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New Port Richey, FL: Earlier today Congressman Gus Bilirakis joined Gail Ryder, Vice President of BayCare Behavioral Health, to learn more about two critical youth mental health programs in Pasco County. The Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program, which Congressman Bilirakis visited today, serves children from ages 11- 18 who need an intensive setting for mental health treatment.
Washington, DC: Last night,the Senate passed long-overdue legislation to expand Veterans' benefits to those who have been exposed to toxins during their service to our nation. The PACT Act, which has already passed the House and is now headed to President Biden's desk to become law, includes several key provisions originally authored by Congressman Gus Bilirakis and inspired by local heroes who have lost their lives as a result of toxic exposure.
Washington, DC: Earlier today, the House passed the "Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act" or the "RANSOMWARE Act" authored by Congressman Gus Bilirakis. This critical bill willstrengthen the federal government's efforts to respond to recent ransomware and other cyber-attacks from foreign adversaries, such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0, which is coauthored by Representatives Gus Bilirakis, Jennifer Wexton, Peter Welch and Tom Cole passed the U.S. House of Representatives last night. This vital legislation will reauthorize the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First) and Data Resource Center for the next five years.
Washington, DC: Earlier today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed two important bills led by Congressman Gus Bilirakis. H.R. 4551, the "Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act" or the "RANSOMWARE Act" willstrengthen the federal government's efforts to respond to recent ransomware and other cyber-attacks from foreign adversaries, such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), and Ken Calvert (R-CA) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inquiring about steps the agency is taking to approve groundbreaking new therapies for ALS and other deadly diseases and urging the agency to take a rapid approach to approving new life-saving treatments.
Washington, DC: In response to the rapidly deteriorating political climate in the Eastern Mediterranean, Congressman Gus Bilirakis, who serves as Co-Chairman for the Congressional Caucus on House Hellenic Issues and the Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance, issued a stern condemnation of continued Turkish aggression toward Greece.