Economy

GAINESVILLE, FL – Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) announced Alachua Fire Rescue's (ACFR) 'Assistance To Firefighters' Grant (AFG) award from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The department will receive $570,954.54 to improve its operations and safety, including using the grant for new protective equipment.

The Assistance to Firefighters Grant is one of three grant programs administered by DHS and FEMA to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and related hazards.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, H.R. 277—the REINS Act—passed the United States House of Representatives.

This bill reasserts Congress's legislative authority and prevent excessive overreach by the executive branch in the federal rulemaking process. It would require every new "major rule" proposed by federal agencies to be approved by both the House and Senate before going into effect. The bill would also preserve Congress's authority to disapprove of a "nonmajor rule" through a joint resolution.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), Congressman Barry Moore (R-AL-02), Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-07), and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) introduced a bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) and Congressman Ed Case (D-HI-01), Co-Chairs of the Aquaculture Caucus, introduced the "Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act" (AQUAA Act).

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act to address the debt ceiling.

Included in the bill is the text of the REINS Act, Congresswoman Cammack's landmark legislation to rein in executive overreach. The REINS Act (Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny) would reassert the legislative authority of Congress and prevent excessive overreach by the executive branch in the federal rulemaking process, saving the American people billions of dollars in federal spending.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) announced the City of Starke's award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. The City of Starke will receive a $6.3M grant, in addition to a $10.6M Water and Waste Disposal Loan and a $9.6M Water and Waste Disposal Grant.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced legislation to ensure human and drug traffickers cannot continue to defraud the American taxpayer while they await prosecution and conviction. The bill, "Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act," comes after several visits to the border over the last two years by Congresswoman Cammack, Senator Blackburn, and their colleagues.

GAINESVILLE, FL — Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack announced the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council's Economic Development District Planning award from the Economic Development Administration (EDA). With an investment of $210,000, the grant establishes an economic development planning framework, process, and strategy that supports private capital investment and job creation in the region served by the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council.