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Recent News About Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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PETERS AND PORTMAN BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO HELP AT-RISK COMMUNITIES INVEST IN DISASTER MITIGATION PROJECTS SIGNED INTO LAW
Bipartisan legislation 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 make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI) – an online tool that utilizes data to identify communities that are most vulnerable to natural disasters – has been signed into law.
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PETERS, SULLIVAN, HASSAN & TILLIS BIPARTISAN BILL TO PROTECT FIREFIGHTERS FROM HAZARDOUS PFAS CHEMICALS SIGNED INTO LAW
Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) to help protect the health and safety of firefighters and emergency responders from PFAS exposure has been signed into law.
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PETERS JOINS ADMINISTRATOR CRISWELL AT FEMA HQ TO ANNOUNCE NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR HIS STORM ACT PROGRAM
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to announce a new funding opportunity for a program to help states establish low cost revolving loan funds for local governments to carry out mitigation projects that reduce natural disaster risk
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FOLLOWING PETERS’ CALLS, ANNUAL SPENDING BILL INCLUDES ROBUST FUNDING TO HELP PROTECT HOUSES OF WORSHIP FROM THREATS
Following calls from U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) will receive $305 million in the upcoming government spending bill to meet the needs of houses of worship and other nonprofit organizations that want to secure their facilities against potential terrorist attacks
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PETERS STATEMENT ON POSTAL SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEET
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after an announcement today from the United States Postal Service (USPS) saying they will invest in charging infrastructure and deploy over 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028 – making a majority of new vehicle purchases electric.
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PORTMAN PRESSES OMB ON IMPLEMENTATION OF AI IN GOVERNMENT ACT
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young requesting an update on the implementation of his Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Government Act which became law in 2020.
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PETERS JOINS FIREFIGHTERS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS IN DEARBORN TO HIGHLIGHT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT MICHIGAN FIRE DEPARTMENTS
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured Dearborn Fire Station 2 to discuss the need to pass his bipartisan legislation to renew federal grants programs that are set to expire in the coming years
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NEW PORTMAN REPORT REVEALS DEADLY SYNTHETIC DRUG SUPPLY CHAIN & HOW CARTELS ARE EXPLOITING AMERICA’S ADDICTION EPIDEMIC
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report examining the laws governing synthetic opioid interdiction, the synthetic opioid precursor supply chain from China to Mexico, and the finished-product supply chain from Mexico to the U.S.
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PORTMAN INTRODUCES BILL TO GUARD AGAINST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BIAS
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus, introduced the Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act to clarify that existing civil rights laws apply to decisions made by AI systems just as if those decisions were made by humans
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PORTMAN INTRODUCES BILL ESTABLISHING GUARDRAILS FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Facial Accountability, Clarity, and Efficiency In Technology Act (FACE IT) to establish best practices and rules for the federal government’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT).
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PORTMAN, HASSAN’S BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY BY PREPARING FOR QUANTUM CYBERSECURITY RISKS SIGNED INTO LAW
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced today that their bipartisan Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act has been signed into law.
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PORTMAN, PETERS & STABENOW REQUEST UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF MAKE PPE IN AMERICA ACT
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary McDonough, and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra requesting an update on the implementation of their Make PPE in America Act, which was signed into law by President Biden as a part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act.
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PORTMAN, PETERS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO HELP AT-RISK COMMUNITIES INVEST IN DISASTER MITIGATION PROJECTS SIGNED INTO LAW
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 Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI) – an online tool that utilizes data to identify communities that are most vulnerable to natural disasters – has been signed into law.
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PORTMAN, COONS, CASSIDY, KLOBUCHAR INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE PUBLIC WITH TRANSPARENCY OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), a bipartisan bill to increase transparency around social media companies.
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PORTMAN REPORT EXPOSES BIRTH TOURISM INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN NATIONALS EXPLOITING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report on the birth tourism industry in the United States including how foreign nationals are paying for U.S. citizenship for their children.
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PORTMAN PRAISES INCLUSION OF IMPORTANT REFORMS TO THE ELECTORAL COUNT ACT OF 1887 AND THE PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ACT OF 1963 IN FINAL FY 2023 FUNDING MEASURE
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, praised the inclusion of his bipartisan legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887 and the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 in the final FY 2023 funding measure currently under consideration.
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NEW PORTMAN REPORT REVEALS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REDUCED PROTECTIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN DURING RECORD INFLUX
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report revealing that as the number of unaccompanied children entering the United States surged, the Biden administration reduced the protections for that vulnerable population
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Peters, Lankford, Sinema & Hawley Bipartisan Bill to Create Leasing Program for Underutilized Space Held by Federal Agencies Passes Senate
Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, James Lankford (R-OK), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to create a program that allows federal agencies to lease underutilized properties with approval from the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), and to use the rent payments to help fund capital projects and facilities maintenance has passed the Senate.
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Peters & Portman Provision to Strengthen Inspector General Protections Passes Senate as Part of National Defense Bill
A provision led 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 provide Inspectors General with additional protections has passed the Senate as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Peters-Backed Provision to Provide Security Funding for Houses of Worship Passes Senate as Part of National Defense Bill
A provision backed by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) at $360 million has been passed by the Senate as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act.