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National Security

ICYMI: Hawley Measure to Fight Child Trafficking Signed Into Law

Thursday, June 11, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, President Trump signed Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) measure to combat child exploitation into law as part of the broader reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Now, DHS will have access to $108.5 million to hire 200 new child exploitation investigators and analysts. Prior to this measure being enacted, DHS only had 7 full-time specialists to identify these victims. "My legislation with Tim Tebow to rescue thousands of kids from online child...

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Hawley Measure to Fight Child Trafficking Passes House, Heads to President’s Desk

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) provision to combat child exploitation passed the House of Representatives. Hawley's provision, as part of the broader reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security that passed the Senate last week, will provide DHS with $108.5 million to hire 200 new child exploitation investigators and analysts. DHS currently employs only 7 full-time specialists to identify these victims.  “My legislation with Tim Tebow to rescue...

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New Op-Ed: Hawley Urges Congress to Pass His Legislation to Rescue Trafficked Kids

Thursday, June 04, 2026

Hawley's Legislation is Included in GOP Reconciliation Bill Being Voted on Today, Awaits Final Passage WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in The Daily Wire about the need to pass his legislation to combat child trafficking. The Department of Homeland Security funding bill, which the Senate is expected to vote on today, includes Senator Hawley’s provision that would allocate $108.5 million for hiring 200 child exploitation investigators and forensic...

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Hawley Urges Senate to Pass His Provision Included in Reconciliation Bill to Rescue Trafficked Kids

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON -- In a floor speech today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urgedhis colleagues to pass his provision added to the GOP reconciliation package to rescue trafficked children. This comes after Senator Hawley successfully included his language in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill to allocate $108.5 million for hiring 200 child exploitation investigators and forensic analysts. The GOP reconciliation bill to fund DHS is expected to be...

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Hawley’s Legislation Combating Child Exploitation Passes Out of Committee, Included in Reconciliation

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

The Renewed Hope Act now heads to Senate floor following committee vote WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) provision to crack down on child exploitation advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security Committee as a part of the GOP reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senator Hawley successfully included his language to allocate $108.5 million for hiring 200 child exploitation investigators and forensic analysts. Currently, DHS has only seven...

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Whistleblower Testifies That Biden Admin Violated Hawley Law to Declassify Lab Leak Info

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, a CIA whistleblower testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) about the intelligence community’s handling of information related to the origins of COVID-19. In January 2023, Senator Hawley’s legislation to declassify "any and all” information related to COVID’s origins—including information that would substantiate the lab leak hypothesis—passed Congress unanimously and was signed into law. Today’s whistleblower testified that...

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Hawley Calls for Congressional Hearing Following Third Assassination Attempt on President Trump 

Monday, April 27, 2026

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) sent a letter to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul, urging him to hold an oversight hearing on the third apparent assassination attempt on President Trump. The letter comes after the crazed gunman was charged with attempted assassination. Senator Hawley wrote, "On the evening of April 25, a crazed gunman charged past security at the Washington Hilton and attempted to attack...

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ICYMI: Hawley Chairs Judiciary Hearing Uncovering Biden Administration’s Failure in Afghan Vetting Process

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired a hearing on the Biden Administration's failure to properly vet Afghan nationals, leading to the shooting of two national guardsmen in Washington, D.C. in November. During the hearing, Senator Hawley exposed that millions of taxpayer dollars were funneled through non-profit organizations with known terrorist ties. Senator Hawley asked Craig Adelman, the Deputy Inspector General of the Office of Audits, "In 2022,...

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Hawley Introduces Bill to Mandate Vetting of All Afghan Evacuees after Deadly Attack on DC National Guard

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced the Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act, a bill to strengthen vetting procedures for Afghans who were evacuated to the United States following Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the wake of the deadly attack on the National Guard by one of these evacuees, Senator Hawley’s bill would require in-person interviews and vetting of all Afghan evacuees. “Joe Biden didn’t just botch our...

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Hawley Secures Wins for Missouri in Senate Defense Bill

Thursday, October 09, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) issued the following statement on the passage of the Senate's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026 NDAA): "Tonight the Senate has adopted my legislation protecting Ft. Leonard Wood's vital hospital from being downgraded or closed. This is a huge win for Missouri. The defense bill passed tonight also enacts President Trump’s national security priorities, gives our troops a 3.8% pay raise, and makes needed defense...

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