Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-04) is proud to announce his appointment to the House Ethics Committee, which is responsible for upholding the ethics rules of the House, investigating potential violations, and ensuring proper disclosure and review of financial statements by members of Congress and their staff.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, Representatives John Rutherford (R-FL) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) relaunched the Congressional Crohn's and Colitis Caucus in the 117th Congress. Representatives Rutherford and Maloney will serve as co-chairs of this bipartisan caucus dedicated to educating Congress and the American public on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Representatives Rutherford and Maloney released the following joint statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, U.S. Representatives John Rutherford (FL-4), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Ted Deutch (FL-22), and Stephanie Murphy (FL-7) reintroduced the Luke and Alex School Safety Act, the House companion to a Senate Bill introduced by Ron Johnson (R-WI), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Rick Scott (R-FL). This legislation codifies into law a federal clearinghouse that categorizes, assesses, and shares best practices for school safety measures and identifies the resources necessary to implement them.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-04) was reappointed to the House Appropriations Committee, where he has served since 2018. He will sit on three subcommittees with jurisdictions significant to Northeast Florida: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump has signed into law the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020, a bill introduced in the House by Representative John Rutherford (R-FL) and Representative David Trone (D-MD). This new law expands access to mental health services for individuals leaving the prison system, providing a "Continuity of Care" for those at risk of recidivism.
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Last night, Representative John Rutherford (FL-04) announced this year's nominees to the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), United States Military Academy (USMA), and the United States Naval Academy (USNA). Rep. Rutherford congratulated the 34 nominees at the Allen D. Nease High School Performing Arts Center and wished them success in their final selection process.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen John Rutherford (FL-04) and Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Lung Cancer Caucus, introduced legislation to designate November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. While Lung Cancer Awareness Month has traditionally taken place in November, this legislation in Congress would formally recognize its observance during that month.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation, first introduced by Congressman John Rutherford (FL-04) and Congressman Michael Waltz (FL-06), to name a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in St. Johns County after Army Private First Class Leo C. Chase, Jr., the first man from St. Johns County to be killed in the Vietnam War. The new VA outpatient clinic will be designated as the "Leo C. Chase, Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rutherford applauds President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States will officially close federal waters off the coast of Florida to offshore drilling through 2032.