Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., issued a letter today asking President Biden to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’s ... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the passage of H.R. 208, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102, in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office." Last night, t... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (MS-01) and Tim Ryan (OH-13) proudly introduced the “Gold Star Altitude Act.” This bill will allow Gold Star family members to use travel benefits to fly on military aircraft when there is available space to select locations. "The Space Available ... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (MS-01) is pleased to announce his selection to serve on the House Budget Committee for the 117th Congress. The Budget Committee is responsible for preparing the Annual Budget Resolution, has oversight over the Congressional Budget Office, and sets fundi... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Williams to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The Corinth native is an Alcorn Central High School senior. Benjamin is an outstanding student who has devoted himself to his studies and to co... Read more »

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has selected Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) to serve as the Ranking Member of the new Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations (ISO). The new subcommittee will have jurisdiction over Department of Defense (DoD)... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the launch of the Sergeant First Class Sean Cooley and Specialist Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program. Frayser Hawkins, a U.S. Navy Veteran and native of New Albany, is the first Gold Star fam... Read more »

Washington - Congressmen Steven Palazzo (MS-04), Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Michael Guest (MS-03), have signed a letter addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressing their deep concern about the way members of the National Guard were treated during their deployment to the nation's capital. Speci... Read more »

Louisville, Mississippi - Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) is pleased to announce that Camryn Colter of Louisville High School is the winner of the First Congressional District's 2020 Congressional App Challenge (CAC). The CAC, an initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives, invites middle and h... Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Representative Trent Kelly, R-Miss., today announced that Congress has approved a $24.3 million plan by the General Services Administration (GSA) to renovate the Thomas G. Abernethy Courthouse in Aberdeen, Miss. The... Read more »