Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by Daily Caller, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act. The Chinese Communist Party is actively seeking to control, govern, and manipulate all aspects of faith through the ‘‘Sinicization of Religion’’, a process… Read more »
Washington, DC – Yesterday, as first reported by Military Times, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) has led 5 of his colleagues in a letter to the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary of Defense concerning a recent report from the U.S. Army Audit regarding Lead-Based Paint (LBP) and Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) in privatized military… Read more »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by Missouri Times, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) concerning the review and reimbursement process for rural hospitals. Specifically, the letter said:
“The continued delay of these funds is unacceptable and poses a severe risk to the survival of… Read more »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by Fox News, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) led 12 of his colleagues in a letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense concerning a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) outlining subpar living conditions in certain military barracks.
The letter specifically asks:
1) The GAO report mentioned DoD does not… Read more »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by The Kansas City Star, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Administration regarding veterans requesting their medical records, only to receive another individual’s information. The Congressman’s office has been made aware of this happening on three different… Read more »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by The Kansas City Star, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the WHIP+ Reauthorization Act. Under the Trump administration, the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP +) provided payments to crop producers who suffered losses from eligible natural disasters. In an effort to support and help… Read more »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, House leadership appointed members to serve on the House-Senate Conference Committee to negotiate any necessary changes in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) was selected.
The following Members were included as core conferees:
Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-03)
Rep. Joe… Read more »
Washington, DC – As first reported by The Daily Caller, earlier today, Congressman Mark Alford led 26 of his colleagues in the introduction of the Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices (CABO) Act. This legislation would:
Allow Members in the headquarters of any agency during regular business hours, excluding areas that require a security clearance of… Read more »
Washington, DC – Yesterday, the House Small Business Committee passed Congressman Mark Alford’s Rural Small Business Administration (SBA) Report Act by a vote of 22-0. The bill will now await consideration on the floor of the House of Representatives for a final passage vote.
As first reported by The Missouri Times, this legislation would require two reports from… Read more »
Washington, DC – As first reported by The Missouri Times, earlier today, Congressman Alford (MO-04) introduced the Small Business Administration (SBA) Rural Performance Report Act. This legislation will require two reports from the SBA to ensure we understand how they are elevating rural small businesses.
The first is a report on the Office of Rural Affairs… Read more »
