Washington, DC— Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) announced today that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun releasing federal security funding for host cities of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including Kansas City, following a Republican push led by Alford earlier this week. “Kansas City has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to host the world during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. We have been p... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) led a letter with Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. The Congressmen are urging Secretary Noem to release World Cup security funding through the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA). In the Working Families Tax Cut law, Republicans secured $625 million in federal funding for World Cu... Read More »
Today, Real Estate Caucus Co-Chairs, Congressmen Mark Alford (MO-04) and Tracey Mann (KS-01), as well as Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The lawmakers are urging the Trump Administration to use its existing authority to index capital gains taxes for inflation, which will address housing affordability concerns and ex... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (R-Lake Winnebago) and State Representative Jeff Vernetti (R-Camdenton) introduced complementary bills to restore the integrity of the citizen initiative petition process. Specifically, both bills will require non-profits that engage in election-related or political work to participate in the federal E-Verify program. Following reports of illegal aliens being employe... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the Sustaining Rural Healthcare Act. This legislation will expand access to care and provide a financial lifeline for struggling hospitals in rural communities by creating a new “In Character” Critical Access Hospital designation. This comes after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) services instituted an updated mapping framework, causing s... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following video statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address before a Joint Session of Congress. Watch the full video here or by clicking the image above. ### Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) announced a federal grant award of $13,333,000 for the Kansas City Area Transit Authority (KCATA). This grant will support KCATA in buying and rehabilitating buses, vans, and related equipment, and building and rehabilitating bus facilities. Specifically, this funding will help ensure the Kansas City Metro Region is represented as the best the heartland has t... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) announced that his office secured $5,229,789.12 owed to Nevada Regional Medical Center (NRMC) by the IRS. This is part of Rep. Alford’s multi-prong approach to supporting rural hospitals in the Fourth District and ensuring communities have adequate access to health care. “We’re proud to have secured more than $5.2 million that was owed to Nevada Regional Medi... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), alongside Reps. Tracey Mann (KS-01), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Tom Barrett (MI-07) introduced the First-Time Homebuyer Empowerment Act. This bill would allow first-time homebuyers to use leftover 529 plan funds tax-free to buy or build their first home, giving buyers more options to use their tax-advantaged savings. This legislation aims to remove barriers fir... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford issued the following statement after securing almost $23,000,000 million in targeted federal investments for Missouri’s Fourth District in the appropriations process for fiscal year 2026. “Missouri’s growth requires strategic investment,” said Congressman Alford. “The kind that strengthens infrastructure, advances research, supports rural health care, and prepares th... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced a resolution honoring President Donald J. Trump for securing a historic strategic agreement establishing permanent United States sovereignty and control over critical military installations in Greenland, strengthening Arctic security, and countering malign Russian and Chinese influence. Read the text of the resolution here. “President Trump has onc... Read More »
On Friday, February 6, 2026, Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) and Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, will host a roundtable titled “Main Street at Work: Empowering Small Businesses to Deliver Greater Affordability” in Kansas City, Missouri. The purpose of this roundtable discussion is to hear directly from small businesses about how the Committee can best ... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 and H.R. 7147, the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026. These packages include the final four of the twelve annual appropriations bills that will fund the federal government through September 30, 2026. Watch Congressman Alford’s re... Read More »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Mark Alford’s (MO-04) H.R. 5764, the AI for Main Street Act. This bipartisan bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA)’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) to help small businesses evaluate and adopt artificial intelligence (AI) by providing guidance, training, and outreach. It builds on existing efforts like America’s ... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons. Congressman Alford is urging ICE to consider sites in Cass County for the proposed Kansas City-area detention and processing facility. Following Kansas City’s misguided moratorium on non-municipal detention facilities, Alford cites Cass County’s proximity major transportati... Read More »
