WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced 14 bills during a committee business meeting Wednesday. The bills, amendments, and postal-naming bills were passed by voice vote unless otherwise noted. Legislation: S. 3045, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2019; · Johnson/Hassan substitute · &nb...
WASHINGTON — The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing Thursday to examine the actions the federal government is taking to contain the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19, and prevent future pandemics. In his opening statement, Chairman Johnson noted, “the continued spread of the virus should focus us on addressing top priorities. First, we must ensure that we are protecting our medical responders: doctors, nurses, and other medical staff...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, urged the Trump Administration to address the widespread shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) that are affecting both health care providers in Michigan and across the country, as well as law enforcement and first responders. The Detroit Police Department has been hit especially hard by Coronavirus, resulting in the quarantine of over 22 percent of the fo...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined his colleagues in pressing the White House on its efforts to stabilize the medical supply chain and address widespread shortages amidst the global Coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, who has been appointed to lead the Administration’s response to the epidemic, the Senators criticized the lack of transparency and urgency surro...
