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Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-GA), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), Congressman Ron Estes (R-KS), Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-D), Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA), and Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-D) today introduced the legislation that would address the uncertainty in present law that would cause some U.S. business taxpayers to face an unexpected and unknowable tax liability due to the mec... Read More »

Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-GA), Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and 26 colleagues recently reintroduced H.R. 5349, the Crucial Communism Teaching (CCT) Act. The CCT Act makes educational materials available through the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to help educate middle and high school students about the dangers of communism and totalitarianism, and how they are contrary to... Read More »

Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-GA) and Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) recently introduced legislation that would restore appropriate tax deductions for advisory expenses related to funeral and cemetery trusts. "From my time as a mayor, I understand firsthand the financial responsibility that goes along with maintaining community cemeteries,” said Congressman Drew Ferguson. “During a time of i... Read More »

Security Subcommittee Chairman Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), and Work and Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (IL-16) today sent a letter to Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi calling on the SSA to immediately implement the “Payroll Information Exchange” (PIE) program, and provide the Ways and Means Commit... Read More »

Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) today released the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee passed H.R. 3284, the Providers and Payers COMPETE Act, which ensures anti-competitive behavior is not tolerated in our healthcare system. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to submit an annual report on the impact of certain Medicare regulations on provider ... Read More »

House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) today sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), requesting a review on how the Social Security Administration (SSA) manages and oversees billions of dollars in information technology (IT) investments. The letter follows an audit report of the SSA release... Read More »

Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) today released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, which authorizes $886.3 billion for national defense discretionary programs – an increase of $28 billion over the Fiscal Year 2023 enacted level: “This year’s National Defense Authorization Act hardens America’s industrial base an... Read More »

Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) and Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) today released statements following passage of the Rural Opportunity Zone and Investment Act, by the House Ways and Means Committee. “Since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, economically troubled areas of the country have seen strong growth thanks to investments in opportunity zones,” said Congressman Ferguson. “In Georgia,... Read More »

Congressmen Drew Ferguson (GA-03) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) recently introduced H.R. 4021, the Fair and Open Skies Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure fair labor standards are upheld by all airlines operating in the U.S. and increase the Department of Transportation’s powers to regulate unfair business practices by foreign airlines. This legislation specifically seeks to preclude forei... Read More »

The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Drew Ferguson (GA-03) and full Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) today released statements following passage of H.R. 3784, the Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, by the Ways and Means Committee: “The American people deserve a quick response from government agencies when they are the vic... Read More »

Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) recently introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate November 9th each year as “Gold Star Father’s Day,” nationally. “We ask everything of our servicemembers, but we also ask a great deal of their loved ones,” said Congressman Ferguson. “Gold Star family members carry on the legacy of these American heroes, and our nation i... Read More »

U.S. Representatives Drew Ferguson (R-GA) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) today introduced the Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023. This legislation would help curb hospital closures in rural communities by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments. “Rural hospitals play an essential role in serving their communities and providing vital care to patients,” said Representative Drew Ferguson. “Georgia has... Read More »

By: Congressman Drew Ferguson Washington Examiner With the federal government poised to once again reach its borrowing limit next month, the public expects Congress to get our nation’s fiscal trajectory under control. It is long past time that lawmakers enforce meaningful limits on our country’s future spending, and make sensible and responsible choices that address the looming debt ceiling crisis... Read More »

Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) today announced the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. The first-place winner will receive a round-trip visit to Washington, D.C., and have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. “Thank you to the students, parents, teachers, and all others in the community who participated – and made the 2023 Congressional Art Competiti... Read More »

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.), Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.), and Mike Levin (D-Calif.) alongside Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today reintroduced the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act to encourage innovative drug development targeting the most threatening infections, impro... Read More »