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January 13, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) voted in favor of H.R. 152, the Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act, which amends the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments within 2 years of enactment of this bill.

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December 18, 2024
Today, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Laurel Lee’s (FL-15) bill, H.R. 8664, the DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act. This bill will require the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) to audit bulk data transferred to or from I&A to assess whether personnel’s access to and searches conducted are appropriately limited to protect American’s civil liberties, right to privacy, and civil rights.
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December 13, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) announced Colonel Orlando Rodriguez as Florida’s 15th District 2024 Veteran of the Year.

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December 12, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) released the following statement after the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 (JUDGES Act) passed the House. 

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December 11, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) released the following statement following the House passage of H.R. 5009, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA).
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December 10, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 9769, the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act, which was advanced by the House Homeland Security Committee to combat growing cyber threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against U.S. critical infrastructure. 

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November 19, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) introduced the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, which will increase the penalty for smuggling or possessing a contraband cellphone in federal prisons from a misdemeanor to a felony.

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November 18, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) is pleased to announce that Tampa International Airport (TPA) will be receiving additional Checkpoint Property Screening Systems (CPSS) following her request to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA).

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November 18, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act to end the epidemic of sexual assaults on prison staff by inmates within the prison system.  

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November 15, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) joined Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16) and 53 House colleagues in a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) demanding answers and accountability following stunning revelations that an agency supervisor instructed staff to avoid providing storm assistance to homes displaying campaign signs for President-elect Trump.