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For Immediate Release February 14, 2023 Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov (202) 225-3465 Representative Thomas Massie announces that he has reintroduced 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, 2023.” "Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov (202) 225-3465 Congressman Thomas Massie, a member of the House Rules Committee, announces that the House of Representatives today passed legislation he introduced to end the COVID-19 vaccine mandate placed on international air visitors to the United States. Massie's legislation, HR 185, passed the House of… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov (202) 225-3465 On January 9, 2023, Representative Thomas Massie filed legislation to end the COVID-19 vaccine mandate placed on international air travelers to the United States. Rep. Massie's bill, HR 185, prevents enforcement of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order that was published in the… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov (202) 225-3465 Crescent Springs, KY - Each year, Members of Congress have the privilege of nominating exceptional young individuals to receive an appointment for admission to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov (202) 225-3465 Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) announces his re-introduction of the "Safe Students Act," H.R. 7415. The "Safe Students Act" repeals the "Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990," (GFSZA) eliminating GFSZA's one-size-fits-all federal ban on guns in school zones. Enactment of the "Safe Students Act" would make it… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov 202-225-3465 Representative Thomas Massie announces that he will host his annual "Academy Day" event on Saturday, May 7th at the Marriott Cincinnati Airport in Hebron, KY. "Academy Day" allows interested students of all ages and parents to meet with Service Academy representatives to learn more about the U.S.… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov 202-225-3465 U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) is pleased to invite all high school students from Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District to participate in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. The winning piece of art from each of the nation's Congressional Districts will be displayed in a yearlong… Read more »

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 »