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 »
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 »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly recently presented Virtual Academy Day 2021. Service Academy and ROTC representatives participated in the event to help middle and high school students learn about the admissions process. The deadline to submit the checklist is fast approaching. Anyone who needs to submit their checklist after November 1 must contact Robert Smith, our Service… Read more »
Washington - The House Armed Services Committee has passed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 57 to 2.
"The passage of the NDAA out of the Armed Services Committee marks the next major step in ensuring that we are sustaining our victories against foreign adversaries, protecting the homeland, and providing adequate resources to the men and women… Read more »
WASHINGTON - The deadly attacks on our American Service Members and innocent civilians are tragic and heartbreaking. My prayers go out to those who were injured and to the families of those who were killed.
I demand action from this administration to address this crisis, which they created with a lack of leadership and silence. This chaotic withdrawal has allowed our enemies to take… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, led House Armed Services Committee Republicans in pressing the Biden administration for a plan on Afghanistan.
In the letter the members wrote, “For months, we have been asking you for a plan on your withdrawal from Afghanistan. You failed to provide us with one and based… Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce that President Joe Biden has signed into law H.R. 208. The legislation names the U.S. Post Office located at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office."
Colonel Harris was held as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam for just under eight years, enduring starvation,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., along with U.S. Representatives Dean Phillips, D-Minn., and Trent Kelly, R-Miss., celebrated the designation of August 1, 2021 as Gold Star Children’s Day. On Thursday, the Senate passed a resolution introduced by Wicker and Manchin to officially set aside this day to recognize the sacrifices of the children of… Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce the passage of H.R. 208, by both chambers in the U.S. Congress. The bill now awaits the President's signature. This legislation will name the U.S. Post Office located at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, the Colonel Carlyle "Smitty" Harris Post Office.
"Colonel Harris was held as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam… Read more »
WASHINGTON – In the wake of a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) that would address what the head of the National Guard Bureau, Army General Daniel Hokanson, called “one of my most pressing concerns”, several military and service member support organizations have endorsed the Healthcare for our Troops Act.
The bill, H.R. 3512,… Read more »
