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June 20, 2023

Washington, DC:  In a huge victory for more than 50,000 medically retired Veterans throughout the country, Representative Gus Bilirakis’s Major Richard Star Act has been scheduled for this week’s House Armed Services mark-up hearing.  This critical legislation seeks to rectify an injustice that keeps combat disabled Veterans from receiving full military benefits.

Issues:Veterans
June 15, 2023

Washington, DC:  Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) who serves as Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, and Darrell Issa (R-CA), who serves as Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, along with Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), are leading the charge to push back against the latest example of the Biden Administration’s overreach at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the tenure of embattled Chai

June 15, 2023

Washington, DC:  Earlier this week, the House Health Subcommittee held a legislative hearing to examine a variety of bills designed to improve public health outcomes through the advancement of critical research.  During this important hearing, two legislative proposals authored by Congressman Gus Bilirakis were considered, the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act and the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.

Issues:Health Care
June 13, 2023

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) have introduced the Timely Access to Clinical Treatment (TACT) Act. This legislation would require that patients be provided their oral drugs within an acceptable time frame. Patients’ access to the appropriate medically necessary treatment within a reasonable time frame is increasingly challenged by our complex health care delivery system. This is especially true for oral drugs.

Issues:Health Care
June 9, 2023

Washington, DC:  Today, Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) will file the Eliminate Non-approved Devices and Contraband Electronics Limiting Links to Society in Confined Environments for Longer Lasting Safety (END CELLS in CELLS) Act.

June 8, 2023

Washington, DC:   Earlier today, House Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee Chairman Gus Bilirakis and Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky introduced bipartisan legislation to improve transparency in the entertainment industry by requiring all event ticket sellers to display the total ticket price—including all required fees—in any advertisement, marketing or promotional materials.

June 7, 2023

Washington, DC:  Congress is set to reauthorize the federal farm bill, which provides support for a variety of agriculture and nutrition initiatives, including: critical research, conservation, innovation, infrastructure, health and nutrition, and supply chain security.Agriculture is a vital part of national, state, and regional economies.  Throughout the country, 46 million jobs are supported by this industry which yields $8.6 trillion in economic output.  Agriculture is responsible for more

June 1, 2023

Washington, DC:  U.S.Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Greg Murphy (R-NC), and Danny Davis (D-IL) have filed the Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act.  This important legislation will ensure patients continue to have access to office-based specialty care providers who incorporate the use of high-tech medical equipment for in-office procedures, such as interventional radiology, vascular surgery, radiation oncology, veno

Issues:Health Care