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Congressman Sessions to honor veteran commendation recipients in Huntsville

Congressman Pete Sessions is set to honor three recipients of the 2024 Congressional Veteran Commendation in Huntsville on November 8.

By Waco Reporter | Nov 7, 2024

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Congressman Sessions to honor veterans with commendation awards

Congressman Pete Sessions will recognize the 2024 recipients of the Congressional Veterans Commendation on Thursday, November 7.

By Waco Reporter | Nov 6, 2024

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Texas Forestry Association honors Congressman Sessions as Legislator of the Year

By Waco Reporter | Oct 24, 2024

Congressman Pete Sessions, representing Texas's 17th district, has been recognized by the Texas Forestry Association (TFA) as the "Legislator of the Year."

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Congressman Sessions to honor local veterans with commendation awards

By Waco Reporter | Oct 10, 2024

Congressman Sessions is set to honor the 2024 Heart of Texas recipients of the Congressional Veterans Commendation on October 11 at the Lee Lockwood Library in Waco, Texas.

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Sessions leads effort to advance Building Chips in America Act

By Waco Reporter | Sep 23, 2024

Last week, Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) led a letter with many of his Texas colleagues requesting that S. 2228, the Building Chips in America Act, be brought to the House floor. After passing the Senate with unanimous consent, S. 2228 cleared the House today. This legislation aims to meet United States economic and national security goals and bring chip manufacturing back to American soil. The bill clears bureaucratic roadblocks for semiconductor industry grant recipients by streamlining NEPA regulations.

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Federal funding secured for Baylor University's ARKTOS Research Center

By Waco Reporter | Sep 20, 2024

Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) announced that the Arctic Acclimatization & Sleep Optimization (ARKTOS) Research Center at Baylor University has received federal funding under the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. Congressman Sessions sponsored this Congressional Community Project. The funds will support the development of rapid acclimatization protocols and technologies, human-machine teaming, and group dynamics in multi-stressor arctic environments. The project's purpose is to solidify the dominance of the United States military in...

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Sessions' MANAGER Act passes committee markup

By Waco Reporter | Sep 18, 2024

Legislation introduced by Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) has successfully passed out of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup. The bill, known as the "Manager Attitudes and Notions According to Government Employee Responses Act," or the "MANAGER Act," amends the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to include specific questions for federal agency managers. These questions aim to provide insight into the views of agency management in order to identify and resolve issues affecting...

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Congressman Sessions mourns local philanthropist Stan C. Parker

By Waco Reporter | Sep 17, 2024

WACO – Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) released a statement today in memory of Stan Parker of the Stan C. Parker Foundation.

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Congressman Pete Sessions to host town hall meeting in Jewett

By Waco Reporter | Aug 7, 2024

Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) invites members of the press and public to join him for a town hall meeting on Tuesday, August 20 at the Jewett Civic Center.

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Federal funding secured for expansion of Baylor University's materials science program

By Waco Reporter | Aug 2, 2024

Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) announced today that Baylor University's Materials Science and Engineering Program has secured federal funding under the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. The funding, which Congressman Sessions sponsored as a Congressional Community Project, will support the acquisition of materials testing and characterization equipment for installation at the Baylor Materials Testing and Characterization Core Facility (MTAC).

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Congressman Pete Sessions to host town hall meeting in Latexo

By Waco Reporter | Jul 31, 2024

Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) will host a town hall meeting on Tuesday, August 13 at Latexo High School. This event will honor the 12-time state champion Latexo Math Team and their coach, Audrey Cravens.

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Congressman Pete Sessions seeks nominations for Congressional Veteran Commendation

By Waco Reporter | Jul 29, 2024

The Office of Congressman Pete Sessions is currently accepting nominations for local exceptional veterans to receive a Congressional Veteran Commendation. The CVC program aims to recognize veterans residing in Texas' 17th District who have continued their service through community involvement.

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Congressman Sessions to attend hearing on attempted assassination of President Trump

By Waco Reporter | Jul 19, 2024

WASHINGTON—Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, will participate in an Oversight hearing scheduled for July 22. The hearing is entitled “Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump.”

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Lawmakers investigate alleged fraudulent medicaid billing for pediatric gender transition care

By Waco Reporter | Jul 18, 2024

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (TX-17) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (MI-09) are opening a probe into allegations of fraudulent billing of pediatric gender transition care by medical providers to Medicaid programs. In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the lawmakers request documents and communications related to fraudulent Medicaid billing for gender transition care. Additionally, in a letter...

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Congressman Sessions supports new act requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration

By Waco Reporter | Jul 11, 2024

WASHINGTON – Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) voted in favor of H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, introduced by Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21). This legislation aims to amend the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to require states to obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when an individual registers to vote in federal elections. The SAVE Act also mandates states to create programs for removing non-citizens from existing voter rolls.

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Lawmakers oppose Biden administration's decision to reschedule marijuana

By Waco Reporter | Jul 10, 2024

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) and Senator James Lankford (OK) released a bicameral public comment letter with 23 other Members of Congress strongly opposing the Biden administration’s recent decision to move marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III substance. The letter emphasizes that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made the recommendation to reschedule based on politics, not science. The rescheduling ignores the increasing danger of high-potency marijuana, creating a high risk for public health threats such as youth overdoses,...

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Legislation aims to support career advancement for blind Americans

By Waco Reporter | Jul 5, 2024

Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17), alongside Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), has introduced the Blind Americans Return to Work Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to address the substantial gainful activity (SGA) earnings cliff, allowing blind Americans to pursue professional development without losing their essential aid. The act seeks to incentivize participation in the workforce among blind individuals.

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Chairman Sessions critiques delays in DoD's background check reforms

By Waco Reporter | Jun 26, 2024

Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (TX-17) delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled “Security at Stake: An Examination of DOD’s Struggling Background Check System.” Chairman Sessions highlighted the Department of Defense's (DoD) failure to reform the federal personnel vetting system, which was supposed to be fully operational in 2019.

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Sessions announces hearing on DOD's background check system

By Waco Reporter | Jun 20, 2024

Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (TX-17) announced a hearing titled “Security at Stake: An Examination of DOD’s Struggling Background Check System” to address ongoing issues with the Department of Defense (DOD) personnel vetting process.

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Chairman Sessions opens hearing on GAO's 2024 report

By Waco Reporter | Jun 13, 2024

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (TX-17) opened today’s subcommittee hearing to examine the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) 2024 annual report on fragmentation, overlap, and duplication. Subcommittee Chairman Sessions emphasized the Committee’s interest in bringing transparency to how federal government programs are coordinating effectively to achieve their common goals without duplicating effort and cost. Here are his opening remarks.