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August 12, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) and colleagues in introducing the Military Chaplains Modernization Act of 2026 (MCMA) to codify the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualifications of military chaplains and to protect chaplains from being forced to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. "Military chaplains serve a unique and important role in our armed forces, providing spiritual guidance to our men...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) today introduced the Postal Executive Responsibility, Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management (PERFORM) Act. The legislation would ensure the Postmaster General's performance pay reflects actual performance by prohibiting bonuses when the United States Postal Service (USPS) fails to meet basic financial, operational, or reporting standards. "In just about any profession, you don't get rewarded for...
July 12, 2026 - ENTERPRISE, Ala.. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Fort Rucker's new PFC Garfield M. Langhorn Training Complex. Fort Rucker is the U.S. Army's Aviation Center of Excellence, and this new facility will serve as housing and support facilities for over 300 Army Aviation Soldiers going through training on the base. In the FY24 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, Senator Britt, a member of the Senate...
May 11, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined President Trump, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and other Administration officials and maternal health advocates in the Oval Office to highlight a new proposed rule to help employers offer in vitro fertilization (IVF) services and reduce the cost of fertility treatments for...
April 10, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, celebrated a $34 million increase for the Mobile Bay in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2026 Work Plan, which the Corps uses to prioritize its civil works projects and funding needs. Following advocacy from Senator Britt, this funding increase of more than 60% will allow additionally flexibility to dispose of dredged material and i...
March 5, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Subcommittee, attended a Senate Judiciary hearing with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. As the lead Senate negotiator throughout the Democrat-led DHS funding lapse, Senator Britt discussed the importance of this funding, specifically to clean up the mess left behind by the Biden-Harris Administration's open border policies and to secure our homeland and...
March 9, 2026 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) was interviewed on POLITICO's The Conversation with Dasha Burns, a series featuring in-depth discussions with important political figures. Senator Britt discussed Trump's leadership on Iran, praising him and calling the strikes "the definition of America First" As of Tuesday, seven U.S. servicemembers have been confirmed killed in Operation Epic Fury and 140 have been wounded. "Well first, my heart is broken for our fal...
December 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) yesterday joined the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, "Protecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving Offender," which focused on the growing threat of sextortion and other forms of child exploitation online. Witnesses included Tamia Woods, Co-Founder of the Do It for James Foundation, Jessica Lieber Smolar, a former Assistant United States Attorney, and Lauren Coffren, Executive Direcor of the Exploited Children...
November 14, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Act and the FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act as part of a package of three FY26 appropriations bills and a Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen the...
November 20, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today reintroduced the NIH IMPROVE Act, the Senate companion to Representative Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) and Brian Fitzpatrick's (R-Pa.) House bill, which would ensure consistent funding for research on maternal care and mortality. In 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative. The...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined National Report on Newsmax on the first day of a Democrat-led government shutdown. The Senator also discussed a recent Judiciary hearing which addressed blue-city crime rates and urged for stronger crime policies. On Democrats being out of touch with reality and the American people: “[W]elcome to day one of the Schumer Shutdown. There is no doubt we are in this position because Democrats care more about politics than they do about the...
September 29, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) today introduced the Small Entity Update Act to modernize the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) regulatory framework to provide relief for small businesses and entrepreneurs. This bipartisan legislation would direct the SEC to update its outdated definition of "small entity" and assess the costs of regulatory compliance for these small and growing businesses. This would ensure current and...
September 4, 20125 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today participated in a Senate Banking Committee nominations hearing where she questioned two nominees to be assistant secretaries for the Department of Treasury: Mr. Jonathan Burke and Mr. Christopher Pilkerton. Senator Britt directed her opening remarks to Dr. Stephen Miran, President Trump's nominee to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, saying, "I appreciate your conversation with me yesterday, your...
August 22, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) received the Crime Stopper of the Year Award from Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama. She was recognized for her work in passing the Laken Riley Act, supporting local law enforcement, and other key public safety initiatives. "The work done by the Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama is truly invaluable, and I'm honored to be recognized by them for my work in the Senate. Fighting for the safety of Alabamians and advocating for our...
August 12, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Trump announced his intent to nominate a slate of judicial nominees who were recommended by Alabama Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville. All of these nominees are highly qualified and well respected, and both Senators Britt and Tuberville believe they would uphold the law and make Alabama proud. "As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I have worked tirelessly to bring Alabama's conservative values to the forefront of the c...
August 14, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, joined her colleagues in advancing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act through the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The bill will now be considered by the full Senate before heading to the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Britt directly secured more than $28.63 million in Congressionally...
August 18, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.), co-chairs of the United States Senate Youth Program, are pleased to announce that Departments of Education from each state nationwide are accepting applications for the 64th annual Washington Week to be held March 7 – 14, 2026. "The United States Youth Program attracts the best and brightest young leaders, and I'm thrilled to support this program as a co-chair this year. I look forward to m...
July 15, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) applauded the Senate for passing the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, bipartisan legislation she led with Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). The bill would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a standard methodology for identifying the...
July 18, 2-25 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) have introduced legislation in response to the Biden Administration's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalizing its 1071 Small Business Lending Data Collection rule last year. "The CFPB under the last Administration operated virtually unchecked-with no real Congressional oversight-and in an authoritarian manner, creating a regulatory nightmare for the very people and businesses it was...
July 23, 2025 - WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) attended a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled 'Securing the Skies: Law Enforcement, Drones, and Public Safety.' Witnesses included Michael Torphy, Unit Chief and Supervisory Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) and Counter-UAS at Redstone Arsenal, and Steven Willoughby, Director of Counter-UAS Program Management at the Department of Homeland Security. Senator Britt...
July 1, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted to deliver the largest tax cut in history for working-class Americans. The Senate's reconciliation bill, which passed by a vote of 51-50, now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives before it's sent to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. "This pro-family bill delivers on the mandate the American people gave us on November 5, with huge wins that fulfill much of President Trump's and Senate Republicans'...
July 8, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today celebrated Senate passage of Lulu's Law, her bipartisan legislation named in honor of 16-year-old Lulu Gribbin, that would direct the Federal Communication Commission to issue an order providing that shark attacks are events for which wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) may be transmitted. "Just over a year since Lulu survived a nearly fatal shark attack, I couldn't be more honored to see the Senate unanimously pass this l...
U.S. Senator Katie Britt Advocates for Sustained Scientific Research to Treat Type 1 Diabetes July 11, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) attended a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing titled: "A Future Without Type 1 Diabetes: Accelerating Breakthroughs and Creating Hope." Witnesses included youth delegates and Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Senator Britt began by speaking directly to...
June 11, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) attended a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health. Senator Britt, who has made maternal care a top legislative priority, began by highlighting America's maternal mortality crisis: "[F]ar t...
May 27, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) attended a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Authorities." The hearing witnesses included: Captain Troy Wilson, a UAS program coordinator for the Texas Department of Public Safety; Sergeant Robert Dooley, a UAS program coordinator for the Florida Highway Patrol; and Secretary Ricky Dixon with the Florida Department of C...
