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For Immediate Release Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov 202-225-3465 Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) is leading sixteen of his colleagues in a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The lawsuit, Massie et al v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeks to end the CDC's illegal mask mandate for… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov 202-225-3465 Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) announces reintroduction of the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act, H.R. 6590. This bill assists middle-class seniors by eliminating the unjust double-tax on Social Security benefits. As the Congressional Research Service reports, "Before 1984, Social Security benefits… Read more »

For Immediate Release 11/5/2021 Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov 202-225-3465 Washington, D.C.- Representative Thomas Massie announces the introduction of patent reform legislation designed to restore to Americans a patent system "as the Constitution of the United States originally envisioned it." Massie's legislation, HR 5874, the "Restoring America's Leadership… Read more »

Contact: John Kennedy, 202-225-3465 (Massie) Victoria Bonney, 202-577-8541 (Pingree)   Washington, D.C.- Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) announce the introduction of H.R. 4835, the Interstate Milk Freedom Act. This bill prohibits federal interference with the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products that are packaged for… Read more »

Contact: John Kennedy, 202-225-3465 (Massie) Victoria Bonney, 202-577-8541 (Pingree) Washington, D.C.-Today, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) re-introduced the PRIME (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption) Act to make it easier for small farms and ranches to serve consumers. Companion legislation has been introduced in the… Read more »

For Immediate Release 4/28/2021 Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov 202-225-3465 Today, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced the "Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act" (SAFER Voter Act). The SAFER Voter Act would repeal the federal law that prevents voting-age adults, ages 18 to 20, from purchasing a handgun from a Federal Firearms License (FFL)… Read more »

For Immediate Release 2/26/2021 Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov 202-225-3465 Representative Thomas Massie introduced two pieces of legislation this week designed to put an end to taxpayer-funded Congressional pensions. The first of Massie's two bills is the End Pensions in Congress Act (EPIC Act). The second bill is the Member of Congress Opt-out Clarification… Read more »

For Immediate Release February 8, 2021 Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov (202) 225-3546 Representative Thomas Massie announces that he has introduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. The bill, which is one sentence long, states, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2022.” "Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not… Read more »

For Immediate Release January 3, 2021 Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov 202-225-3465 Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Tom McClintock (R-Cal.), Chip Roy (R-Texas) released the following statement concerning the January 6 attempt to overturn the results of the election. “We, like most… Read more »

For Immediate Release September 1, 2020 Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov 202-225-3465 United States Representative Thomas Massie (KY-04), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announces that two airports serving Northern Kentucky will receive nearly $39 million (combined) in Airport Improvement Project (AIP) grants from the United States… Read more »