Press Releases
Hawley Urges Congress to Pass His Legislation to Cap Credit Card Rates Following Trump Statement
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) renewed his push for Congress to pass his legislation to cap credit card interest rates for working Americans. This comes after President Donald Trump called for a 10% cap on predatory credit card interest rates over the weekend. “President Trump is right: working Americans are drowning in record credit card debt while the biggest credit card issuers get richer and richer by hiking their interest rates to the moon. It’s not just wrong, it’s exploitative. And it needs to end,” Senator Hawley said. “Congress should pass my bipartisan bill to cap these rates and deliver relief right away.” Senator Hawley and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced bipartisan legislation in February 2025 to...
Hawley Announces Legislation to Create New Inspector General Following Minnesota Fraud Allegations
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he is introducing legislation that would create a new inspector general to uncover fraud in federal programs that fund certain social services. The legislation comes after a federal prosecutor revealed half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds spent on social services in Minnesota since 2018 may have been stolen.
2025 RECAP: Hawley Delivers Record Legislative and Casework Wins
WASHINGTON -- In 2025, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) continued to prioritize Missourians and fight for hard-working Americans across the country as he kicked off his second term in the Senate. 2025 Quick Facts 120 bills and resolutions cosponsored. 40 original bills and resolutions introduced. 350+ local TV and print interviews. Thousands of casework issues resolved, with a 32 percent increase in Social Security assistance by Senator Hawley’s office over last year. Delivering for Missouri Historic expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) signed into law as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In just a matter of weeks, over 400 Missourians have received $20 million in compensation. Facilitated the nomination of five Missouri district court...
Senate Unanimously Passes Hawley Bill to Make Missouri Churchill Museum a National Historic Landmark
WASHINGTON -- Today, the United States Senate unanimously passed Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo). legislation to designate America’s National Churchill Museum as a National Historic Landmark. "Missouri is home of Winston Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech that marked the beginning of the Cold War," said Senator Hawley. "I'm proud to have shepherded this legislation through the Senate to rightfully commemorate Missouri's friendship with one of the greatest leaders in world history." The museum is located on the Westminster College campus in Fulton, Missouri. On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill joined President Harry S. Truman to speak at the Missouri college. It was at this site that Churchill famously described the state of foreign affairs in Europe by saying,...
Hawley Demands Answers from FDA Following Reports Agency Delayed Review of Mifepristone
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary following reports that he ordered the agency to delay a review of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Senator Hawley wrote, "Six months ago, you told me you were “committed to conducting a review of mifepristone,” the chemical abortion drug. You repeated this commitment to state attorneys general and other members of Congress. Yet according to news reports yesterday, you have ordered this promised safety review delayed until after the midterms. Indeed, it is unclear whether you are conducting an independent safety review at all." "This is totally unacceptable. I cannot emphasize enough the danger of playing...
Hawley Bill to Protect Children from AI Chatbots Gains New Cosponsors
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced additional cosponsors for the GUARD Act, his bipartisan legislation that would protect children from predatory AI chatbots. In addition to the GUARD Act's original cosponsors Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), Senator Hawley secured additional support for the GUARD Act from Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R- Utah) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.). Senator Hawley's GUARD Act would ban AI companions for minors, mandate that AI chatbots disclose its non-human status, and create new crimes for companies that make AI for minors that solicit...
Hawley Secures $40.5 Million in Additional Funding for Cleanup of Coldwater Creek
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that the Army Corps of Engineers has committed to provide $40.5 million in additional funding devoted to the cleanup of Coldwater Creek and related sites in the St. Louis region. The funds will be used for remediation activities under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) to clean up radioactive waste dating from the Manhattan Project. Senator Hawley has consistently advocated on behalf of the Coldwater Creek community. In March, Senator Hawley secured a pledge from EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, to clean up radioactive waste during Administrator Zeldin’s visit to St. Louis. In April, Senator Hawley applauded the EPA for expediting their plan to clean up the West Lake Landfill and Coldwater Creek....
Hawley Announces ‘No Taxes on Healthcare’ Legislation to Lower Costs
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced the No Taxes on Healthcare Act to provide relief for American families from out-of-control medical costs that have skyrocketed in recent years. Studies estimate that nearly 41 percent of adults in the United States have some form of debt stemming from medical expenses. In the last year alone, a recent Gallup report found that 31 million Americans borrowed money to pay for healthcare. But under the current tax system, only itemizing taxpayers—those who do not take the standard deduction—can use medical costs to reduce their tax burden, and only then for expenses that exceed 7.5 percent of income. That means 90 percent of American families get zero tax relief for healthcare costs. This tax...
Hawley Introduces Bill to Mandate Vetting of All Afghan Evacuees after Deadly Attack on DC National Guard
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 withdrawal from Afghanistan, he put Americans at risk by allowing tens of thousands of refugees into our country without proper vetting,” Senator Hawley said. “My bill is going to codify into law what President Trump started: we’re going to protect our heroes and ensure anyone allowed into our...
Hawley, Warner to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Revealing Number of Jobs Lost to AI
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) announced they will introduce the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act. This legislation would require major companies and federal agencies to report AI related layoffs to the Department of Labor to be compiled into a publicly available report. “Artificial intelligence is already replacing American workers, and experts project AI could drive unemployment up to 10-20% in the next five years,” said Senator Hawley. “The American people need to have an accurate understanding of how AI is affecting our workforce, so we can ensure that AI works for the people, not the other way around.”“Good policy starts with good data. This bipartisan legislation will finally give us a...