WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Sponsor Promote and Compensation (SPAC) Act, which would provide greater transparency for investors involved with Special Purpose...
Kennedy, Higgins introduce Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act in wake of Seacor Power tragedy
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act in the wake of the Seacor Power tragedy, in which a commercial lift boat capsized in the Gulf of...
Kennedy urges Biden administration to cut red tape around Seacor Power recovery efforts
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today urged Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Benjamin Freidman to relax regulations that are hurting...
Kennedy, Marshall introduce bill to ban abortion providers from PPP participation
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and more than 20 Republican senators in introducing the Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act, which...
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, Cruz condemn Democrats’ unwillingness to prevent Asian American discrimination in higher education
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked their amendment to prohibit federal funding for any...
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, GOP Banking members urge Kerry to stop trying to de-bank energy companies
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and other Republican committee members in urging Special Presidential...
Kennedy, Barrasso, Tillis introduce legislation to bring accountability, transparency to CFPB salaries
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021, which would increase accountability at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by requiring...