WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Emergency Advance Payments Modernization Act, a bill to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) quickly issue National...
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...
Senate passes Kennedy amendment to protect veterans’ Second Amendment rights
Watch Kennedy's comments here.WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) amendment to an appropriations bill that would prevent veterans from losing their Second Amendment...
Kennedy statement on Johnson’s becoming House Speaker
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement upon Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives: “Congratulations to my good friend...
Kennedy, Scott urge Biden administration to protect consumer data from Chinese payment networks
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and nine other Republican senators in a letter...
Kennedy, Marshall introduce bill to require monthly updates of Terrorist Watchlist encounters at the border
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in introducing the Where Are The Terrorists Now Act, a bill that would require the Department of Homeland...
Kennedy, Schatz introduce AI disclosure bill to protect consumers from scams
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the AI Labeling Act to protect Americans from scams involving artificial intelligence (AI). The legislation would...
Kennedy announces $6.1 million in flood mitigation for Cameron Parish
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,078,485 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana...
Kennedy, Crapo, Ricketts introduce bill to prevent Biden ban on gas-powered vehicles
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act, which would prevent the Biden...
Kennedy introduces CONFUCIUS Act to fight Chinese Communist influence over free speech at U.S. colleges
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act to prevent Chinese-backed Confucius...