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Washington, DC – Earlier today, Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Angie Craig (D-MN) re-introduced the Leveraging Integrity and Verification of Eligibility for (LIVE) Beneficiaries Act. According to a recent HHS Office of Inspector General report, an audit of just 14 states found more than $249 million in improper Medicaid capitation payments that were made to Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) on behalf of deceased enrol
Washington: Earlier today, Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Chairman of the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee, and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation recognizes that AM radio is an essential communication tool during emergencies, and for decades has been a source of news, entertainment, sports, and music for tens of millions
WASHINGTON — Earlier this week, Speaker Johnson announced the Members of the House Select Committee of Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party led by Chairman John Moolenaar (MI-02). U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), who also currently serves as Chairman of the Commerce Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee, has been appointed by Speaker Johnson to this important Select Committee.
WASHINGTON, DC—Reps. Scott Franklin (FL-18), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) today reintroduced their bipartisan legislation, the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act, which aims to update regulations and support Florida citrus growers. The measure is cosponsored by the entire Florida Delegation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gus Bilirakis co-sponsored legislation introduced by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), to increase access to care for Veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) providers in the community. The Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025 establishes existing community care access standards as the baseline standard of
Please see the statement below from Congressman Gus Bilirakis after Governor DeSantis appointed Attorney General Moody to serve as Florida’s next United States Senator.
Washington, DC: Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), who serves as Advisor to Speaker Mike Johnson on VA issues, has re-introduced H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act. This critical legislation will rectify the injustice of concurrent receipt for certain Veterans by allowing Veterans with at least 20 years of service to receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation.
Washington, DC: The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0, a bill co-authored by Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Tom Cole (R-OK), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) along with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) has just been signed into law. The legislation will reauthorize and increase funding for the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First), which has supported lifesaving research of treatments for ch
Washington, DC: President Biden has signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act into law. This important legislation will help Veterans and their families by modernizing and reshaping the delivery of care and benefits. Specifically, the new law will:
Washington, DC: U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis is proud to announce that Pasco County will receive a direct allocation of $585,704,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-Disaster Recovery program stemming from Hurricanes Idalia, Helene and Milton. These federal dollars were passed as part of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025, which was enacted on December 21, 2024.