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Majority News

  • Peters and Lankford Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Application Process for Federal Disaster Assistance Advances in Senate

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) to simplify the process to apply for federal disaster recovery aid has advanced in the Senate. The legislation would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a universal application across federal agencies for disaster survivors who are seeking federal assistance to recover from hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and more. Currently, individuals that seek ...

  • Peters Bipartisan Bills to Ensure Efficient Use of Taxpayer Dollars and Rebuild Trust in Federal Government Advance in Senate

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to bolster government efficiency, save taxpayer dollars, and support small businesses seeking government contracts advanced in the Senate. The bills would enable the federal government to acquire new technologies created by small businesses, ensure that written guidance published by federal agencies is easy to understand, and require federal agencies to identify and address potential foreign conflicts of in...

Minority News

  • Portman, Sinema, Lankford, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Raise Border Patrol Agent Pay, Create Border Patrol Reserve

    WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), James Lankford (R-OK), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the bipartisan Border Patrol Enhancement Act to establish the Border Patrol Reserve and provide a much-needed pay raise to our Border Patrol agents during this current border crisis.  This bill would create a 2,500 agent reserve force, increase the number of total Bord...

  • Portman, Peters Bipartisan Bill to Increase Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Advances in Senate

    WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that the Committee passed their bipartisan IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act to enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to combat human trafficking. It will also make permanent and expand the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Victim Assistance Program that helps provide support to individuals impac...