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Washington, D.C. — Earlier today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced seven pieces of legislation, including two key bipartisan initiatives led by U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis (FL-12). Both measures are now poised for a vote on the House floor.
Washington, DC: Congressman Bilirakis released the following statement after welcoming His All-Holiness Bartholomew Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch to Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Richard Hudson (NC-09), Scott Peters (CA-50), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) introduced the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, bipartisan legislation to protect seniors’ access to essential laboratory services.
Today, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) and Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at enhancing the reliability and resilience of the nation’s emergency communications infrastructure. The Emergency Reporting Act and the Kari’s Law Reporting Act would strengthen 9-1-1 systems, ensuring Americans can depend on effective and modern emergency response capabilities when disaster strikes.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives today to reauthorize more than $280 million over five years for national cord blood and bone marrow transplant programs—critical initiatives that provide life-saving treatments for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and other serious diseases. The Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.
Washington, D.C. —Today, Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Raul Ruiz M.D. (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) announced the introduction of the BENES 2.0 Act, aimed at protecting Americans approaching Medicare eligibility from costly and confusing enrollment penalties.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), and Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), co-chairs and vice co-chairs of the Hellenic Caucus, led a bipartisan group of 40 lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of State to reject Turkey’s attempts to rejoin the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Washington, D.C.– In a significant step toward enhancing transparency and protecting patient rights within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Keith Self (TX-03) have introduced the Written Informed Consent Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) have introduced the Waste and Illegal Property Eradication (WIPE) Act alongside Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). These bipartisan, bicameral bills that would improve, expand, and enhance protections for Veterans under the PACT Act in addition to eliminating burn pits to help prevent future toxic exposure cases.