119th Congress
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) made the following statement condemning the government shutdown:
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WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed Rep. Shomari C. Figures’ bipartisan bill, the Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems (ESTUARIES Act) to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Estuary Program (NEP) through 2031.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reform Act, which includes the bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Act introduced in July by Reps. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) and Chuck Edwards (NC-11).
Montgomery, Ala. – Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) participated in an event where Tyson Foods, Inc. donated truckloads of food to the Heart of Alabama Food Bank to help alleviate hunger in the surrounding rural communities.
WASHINGTON –Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced two new bills to support new families across the country.
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) and Mike Ezell (MS-04) introduced the Bridge Investment and Modernization Act to reform the 2021 Bridge Infrastructure Program by extending and increasing funding for bridge infrastructure through 2031.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02), led a bipartisan effort with the Republican chairmen of the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; and the Judiciary to introduce the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act to establish a national framework that stabilizes the use of student-athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL).
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement to commemorate the 61st Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: |