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  • Peters and Portman Bipartisan Bill to Improve Transparency of Federal Spending Signed into Law

    WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan bill authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to help make information about how the federal government is spending taxpayer dollars more accessible to the public has been signed into law. The new law will improve government transparency by requiring federal agencies to publish easily understandable justifications for their budget requ...

  • Peters Convenes Hearing with Top Officials Examining Actions Needed to Strengthen Federal and Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with top officials to examine the Biden Administration’s actions to bolster our nation’s cybersecurity defenses. Peters and the witnesses discussed additional resources and authorities the federal government needs to deter cyber-attacks that continue to disrupt the lives and livelihoods of Michiganders and Americans – including how l...

Minority News

  • Portman, Peters Bipartisan Bill to Improve Transparency of Federal Spending Signed into Law

    WASHINGTON, DC –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 their bipartisan Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act, which helps make information about how the federal government is spending taxpayer dollars more accessible to the public, has been signed into law. The new law will improve government transparency by requiring federal agencies to publish...

  • Portman Encourages Survivors of CityXGuide Advertisements to Come Forward As Owner Pleads Guilty to Online Sex Trafficking Charges

    WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today praised the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for securing the first guilty plea under Portman’s Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA). SESTA is bipartisan legislation enacted in 2018 as part of a broader congressional effort to help stop online sex trafficking and provide justice for victims. CityXGuide owner Wilhan Martono...