WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) was appointed by Leader Kevin McCarthy to the conference committee on H.R. 6395, the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). This conference committee will resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the NDAA and move the bill forward to eventually become law. The NDAA is an annual bill tha... Read More »
BOWLING GREEN, KY – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today released the following reminder for high school students who may be interested in applying for a nomination to one of our nation’s five U.S. Service Academies: “Every year, I am honored to nominate some of the Second District’s brightest students to our nation’s service academies,” said Guthrie. “The application is due November 12, 2020. ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), today introduced the Triple A Study Act, a bill to improve services related to the amputation of a limb. The bill directs the GAO to identify barriers to care, gaps in assessments and device prescriptions, and performance measures for timely coverage. It would also compare coverage, prevention, a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, is working with his colleagues to oversee government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I am honored to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has broad jurisdiction over many different issues including health care. As th... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today introduced the Beat China by Harnessing Important, National Airwaves for 5G Act of 2020, or the Beat CHINA for 5G Act of 2020. “The key to faster, expanded internet service is 5G technology,” said Guthrie. “Innovators across the Unite... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed three bills introduced by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee: The Countering Online Harms Act, the Advancing Blockchain Act, and the Blockchain Innovation Act. The Countering Online Harms Act, which would protect Americans from misinformation and illegal content, and the... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, today led a hearing on COVID-19 vaccine safety. “Ultimately, it will be a vaccine that offers us the best chance to finally end this pandemic, allowing our nation to fully reopen. But it is not just the vaccine itself. In addition to an approv... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), today introduced the Strengthening Our Youth Apprenticeships Act of 2020. “Apprenticeships are a great way for employees to learn a new skill while earning a wage, and for students, an apprenticeship can set them on the right trajectory for a good ca... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) and Congressman James Comer (KY-01), today introduced legislation to begin the process of designating the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway as a federal spur of Interstate-65. A federal spur interstate designation would help qualify the Cumberland Pa... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Safeguarding Therapeutics Act (H.R. 5663) and the National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2020 (H.R. 4866). Both bipartisan bills passed unanimously. Guthrie, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers are Safe Act (H.R.7909) by a vote of 387 to 33. Guthrie introduced the bill with Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA-01) to equip child care providers with the information and resources needed to safely operate through the COVID-19 pandemic. “Without child care opti... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved several bills to advance to the full U.S. House of Representatives, including three bills introduced by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02): The Countering Online Harms Act, the Advancing Blockchain Act, and the Blockchain Innovation Act. Both the Advancing Blockchain Act and the Countering Online Harms Act were included in a ... Read More »
BOWLING GREEN, KY – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today released his “2020 Virtual Academy Day” video to help Second District students learn more about the five U.S. Service Academies and the process to apply for a congressional nomination. “One of the greatest honors I have as the representative for the Second District is to nominate students to the U.S. Service Academies,” said Guthrie. “Whi... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, along with full committee Republican Leader Rep. Greg Walden (OR-02), published the third and final report as part of their “Second Wave Preparedness Project” to provide recommendations for addressing a possible second wave of the coronavirus ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, joined his fellow leaders of the committee in raising concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the ongoing substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid crisis in the United States. “As the global coronavirus pandemic wears on, we must ma... Read More »
