WASHINGTON - The Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has been passed out of the House Armed Services Committee by a vote of 57 - 1. More than 70 proposals from our office were included in the final passage of the NDAA. Passage of the NDAA moves this process forward to ensure our warfighters have all the tools and resources they need to defend our great Nation and… Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Andy Kim and U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly have introduced the Dental Care for our Troops Act. This legislation would provide access to premium-free TRICARE for dental services for the Reserve and National Guard component.
“When I speak with National Guard members, Reservists, and military support organizations, they tell me that access to affordable dental… Read more »
Contacts: Rachel Huxley-Cohen (Duckworth), Rachel_huxley-cohen@duckworth.senate.gov
Spencer Hurwitz (Blackburn), spencer_hurwitz@blackburn.senate.gov
Christian Unkenholz (Brown), christian.unkenholz@mail.house.gov
Susan Parker (Kelly), susan.parker@mail.house.gov
WASHINGTON - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chair of the U.S. Senate Armed Services… Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., and Trent Kelly, R-Miss., joined lawmakers from the Maine congressional delegation in a letter urging Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to include funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in next year’s FY2023 budget.
“As you work to finalize… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) was awarded an A+ on the Susan B. Anthony List National Pro-Life Scorecard for his work in 2021 to give the unborn a voice. On December 1, 2021, Congressman Kelly joined Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in support… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-18) and Trent Kelly (R-MS-01) announced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to bolster American semiconductor production and supply chains. The Investing in Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing Act ensures that federal incentives to increase domestic semiconductor manufacturing include U.S. suppliers that produce the materials and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Steven Palazzo (MS-04), Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Michael Guest (MS-03) joined over 150 Republicans to support a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to halt President Biden's vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid providers.
"I was happy to join this effort and continue my charge against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates," said Congressman… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Last night, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
"As the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, I am proud to pass the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)," Rep. Kelly said. "This legislation will ensure Combatant Commanders rapidly receive the… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) joined Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on the steps of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., in support of historic legislation passed by the Mississippi Legislature in 2018 that restricts abortions after 15 weeks. Today, U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments from General Fitch's legal… Read more »
TUPELO - The office of U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) hosted a ceremony to officially designate the United States Post Office in Tupelo as the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office." In August, President Joe Biden signed into law H.R. 208, a bill introduced by Congressman Kelly earlier this year.
"Col. Harris defended our great Nation with courage and bravery," Rep.… Read more »
