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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) joined Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) and Mary Peltola (AK-At-Large) to introduce bipartisan legislation to delay the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) proposed 10-knot speed restriction for boats longer than 35 feet until the U.S. Department of Commerce implements monitoring technology to track North American right whales.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on his vote on H.Res. 521, to censure and condemn Representative Adam Schiff:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) welcomed Ashvatha Arun, a recent graduate of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, to Washington, D.C., to celebrate her designation as the 2023 Congressional Art Competition winner for Florida’s Fifth Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) introduced H.R. 3458, the Reinstate Our Troops Act, to require the Secretary of Defense to swiftly reinstate all servicemembers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine after requesting an exemption during the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement after the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies reported out their Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 bill to the full House Appropriations Committee:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives John Rutherford (FL-05) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) reintroduced the Invest to Protect Act, along with Representatives Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04) and Steven Horsford (NV-04). The Invest to Protect Act will make critical investments in smaller police departments, those with fewer than 200 sworn officers, that will help with recruitment, retention, mental health support, and officer training.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives John Rutherford (FL-05) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) reintroduced H.R. 3170, the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) and Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced H.R. 2620, the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation will enhance penalties for individuals stealing firearms from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) dealer, a firearms and ammunition seller. Penalties would include minimum sentences of three years in prison for burglary and five years in prison for robbery.
Despite the Administration's claims that the border is secure, recent reports show unprecedented levels of border crossings into the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the department's budget request for Fiscal Year 2024.