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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) introduced H.R. 6613, the Preparing Leaders to Assess Needs (PLAN) for School Safety Act. This bill would provide resources to states to establish school safety development centers that will help schools conduct assessments of their safety, identify evidence-based solutions to improve security, and access state and federal grant funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) announced the 2023 Congressional App Challenge winners for Florida's 5th Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on the House’s decision to expel Rep. George Santos (NY-03) from Congress with a bipartisan vote of 311 to 114:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) introduced H.R. 6212, the Preserving Recreation, Oceans, Tourism, Environment, and Coastal Towns in (PROTECT) Florida Act to prevent drilling off Florida’s coast. This legislation codifies the moratorium on oil and gas leasing, seismic testing, and exploration in federal waters off the coast of Florida until 2032.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Natural Resources Committee voted to advance H.R. 4587, the Red Snapper Act. This legislation was reintroduced during the 118th Congress by Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) to prevent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from implementing area closures in the South Atlantic until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count is complete and the findings are integrated into the fishery’s stock assessment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on the election of Rep. Mike Johnson (LA) as the 56th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressmen John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement in response to Congress’s vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives:
“Today Representative Matt Gaetz (FL-01) led House Democrats and a handful of dissenters in handing the House back to the Far Left. It is a lie to characterize this as anything but a personal vendetta.