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Businessman and U.S. Marine veteran Casey Askar has landed the endorsement of Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) in his Republican primary race in Florida's 22nd Congressional District. Rep. Bilirakis' endorsement of Askar is significant considering that he is the first member of the U.S. Congress to weigh in on this primary race, a race that the […]

Representatives Greg Steube (R-FL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) are teaming up with Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY) to introduce a bipartisan bill to create a federal income-tax exclusion for financial assistance provided to homeowners for septic-system replacement. The SEPTIC Act rules that grants, subsidies, or financial assistance provided by state and local governments to fix, […]

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has introduced bipartisan legislation protecting mental healthcare access for America's foster children and other vulnerable children. The Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act corrects an unintended effect of the 2018 Family First Prevention Services Act, which created Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) to provide mental healthcare for kids […]

Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) are introducing legislation to codify the $6,000 Social Security tax deduction. For additional context, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which was signed into law last year, allows seniors on Social Security to claim a $6,000 tax deduction ($12,000 if filing jointly). However, the provision is […]

By Rep. Gus Bilirakis For the last several years, hardworking American families have been squeezed by rising costs, from groceries and gas to housing and transportation. At the same time, our nation has worked to rebuild domestic manufacturing and strengthen supply chains that are essential to economic and national security. The Working Family Tax Credit (WFTC) Act takes meaningful […]

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to approve Florida's long-delayed hospital-directed payment program (DPP), which has been in bureaucratic limbo for months. Medicaid allows states to direct managed care plans to make lump-sum payments to providers to reduce the gap between the cost of providing care to enrollees […]

Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) have introduced a bill to boost tourism ahead of the United States' 250th year celebration. The USMCA Travel and Tourism Resiliency Act aims to increase international travel to the U.S. and domestic travel within the country by establishing a Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group as part […]

As tax-filing season begins, improvements to our tax code are already making a real difference for older Americans. For decades, the system treated seniors unfairly by taxing portions of their Social Security benefits and leaving too many retirees struggling to cover basic costs. That is changing, and I am proud to have supported reforms that […]

Representatives Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced a bill encouraging homeownership among younger generations through financial reform. The Save for Success Act amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow qualified tuition distributions to be treated as qualified housing expenses. In addition, the definition of qualified housing expenses would be modified to mean […]

By Rep. Gus Bilirakis For too long, tax season has been synonymous with confusion, stress, and wasted time. Families braced for complicated forms, surprise bills, and an IRS process that felt designed to trip people up rather than help them succeed. As Americans embark upon tax season this year, they will notice that era is […]

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation improving privatized housing for military families. Rep. Bilirakis's Military Occupancy Living Defense (MOLD) Act addresses the prevalence of mold, including toxic black mold, in military-provided housing on and around bases across the country. The bill ensures mandated independent inspections, improvements to enforceable health and safety regulations, […]

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has introduced bipartisan legislation expanding children's access to genomic sequencing treatments under Medicaid. Genomic sequencing is a method for examining a patient's full DNA or RNA sequence to detect rare diseases and genetic disorders, thereby dramatically reducing the time and cost required to diagnose such conditions accurately, often within days or […]

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen America's relationship with the Caucasus country of Armenia and to impose more substantial penalties against its neighbor, Azerbaijan. The Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan is an ethnic Armenian enclave that the two countries have fought over since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. In […]

In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) discussed housing reforms for active-duty military and veterans, expressing confidence in the Secretaries of War and Veterans Affairs under President Donald Trump to carry out this agenda. Reminding that both Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins are military […]

WASHINGTON—Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) discussed the Trump Administration's efforts to crack down on Venezuelan drug cartels in a recent interview with The Floridian, expressing support for the President's actions and supportive of regime change in Venezuela. Trump recently ordered a "full blockade" of the South American country after seizing an illegal oil tanker last week, saying, […]

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 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 […]

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 […]