Representative Gus Bilirakis's (R-FL) App Store Accountability Act is gaining support among Democrats and Republicans in the House, improving its chances of passing. The bill, which Rep. Bilirakis introduced in May, requires companies such as Amazon, Google, Apple, and other app distributors to prevent adult-oriented apps from reaching minors by requiring age verification for access […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed and explained the App Store Freedom Act in a recent interview with The Floridian, defining it as providing a "choice" for consumers. A key tenet of the App Store Freedom Act is that it allows users to set and install third-party apps or app stores as the default and remove or […]
In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed President Donald Trump's military actions against the drug cartels, blasting Democratic opposition while also saying Congress needs to be involved if escalation is necessary. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) previously called Democrats "hypocritical" for opposing Trump's drone strikes while remaining silent about President Barack […]
Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) has introduced legislation expanding the allowance of employee-owned businesses to enter into contracts with the Department of War. The Department has launched an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Pilot Program that allows employee-owned businesses to compete for contracts. However, the requirement is that companies be 100% employee-owned, which restricts a significant […]
Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) lauded the House's passage of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The final vote count was 312 in favor to 112 against. There were 18 Republicans and 91 Democrats who voted against the bill. Controversy arose due to the 2026 NDAA providing $800 […]
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to protect minors online as concerns of exploitation and harm continue to mount. Rep. Bilirakis initially introduced the bill in April 2024, which places the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in charge of overseeing and bringing enforcement actions against social media companies that fail […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the recent controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's drone strikes on cartel smuggling boats in a recent appearance on Fox News's Life, Liberty, and Levin, saying the President and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth were within their authority to conduct the strikes. Rep. Mast described how he visited the United States Southern […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has sent a letter to President Donald Trump, urging the refederalization of Washington, D.C., after the shooting of two National Guard members in the city. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who entered the United States in the wake of the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal of 2021, shot two members of the […]
Representative Darren Soto (D-FL) has teamed up with Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo Jose Hernandez to introduce legislation bringing the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or "Obamacare") to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's healthcare system is incompatible with the mainland United States system, lacking the "Bronze, Silver, Gold" plans, tax premiums, and cost-sharing […]
Representatives Greg Steube (R-FL) and Susie Lee (D-NV) are introducing bipartisan legislation encouraging businesses to hire student veterans. The mechanism through which the Hire Student Veterans Act seeks to achieve this is through the expansion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, a tax credit offered to employers that encourages them to hire groups that have difficulty […]
Representative Kat Cammack's (R-FL) Unauthorized Spending Accountability (USA) Act has passed out of the House Oversight Committee, which she calls "commonsense." The bill, which Rep. Cammack introduced shortly after taking office in the new Congressional session in January, puts all unauthorized programs on a pathway to sunset in 3 years and requires any new authorizations […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has introduced a discharge petition to bring legislation banning members of Congress from trading stocks to the House floor for a vote. At the beginning of September, Rep. Luna introduced the End Congressional Stock Trading Act, which bans members of Congress and their families from owning, buying, or selling stocks […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) held nothing back as she denounced the failure of Apple and Google to protect minors in their app stores during a recent House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing. Rep. Cammack began by noting that, as a new mother, the hearing "certainly is hitting pretty close to home," and that her bipartisan […]
Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) are introducing bipartisan legislation to assist student veterans in their transition from military to academic life. Specifically, the Veteran Education Empowerment Act reauthorizes the Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success grant program, which helps colleges and universities establish Student Veteran Success Centers. As the name suggests, these […]
Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) suggested the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or "Obamacare") subsidies that caused a government shutdown should be extended for a year during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, saying because "at the end of the day, it is going to be hardworking Americans that are depending on ACA for their […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) is urging Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to take action as a Chinese company seeks to steal the intellectual property of an American medical company. The company in question is FastWave Medical, which is developing advanced laser-based intravascular lithotripsy (IVL). IVL is a minimally invasive medical procedure in which sonic pressure waves […]
Representative Randy Fine (R-FL) has introduced legislation reforming education on antisemitism in American schools. Specifically, the No Antisemitism in Education Act requires schools to adopt the Working Definition of Antisemitism used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and to treat antisemitism the same way it views other forms of racism. "Today, we are witnessing […]
Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) has reintroduced legislation to reduce homeowners' insurance premiums following natural disasters. Specifically, the Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Act creates a catastrophic reinsurance backstop, meaning a cap on how much insurers pay in disaster claims, thereby reducing premiums and avoiding "risk of ruin," or the likelihood of losing all investment capital. Additionally, […]
