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Alabama congressional leaders have mixed reaction to Biden’s 100 days speech

Republicans criticized Biden's speech and his governance during the first 100 days of his presidency.
April 29, 2021

Doug Jones Introduces Bipartisan bill establishing Disaster Health Care Service

Friday, U.S. Senators Doug Jones, D-Alabama and Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, introduced the United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019. This bipartisan legislation would create a Ready Reserve Corps within the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps to ensure vital health care jobs are adequately staffed when disasters strike the U.S. … Continued
January 13, 2020

Doug Jones’s funding for HBCUs signed into law

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law the FUTURE Act, which restores millions in federal funding to historically black Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs). U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala, applauded the Senate for passing his bipartisan legislation on Dec. 10 to refund the minorty-serving schools. “This day has been more than a … Continued
December 20, 2019

Jones’ bill to crack down on robocalls passes Congress, set to become law

Today the Senate passed broad, bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala., to decrease and deter robocalls. The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act  was passed by the House of Representatives earlier this month. The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law. “Most people in this day … Continued
December 20, 2019

Bill to prevent tax-related identity theft heads to president’s desk

The Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation last week to thwart identity theft tax refund fraud and prevent American taxpayers and seniors from falling victim. Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone uses a stolen Social Security number to file a tax return claiming a fraudulent refund.  The bill was authored by U.S. Sens. Doug Jones and … Continued
June 17, 2019