Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL), who serves as the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure’s (T&I) Subcommittee on Highways & Transit, passed T&I and will move to the House floor for passage. H.R. 3095, the Fair and Open Skies Act, seeks to preclude new foreign airlines from operating to and from the United States when they exploit “flags of convenience” to avoid the regulations of their home countries, or o...
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Today, U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) voted in support of a bipartisan emergency appropriations bill that provided additional funding for the National Guard, U.S. Capitol Police, and security improvements and COVID-19-related expenses for the Capitol Complex. “This is a great example of what can happen when Republicans and Democrats come together to support our National Guard members and Capitol Police Officers,” said Rep. Davis. “This long overdue funding will prevent layoffs and furlo...
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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) is congratulating the three Olympians who reside in the 13th District of Illinois who are competing in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, including Kelsey Card of Carlinville, Lauren Doyle of Boody, and Michelle Bartch-Hackley of Champaign. Team USA sent a 613-member team to compete in Tokyo, including 20 Olympians who reside in Illinois. “Congratulations to Kelsey, Lauren, and Michelle as they compete in Tokyo over the coming days,” said Rep. Davis. “They’ve all...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (IL-13) and Darin LaHood (IL-18) along with State Representative Dan Brady and McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved a disaster declaration for McLean County following historic flooding in June. Davis and LaHood co-led a congressional delegation letter to the SBA Administrator last week supporting the request. That letter can be found here. More details and information on how to access SBA disaster resou...
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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) and 188 Republicans in the U.S. House are urging the Biden-Harris Administration and White House officials to stop coordinating with social media companies to secretly censor speech on their platforms. Davis and Republican leaders are also requesting specific information regarding the White House’s secret program to censor speech they deem as “misinformation.” From their letter to President Biden: “We are concerned that your administration’s actions are un...
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Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Mike Levin (D-CA) announced the formation of their Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group of House members who will drive progress on the safe storage, transportation, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel across the country. “I support an all-of-the-above approach to energy. A critical part of that is nuclear power and addressing the full lifecycle of nuclear, which includes finding a long-term storage solution for spent nucl...
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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) is co-sponsoring H.R. 3076, the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act, which enacts several reforms to help the United States Postal Service (USPS) become financially viable and enact efficiencies across the USPS, along with expanding services and providing sufficient independent oversight of the USPS. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). “I have been a strong supporter of the Postal Service throughout my time in Congress,” said Re...
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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) has announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will not change the population threshold for municipalities to qualify for a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status, commonly referred to as “metro” status. The OMB decision will preserve the City of Decatur’s metro status. “Decatur’s metro status is a critically important tool for city officials to attract new jobs and qualify for federal funding,” said Rep. Davis. “The proposed regulatory c...
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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) has joined a bipartisan group of 131 members of the U.S. House in introducing H.R. 4300, the Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act. This legislation gives veterans and Gold Star families free lifetime access to national parks and public federal lands and gives active-duty servicemembers and their family free annual passes. The VIP Act was introduced by Reps. Mariannette Miller Meeks (R-IA) and Ruben Gallago (D-AZ). “Our servicemen and women, veterans, and Gold Star ...
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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, recorded a podcast with the American Enterprise Institute on their series "Understanding Congress" with Kevin Kosar. On the episode titled "What does the Committee on House Administration do?," Davis discusses the role of the smallest committee in Congress and the issues it covers from Capitol security to election administration and everything in between. Click here to listen to th...
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