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WASHINGTON, D.C., December 21, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted to support the American Relief Act of 2025, legislation to continue funding the government until March 14, 2025, and provide critical relief for Alabama's family farmers. The bill extends the Farm Bill and provides $30.78 billion in total agriculture disaster funding, including $10 billion in economic disaster relief. "With the Farm Bill 447 days overdue, it was truly critical to deliver urgent relief for our a...
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 23, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today announced she will serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 119th Congress. The Judiciary Committee evaluates all judicial nominations for the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and has broad jurisdiction over several legislative areas-including immigration and issues related to our Constitution. In the coming weeks, this committee is expected to hold hearings for President Donald Trump's Attorney G...
January 2, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) released a statement honoring the memory of Drew Dauphin and Kareem Badawi, who were killed in the New Orleans terrorist attack: "As our nation continues to mourn following the terrorist attack in New Orleans, we now know this act of evil stole two of Alabama's own: Drew Dauphin, a native of Montgomery, and Kareem Badawi, a freshman at the University of Alabama. "Drew Dauphin was a beloved son, brother, and friend, a talented...
January 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today praised the Senate's bipartisan 84-9 vote to advance the Laken Riley Act on the eve of what should have been Laken Riley's 23rd birthday. "Today's vote on the Laken Riley Act is an important step forward in making our country safer, but there's still more work to be done to get this commonsense legislation across the finish line," said Senator Britt. "Laken's horrific murder should never have happened. While we c...
January 20, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Budd's (R-N.C.) S.5, the Laken Riley Act, today passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64-35. The passage of this legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in nearly three decades. The bill will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives this week before heading to President Trump to be signed into law. "Today is a new day in America and a n...
January 24, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt's (R-Ala.) S.5, the Laken Riley Act, today passed the U.S. House of Representatives by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 263-156. The passage of this legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass Congress in nearly three decades. The bill now heads to President Donald J. Trump's desk to be signed into law. "With the House passage of the Laken Riley Act today, this landmark b...
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 22, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) voted in support of U.S. Senator Rand Paul's (R-Kentucky) joint resolution of disapproval to block the Biden-Harris Administration's attempt to redistribute Ukraine's debt onto the American people. The Administration is attempting to unilaterally forgive $4.65 billion of debt owed by Ukraine, effectively forcing American taxpayers to foot the bill. "President Biden's irresponsible, lame-duck scheme to redistribute Ukraine...
