 million in Hurricane Ida aid for Terrebonne Parish
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,747,163 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana...
Kennedy in Newsweek: Congress must step in to stop Iran from receiving billions through the IMF
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in Newsweek urging Congress to work together to prevent Iran and other state sponsors of terrorism from receiving billions of dollars in...
Kennedy, colleagues urge Congress to extend African Growth and Opportunity Act
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Chris Coons (D-Conn.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in urging Senate leadership to prioritize the reauthorization of the African Growth and...
Kennedy announces $62 million in Ida aid for Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Helena Parishes and New Orleans
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $61,833,619 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana...
Kennedy announces $3.8 million in flood protection aid for Ascension Parish pump and levee upgrades
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,764,905 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster...