John James Votes in Favor of SAVE Act to Ensure Only American Citizens Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative John James (MI-10) voted in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which passed the House with unanimous Republican support. The SAVE Act makes several reforms to prevent non-citizens from illegally voting in federal elections. This bill comes in the wake of m... Read More »
Today, the House of Representatives passed Representative John James’ (MI-10) critical amendment to move funds to the U.S. Coast Guard for the procurement of an already authorized Great Lakes icebreaker (GLIB). The GLIB is needed to bolster and maintain commerce during the winter months and to respond to winter flooding of Great Lakes communities. The United States economy is reliant on the Great ... Read More »
Today, Representatives John James (MI-10), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Morgan Luttrell (TX-08), Jack Bergman (MI-01), and Don Davis (NC-01), all of whom are veterans, introduced the Preserving Veterans’ Legacy Act of 2024 to allow veteran families the ability to have their entire family buried together. Current law only allows the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration (NCA) ... Read More »
Representatives John James (MI-10) and Colin Allred (TX-32) have introduced a bipartisan resolution acknowledging the violent actions committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied militia in the Darfur Region of Sudan as acts of genocide. Since April 2023, the Sudanese Armed Force (SAF) and the RSF have engaged in a violent conflict that has led to the displacement of over 8 million p... Read More »
This week, Congressman John James (MI-10) joined township officials in Harrison Township to celebrate the $1.12 million in federal funding that he secured during last year’s congressional appropriations process for a South River multi-use path in Harrison Township. The funding will go towards creating a path which will bolster recreation, improve health and wellness of the community, provide a saf... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative John James (MI-10) and Representative Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) announced the introduction of the bipartisan AFTER SCHOOL Act. The legislation would establish a grant program through the Department of Justice for local communities to create and strengthen after school programs, with the goal of reducing juvenile violent crime. Rep. James issued the following s... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John James (MI-10) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, and the Army Chief of Staff, General Randy George, advocating for Selfridge Air National Guard Base to receive an AH-64E Apache helicopter mission. The letter states: “Currently, Selfridge is home to the 127th Wing, which is composed of a squadron of A-10s and 12 KC-135 Stratotan... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative John James (MI-10) and Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Protecting America’s Working Dogs (PAW) Act. Currently, federal guidelines are murky for the fate of federal (Department of Defense, Border Patrol, Capitol Police, etc.) working dogs after they are retired. Oftentimes, the retired working dog’s former partn... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative John James (MI-10) voted in favor of H.R. 192, which prohibits non-citizens from voting in elections. Amidst the surge of illegal immigration that has occurred under President Joe Biden with over 10 million illegal border crossings since 2021, this bill assures that American citizens, not illegal immigrants, are the only ones able to vote in elections. The ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In honor of National Police Week, the House of Representatives passed a slew of bills to support law enforcement and first responders across the nation. Representative John James (MI-10) voted in favor of each of these measures, reaffirming his commitment to support our law enforcement officers. Rep. James issued the following statement following National Police Week: “Police We... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative John James (MI-10) hosted Mario Andretti on Capitol Hill this week to discuss Formula One's decision to exclude an Andretti Motors race car from league competition, which would be the first ever American-built and manufactured car in the league. Earlier this week, Rep. James wrote a letter to Formula One (F1) parent company Liberty Media Corporation CEO Greg Maffe... Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Representative John James (MI-10) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to the U.S. House of Representatives to push back on the Biden EPA’s tailpipe emissions rule, which would require approximately two-thirds of all consumer vehicles to be zero emission by 2032. This rule is a clear example of EPA overreach as it picks winners and losers by setting emiss... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative John James (MI-10) joined Speaker Mike Johnson, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Dr. Virginia Foxx, and Representative Kevin Hern for the signing of Rep. James' H.J.Res 98, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to stop the Biden Administration's new joint employer rule. This new joint employer rule forces liability on companies for a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative John James’ appointment to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee was officially ratified by the U.S. House of Representatives. John James will now serve on the following committees and subcommittees: Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals Foreign... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative John James (MI-10) is calling on President Joe Biden to sign his Congressional Review Act resolution pushing back on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new joint employer rule, after the resolution was passed by the United States Senate. This rule forces liability on companies for another business’ employees even if they do not directly oversee them. Jame... Read More »