During a recent debate on the House floor concerning the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, which passed the House on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) secured a commitment from Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, to focus efforts on funneling federal transportation dollars to suburban areas.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) said earlier this week that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Illinois' state and local governments approximately $48 million in fiscal 2016 grants to help provide housing assistance for needy individuals and families, with more than $5 million earmarked for Kane and Will Counties.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) stood with other House lawmakers in voting against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which passed the House on Wednesday, then was approved by the Senate on Friday.The new budget plan increases the debt ceiling through March 2017, while offering no significant spending cuts to offset the expenditures.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) voted with a House majority on Tuesday for the Retail Investor Protection Act, which would maintain access for Americans to significant services and advice regarding their retirement.The bill currently is under consideration in the Senate.The Department of Labor recently proposed a rule to raise costs and reduce access to retirement investment counseling for lower-income Americans and small-business employees.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) was joined by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and officials from Illinois transportation authorities, county and city governments, and universities for a discussion on Monday about Chicago's and Illinois' infrastructure challenges.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) said late last week that he is co-sponsoring the Global Food Security Act of 2015. H.R. 1567 aims to reduce global hunger by achieving food security and improving nutrition, especially for women and children in Third World nations.
The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, on which U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) serves as a commissioner, will hold a hearing titled "Europe’s Refugee Crisis: How Should the U.S., EU and OSCE Respond?” at 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2200.
U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) and Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) recently launched the Congressional Prize Caucus, which was formed to increase awareness and support further action for prize competitions, a crucial tool to spur innovation, engage citizen solvers, address tough problems and advance core missions.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) applauded House passage on Tuesday of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)Reauthorization Act of 2015. USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission that monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad.
Rep. Randy Hultgren (D-IL) on Thursday expressed support for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) said on Thursday that he is co-sponsoring the Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015. H.R. 3220 would require Medicare to use smart-card technology that would reduce fraud, as well as reform the way Medicare reimbursements work, mandating electronic confirmation of payments to reduce the abuse of and costs to the Medicare program.
The Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act, co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14), received support this week from nine Democratic senators and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, a presidential hopeful.
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) issued a statement today regarding the shooting of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, the Fox Lake police officer who was killed in the line of duty this week.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) praised a state House resolution, HR 671, that seeks to investigate Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). The bill aims to de-fund the organization after the release of videos of Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of body parts, including lungs, livers and brains, from aborted bodies.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) will host a Community Leadership Forum on Transportation and Technology 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday at Plainfield Village Hall, 22401 W. Lockport St., Plainfield.