WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) released the following statement after Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cleared-out the anti-Semitic and unlawful protestors occupying George Washington University (GWU): "For days, Hamas-apologists illegally overtook George Washington University, harassed and intimidated Jewish Americans. Mayor Bowser… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) co-signed a letter offered by Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) to demand that U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigate possible cases of visa fraud committed by colleges and universities when they fail to enforce rules unilaterally to protect foreign national students. The letter has received support… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) released the following statement in acknowledgment of Yom HaShoah–Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024: "Much has changed in the past year. On October 7, 2023, Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel’s Southern Border with genocidal intentions, committed heinous war crimes, took hundreds of hostages, and carried-out the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) released the following statement regarding the consideration of recent anti-Semitism legislation in Congress: "Jewish students across our nation are being intimidated, assaulted, and blocked from attending class by anti-Semitic, Hamas apologists. Those who break our laws must be prosecuted to the fullest-extent of the law and… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) led a bipartisan letter alongside Representative Troy Carter Sr. (D-LA) and 6 additional colleagues in seeking sustained federal funding for the Search and Rescue Common Operating Platform (SARCOP). The bipartisan letter calls upon Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) of the House Appropriations Committee… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 325 – The Bipartisan Harmful Algal Blooms Essential Forecasting Act, as part of H.R. 6093 - The Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023, with a nearly-unanimous, bipartisan vote of 394-19. This common sense proposal to ensure that the Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecasting System is formally designated as an… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced legislation to bolster America's nuclear energy workforce through an initiative that enhances the dissemination of nuclear energy-related information at American schools in an attempt to alter the stigma associated with nuclear power. The recently introduced initiative also strategically increases awareness about… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) jointly introduced legislation alongside Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) to provide much-needed tax relief for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and private insurance policyholders across Southwest Florida, the Sunshine State, and the nation. H.R. 8102 – "The Flood Insurance Relief Act" is the 76th piece of legislation proposed by… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation offered by Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC) to recognize and celebrate the bravery and contributions of America's linemen to the people of Southwest Florida. The "Bipartisan Linemen Appreciation Resolution" is the 505th piece of legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Donalds during the 118th Congress and… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) led a bipartisan letter alongside Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL) and 15 additional colleagues from across the Sunshine State in demanding that the Biden administration does not proceed with any proposed wilderness designation at Big Cypress National Preserve. Federally-designated wilderness… Read more »