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Peters Statement on New Postal Service Performance Website

News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the United States Postal Service launched a new website for the public that shows mail delivery performance in every community across the nation.


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Committee Advances Peters & Hawley Bipartisan Bill to Correct Retirement Error for Customs and Border Protection Officers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBPOs) can receive the retirement benefits they were promised when starting their service has advanced in the Senate. The bill corrects...


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Peters & Cassidy Bipartisan Bill to Save Taxpayer Dollars by Improving How Federal Agencies Purchase Software Advances in Senate

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - 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. The bill would require agencies to conduct an independent,...


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Committee Passes Peters & Collins Bipartisan Bill to Improve Efficiency of the Legislative Process

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. CBO reports...


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Committee Passes Peters & Hawley Bipartisan Bill to Bolster DHS Efforts to Detect and Seize Illicit Drugs

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to ensure that the Department of the Homeland Security (DHS) is efficiently using existing resources and expanding available tools to stop the flow of deadly and illicit drugs like fentanyl into...


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Harris Remarks at Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill Markup

Release: Good morning. The Subcommittee will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to the Subcommittee Markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.


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Joyce Remarks at FY24 Homeland Security Bill Markup

Release: Welcome to the subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.


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Granger Remarks at FY24 Homeland Security Bill Markup

Release: Chairman Joyce, thank you for presenting the Homeland Security bill for Fiscal Year 2024. I appreciate the great work that you have done in your first year chairing this Subcommittee.


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Granger Statement on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill

Release: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations bill works to lower costs and grow our economy by supporting America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.


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Committee Passes Peters and Braun Bipartisan Legislation to Establish Artificial Intelligence Training Programs for Federal Workforce Leadership

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) to create an artificial intelligence (AI) training program for federal supervisors and management officials has advanced in the Senate. The training program would help improve the federal workforce’s...


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Granger Remarks at FY24 Legislative Branch Bill Markup

Release: Thank you, Chairman Amodei, for presenting the Fiscal Year 2024 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. I appreciate the work you have done on this bill.


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Committee Releases FY24 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2024 bill for the Homeland Security Subcommittee. The bill will be considered tomorrow, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. The markup will be live-streamed and can be found on the Committee’s website.


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Amodei Remarks at FY24 Legislative Branch Bill Markup

Release: Welcome to the Subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. Welcome Ranking Member DeLauro and Ranking Member Espaillat.


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Peters & Cornyn Bipartisan Bill to Protect Commercial Satellites from Cybersecurity Threats Advances in Senate

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) that would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to help protect commercial satellite owners and operators from disruptive cyber-attacks has advanced in the Senate.


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Peters & Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Respond to Immediate Needs at Southern Border

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to respond to immediate needs at our nation’s Southern Border. The legislation provides funding and authorities to ensure the federal government can secure our borders and manage the flow of migration.


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Carter Remarks at FY24 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill Markup

Release: I am proud to present the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill to you today.


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Peters, Paul and Lankford Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Application Process for Federal Disaster Assistance Advances Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rand Paul (R-KY), and James Lankford (R-OK) to simplify the application process for federal disaster recovery assistance has advanced in the Senate. The legislation would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency...


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Granger Remarks At FY24 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, And Related Agencies Bill Markup

Release: Thank you, Chairman Carter, for presenting the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill, the first appropriations bill we will consider for Fiscal Year 2024.


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Paul, Peters, and Lankford Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Application Process for Federal Disaster Assistance Advances From Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Gary Peters (D-MI), and James Lankford (R-OK) to simplify the application process for federal disaster recovery assistance has advanced out of committee. The legislation would require the Federal Emergency Management...


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Peters Convenes Hearing to Examine Federal Government’s Use of AI Technologies

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used by the federal government to improve efficiency, while making sure that agencies are deploying these systems...