United States Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs (majority)
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Senate Passes Peters And Grassley Bipartisan Bills To Help Prevent Foreign Influence In U.s. Policy
Two bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to improve our nation’s ability to prevent foreign governments from attempting to influence U.S. policy have passed the Senate.
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Peters, Capito, Carper & Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Help Secure Chemical Facilities Against Terrorist Attacks
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tom Carper (D-DE), and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, which is set to expire on July 27th
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Senate Passes Peters & Collins Bipartisan Bill To Improve Efficiency Of The Legislative Process
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. SenatorsGary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME) to provide the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with timely access to information they need to complete estimates on the budgetary impacts of legislation has passed the Senate. CBO estimates are required to advance almost all legislation through Congress, however, procedural issues can delay this office’s ability to obtain information they need from federal agencies to complete these analyses.
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Committee Passes Peters And Cornyn Bipartisan Bill To Counter Attacks From Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Improve Health Security At Dhs
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) to significantly enhance the federal government’s ability to protect against threats from weapons of mass destruction, which include chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons has advanced in the Senate.
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Peters And Cornyn Bipartisan Bill To Increase Screening Of Vehicles And Cargo At Ports Of Entry Advances In The Senate
– Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) to improve screening of vehicles and cargo entering the United States by increasing the use of non-intrusive inspection systems has advanced in the Senate. The non-intrusive inspection systems have enabled frontline U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers to more effectively screen vehicles and cargo to ensure secure travel and trade at ports of entry.
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Committee Passes Peters And Scott Bipartisan Bill To Help Secure Federal Facilities From Unauthorized Access
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rick Scott (R-FL) to help ensure federal agencies are better able to prevent unauthorized access to buildings leased by the federal government has advanced in the Senate. The bill would require the federal government to assess whether property located near federally leased space could provide opportunities for espionage attempts, cyber-attacks, or unauthorized access.
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Peters, Romney And Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Reduce Dependence On China And Other Adversarial Nations For Critical Minerals
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Mitt Romney (R-UT), and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced bipartisan legislation to reduce the United States’ reliance on China and adversarial nations for critical minerals.
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Peters, Braun & Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Require Transparency Of Federal Government’s Use Of Ai
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Mike Braun (R-IN), and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced bipartisan legislation to require transparency of the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Peters And Scott Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Help Secure Federal Facilities From Unauthorized Access
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to help ensure federal agencies are better able to prevent unauthorized access to buildings leased by the federal government.
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Committee Passes Peters, Braun & Lankford Bipartisan Bill To Require Transparency Of Federal Government’s Use Of Ai
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Mike Braun (R-IN), and James Lankford (R-OK) torequire transparency of the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced in the Senate.
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Peters & Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Strengthen American Cybersecurity Partnerships With International Partners And Allies To Prevent Attacks
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen cybersecurity assistance partnerships between the United States and our international partners and allies.
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Peters And Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Increase Cybersecurity Awareness
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) outreach to communities on how they can protect themselves from disruptive cyber-attacks.
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Peters And Cornyn Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Increase Screening Of Vehicles And Cargo At Ports Of Entry
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and John Cornyn (R-TX) reintroduced a bipartisan bill to improve screening of vehicles and cargo entering the United States by increasing the use of non-intrusive inspection systems, which have enabled frontline U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers to more quickly and effectively screen vehicles and large amounts of cargo to ensure secure travel and trade at ports of entry. The legislation would set an achievable benchmark, requiring CBP to scan at least 40 percent of passenger vehicles and at least 90 percent of commercial vehicles entering the United States at land ports of entry by the end of fiscal year 2026.
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Peters And Rubio Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Create One Deadline To Apply For Fema Disaster Assistance Programs For Individuals
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to create one application deadline for two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs that individuals use for federal disaster assistance.
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Peters, Johnson, Sinema & Hoeven Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Help Protect Communities From Threats Posed By Unmanned Aircraft Systems
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Ron Johnson (R-WI), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced bipartisan legislation to significantly enhance our nation’s ability to counter the security threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones.
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Peters, Stabenow & Slotkin Call On Fda To Take All Possible Actions To Mitigate Cancer Drug Shortages
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (MI), along with U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), wrote to Dr. Robert Califf, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner to ask that the FDA do everything in its power to mitigate the dire shortage of cancer drugs that has reached crisis levels in recent months.
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Dr. Paul National Review Op-ed: Keep Artificial Intelligence Out Of Government Surveillance
In a new op-ed for National Review, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, discussed the threat to freedom of thought and expression posed by artificial intelligence surveillance in government.
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Committee Passes Peters & Collins Bipartisan Bill To Improve Efficiency Of The Legislative Process
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) to provide the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with timely access to information they need to complete reports on the budgetary impacts of legislation has advanced in the Senate
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Peters & Hawley Bipartisan Bill To Expand Mental Health Support For Dhs Law Enforcement Advances In Senate
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to increase mental health resources for law enforcement personnel at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has advanced in the Senate.
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Peters & Cassidy Bipartisan Bill To Save Taxpayer Dollars By Improving How Federal Agencies Purchase Software Advances In Senate
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to save taxpayer dollars by improving management of how the federal government purchases and uses software has advanced in the Senate.