Press Releases

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce a resolution congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their Super Bowl victory. The resolution – cosponsored by U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) – honors the team, the dedicated fans, and the Kansas City community.

"The Chiefs had a remarkable season, finishing strong with a hard-fought and well-deserved Super Bowl win. The Kansas City community could not be more proud of this team's accomplishments, and we look forward to their continued...

Following the announcement by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today that he is launching an investigation into potential malpractice regarding minors at The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital, Senator Hawley has sent a new letter tonight to the university chancellor, hospital president, and the center’s co-directors.

“Starting immediately, your institutions must take steps to preserve all records, written and electronic, regarding gender-related treatments...

Following recent news revealing egregious abuses and potential malpractice regarding minors at the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital, today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will launch an investigation into the medical center:

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act, a bill that both toughens the sentence for possessing child pornography and stops judges from sentencing offenders below the federal guidelines.

The epidemic of child pornography in the United States has exploded. Just over a decade ago, the number of images of child sexual abuse material online was less than 1 million. That number grew to 45...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on the Chinese government's espionage efforts within the United States, slamming the Biden administration for hiding these efforts from the American people.

"For an entire week, the Biden Administration allowed the Chinese government to fly a surveillance balloon across the United States," wrote Senator Hawley. "The balloon flew over states like Montana, which...

Following his letter to the Department of Homeland Security requesting information on China’s spy activities, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce a Senate resolution to condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its blatant violation of U.S. airspace and call for transparency regarding the Chinese surveillance balloon incident.

Senator Hawley said, “The CCP’s deployment of a surveillance balloon into U.S. airspace was a gross violation of American sovereignty and...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he would introduce new legislation to ban ownership of American farmland by Chinese corporations.

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) demanding an investigation into the Chinese surveillance balloon and slamming the Biden Administration’s lack of action.

"As confirmed today by the Pentagon, there is currently a Chinese surveillance balloon moving across the United States. […] Yet rather than shooting down or otherwise disabling this high-altitude balloon, the Biden Administration is...

During his first appearance in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pushed the Department of Energy's Deputy Secretary David Turk for answers about radioactive waste found near Jana Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District of Florissant, Mo.

"With all due respect, I'm not particularly interested in conversations, I'm interested in getting a result here," Senator Hawley said. "These parents have been waiting for years [...] to get some...

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Keep Our Promises Act to exempt Social Security and Medicare from the debt ceiling.  

Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries must be confident that their benefits will be paid in full and on time. Senator Hawley’s legislation will ensure these programs are never used as leverage in negotiations over the debt limit.

"Social Security and Medicare are not bargaining chips. These are promises we’ve made to the American people, and we must not...