Iowa's 1st Congressional District
Recent News About Iowa's 1st Congressional District
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Miller-Meeks, Crenshaw, and Khanna Applaud FDA Guidance on Clinical Trials with Psychedelics Following Legislative Push
U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa-01), Dan Crenshaw (Texas-02), and Ro Khanna (Calif.-17) applaud the FDA’s decision to issue its first draft guidance on clinical trials for psychedelic drugs in treating mental health conditions like PTSD and TBI – following the introduction of his legislation calling on the FDA to do exactly that.
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Support Grows for Bipartisan, Bicameral PREEMIE Act
On June 29, 2023, U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) alongside U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), and Michael Burgess (R-Texas) welcomed growing support for their Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act of 2023 from 84 maternal and infant health organizations.
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Miller-Meeks, Daines Lead Colleagues in Effort to Provide Tax Relief for Pregnant Moms
On June 21, 2023, U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa-01) and U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced the “Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act,” which allows pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children.
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Iowa Delegation Urges Biden to Issue Emergency Declaration for Scott County
On June 7, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), today called on President Joe Biden to swiftly grant Governor Kim Reynolds’ Emergency Declaration request following the devastating building collapse in Davenport.
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Miller-Meeks Statement on H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act
On May 31, Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks issued the following statement after voting YES on H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
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Miller-Meeks, Williams Introduce Resolution to Safeguard Educational Resources for Students
On June 1, U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and Brandon Williams (NY-22) introduced a resolution disapproving of the use of public elementary and secondary school facilities to house illegal aliens as a result of the Biden administration’s failed, open-border policies.
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Miller-Meeks, Bost, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Improve and Expand VA Care
U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, Mike Bost (IL-12), Chair of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Jack Bergman (MI-01), Aumua Amata Radewagen (AS-00), Greg Murphy (NC-03), Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Nancy Mace (SC-01) today introduced the Veteran Care Improvement Act, legislation to improve and expand VA health services.
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Miller-Meeks, Eshoo, Burgess, Kelly, Blunt Rochester, Kiggins, Senate Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reduce Premature Births
The PREEMIE Act Renews Programs Aimed At Understanding The Causes Of Preterm Birth And Improving Infant Health Outcomes
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Miller-Meeks, Dingell Introduce Bill to Expedite Broadband Expansion
U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced the Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act, legislation that would require National Telecommunications and Information Administration to periodically report to Congress on whether the Departments of Interior and Agriculture have established an online portal for the acceptance, processing, and disposal of the common form application to deploy a communications facility on federal property.
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Miller-Meeks, Bice, Hunt, Sorensen, Budzinski Introduce Bill to Classify Corn-Based Ethanol as an Advanced Biofuel
U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Stephanie Bice (OK-05), Wesley Hunt (TX-13), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) today introduced the Fuels Parity Act, legislation that would allow ethanol from corn starch to qualify as an advanced biofuel and require EPA to use the Argonne GREET model to determine the greenhouse gas emission profile of biofuels under the RFS. Text of the bill may be found here.
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Iowa Congressional Delegation Statement on Major Victory for Iowa Farmers
The Members of Iowa’s Congressional Delegation released the following statement on the debt ceiling package negotiations, which resulted in major concessions to protect Iowa’s farmers.