Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) and Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) introduced legislation to hold federal agency employees accountable for misconduct.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) issued the following statement on the House's procedural passage of the Un-Offset Budget Caps Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) received the 2019 National Park Heritage Award from the National Parks Conservation Association for his leadership to protect and highlight the beauty of America's national parks and public lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.) and David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) introduced a bill to deter robocalls in the U.S.
H.R. 2015, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act would require call identity validation and cut down on spoofed calls.
The legislation would also increase civil penalties for robocallers, allowing the FCC to implement penalties of up to $10,000 per call for those who intentionally disregard telemarketing restrictions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) joined more than 150 of his Republican colleagues on Tuesday in the fight for the right to life by signing a discharge petition for the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 962).
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) protects the sanctity of life by requiring health care practitioners exercise the same degree of care, skill and diligence to born-alive abortion survivors as they would to any other prematurely-born child.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) helped introduce the WAGE Equity Act, the Republican alternative to the Paycheck Fairness Act. U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced the legislation Tuesday afternoon. Smucker is an original cosponsor.
"From families, to education and to the workforce, women play pivotal roles in our country and it's important they're paid fairly," Smucker said. "I'm proud to be an original cosponsor of Rep. Stefanik's legislation to help achieve wage equity and encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support it."
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, U.S. Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.), Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) introduced a bill to relieve veterans of financial burdens caused by delays at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The VA Billing Accountability Act sets specific and immediate billing requirements so veterans do not receive unbilled co-payments for VA care from years past.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, U.S. Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced a bipartisan bill to improve Department of Defense mental health services provided to servicemembers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) was joined by a coalition from Pennsylvania and nationwide to announce the introduction of two bills to develop the country's workforce and fill available jobs to stimulate the American economy.
The USA Workforce Tax Credit Act and the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act would work to provide skills training through apprenticeships and fill available jobs to build a modern workforce.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) introduced a bill to prioritize the health care needs of America's senior citizens by eliminating the lifetime late-enrollment penalty for certain groups of Medicare recipients.
The Seniors' Health Care Choice Act (H.R. 1657), would eliminate the permanent late penalty for seniors enrolled in COBRA coverage or small business health insurance plans who did not register for Medicare before the enrollment deadline.