Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Two pieces of bipartisan legislation sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) were adopted by the House Armed Services Committee during a markup of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2500).
Congressman Smucker's Warrior Wellness Act (H.R. 1801) and Defense Small Business Advancement Act (H.R. 2974), were offered as amendments to the NDAA. The NDAA now proceeds to the full House of Representatives for consideration.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, May 21, Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) introduced H.R. 2888 the Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act, a bipartisan bill that would give the U.S. Department of Education and law enforcement agencies the tools needed to identify and shut down student debt relief scams. The bill also provides student loan exit counseling to inform federal loan borrowers about debt relief scams.
Lancaster, PA -- Congressman Lloyd Smucker, in conjunction with the office of U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, will host a ceremony honoring area Vietnam-era veterans with a 50th anniversary commemorative pin. Veterans from the 11th Congressional District are invited to attend and be honored at this event.
This ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 15 at 8AM at Columbia High School, located at 901 Ironville Pike, Columbia, PA 17512.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM) introduced legislation to help small businesses foster partnerships to improve their participation as suppliers to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
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."