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ICYMI: Hawley Measure to Fight Child Trafficking Signed Into Law
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 exploitation was just signed into law by President Trump. I want to thank the President for leading on this vital issue. This is the largest surge against child trafficking ever by the federal government,” said Senator Hawley. “Time is of the essence. Let’s rescue these children.”“Right now, 89,000...
Hawley Measure to Fight Child Trafficking Passes House, Heads to President’s Desk
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 thousands of children trapped in sex trafficking just passed the House and is headed to the President’s desk. That’s two hundred new law enforcement officers to find and rescue kids trafficked by predators and a new initiative to coordinate local, state, and federal enforcement. This is the biggest surge...
Hawley Applauds House Passage of Faster Labor Contracts Act
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement celebrating the House of Representatives passing his Faster Labor Contracts Act through a discharge petition:“We need real labor reform that puts workers first. For too long, mega corporations have denied workers’ rights and refused to meet them in good faith at the bargaining table. I’m glad to see the House has done the right thing for working-class Americans. The Senate needs to pass my bill and get this done.”Earlier this Congress, Senator Hawley led a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing the new, Teamsters-endorsed legislation to speed up first contracts for new unions. The legislation would ensure that when workers vote to unionize, a labor...
Hawley Op-Ed: AI Will Control Us If We Do Not Control It
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in The Free Press about the consequences of AI and the responsibility of the federal government to make AI work for Americans, namely in the areas of jobs, data centers and safety. The op-ed follows Senator Hawley’s extensive legislative work surrounding AI, including the GUARD Act, GRID Act, AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act, AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act, Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act, and AI LEAD Act. Read Senator Hawley's full op-ed here or below. Earlier this year in Festus, Missouri, a municipal government meeting packed hundreds of local residents into a high school gymnasium. The council in this river city of about...
Hawley Op-Ed: RECA Compensation Soars Past $100 Million, Overdue Justice for Missourians
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) authored the following op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch following a major milestone for his expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which began paying out benefits to survivors and their families in Missouri last year. Read the full op-ed here or below. Our state just passed a major milestone. The federal government has now paid out more than $100 million to the Missouri families poisoned by their government’s reckless handling of nuclear waste. Nothing can make up for the pain and suffering that radiation survivors have endured at the hands of their own government. But this compensation, made possible by the expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), provides a measure of relief— and a measure of justice....
Hawley Provision to Fight Child Trafficking Passes Senate
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) provision to combat child exploitation passed the Senate. The provision, as part of the broader reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, 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. “The Senate just passed my legislation with Tim Tebow to rescue thousands of children trapped in sex trafficking. That’s two hundred new law enforcement officers to find and rescue kids trafficked by predators and a new initiative to coordinate local, state, and federal enforcement. This is the biggest surge against child trafficking ever by the federal government. Let’s...
New Op-Ed: Hawley Urges Congress to Pass His Legislation to Rescue Trafficked Kids
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 analysts. Currently, DHS has only seven forensic analysts for these cases. Senator Hawley’s effort follows key advocacy from former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, who testified to Senator Hawley’s subcommittee in March about the desperate need for more resources and tools at the federal...
Hawley Keynotes American Compass New World Gala: ‘Artificial Intelligence Will Not Choose Moral Liberty’
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered the keynote address at the American Compass New World Gala, presenting on the foundation of our country and its moral covenant. He contrasted our founding with the dangers of artificial intelligence that threaten to unravel the very fabric of this nation. https://youtu.be/mGeiN9BClV8 Senator Hawley said, "For we are confronting now new questions of technology and science that will test our commitment to the great moral covenant that binds us together as a nation. I tell you tonight that the decisions we must soon make about the most powerful technology of our lifetimes—the technology of artificial intelligence—are among the most difficult we have yet faced as a people. These decisions will go far beyond questions of economics...
Hawley Leads Delegation Urging Approval for New Federal Relief for Recent Missouri Tornadoes
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) led the Missouri congressional delegation in sending a letter to President Trump in support of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe’s request for a major federal disaster declaration. This comes after the devastating tornadoes and storms that struck Missouri from April 23 through April 28, 2026. Senator Hawley wrote, "We write to support Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe’s May 22 request for a major federal disaster declaration, pursuant to the Stafford Act, following devastating tornadoes, straight-line winds, severe storms, large hail, and flooding that struck Missouri from April 23 through April 28, 2026. If approved, this declaration would promptly authorize federal aid for affected residents and compensate local governments for...
Hawley Urges Senate to Pass His Provision Included in Reconciliation Bill to Rescue Trafficked Kids
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 taken up by the Senate sometime this week. "In the Homeland Security Funding Bill that this body will take up in short order, there is the largest investment in anti-child trafficking in the history of this body," said Senator Hawley. "This is a moral challenge for this body to stand and...