Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) this week joined other House Republican colleagues in demanding President Obama withdraw his administration’s recent directive threatening denial of federal supplemental funds and other potential repercussions to local school districts who don’t allow students to use their bathroom of choice without regard for their gender.“It would seem the Obama administration feel... Read more »

Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) issued the following statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of religious employers objecting to Obamacare’s contraception insurance coverage:“I am pleased that the Supreme Court has chosen to respect religious non-profit organizations’ objections to providing contraceptive measures,” said Rep. Long.“The federal government shouldn’t be able to co... Read more »

Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) issued the following statement today after a federal district judge ruled that the Obama administration unlawfully funded parts of Obamacare without congressional approval:“Today’s ruling was a great victory for the separation of powers and holding the executive branch accountable to the American people,” said Rep. Long.“Like I have said many times before, no adminis... Read more »

Congressmen Billy Long (MO-07) and Ben Ray Luján (NM-03) have introduced the “Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016” to increase the availability of life-saving treatments for at-risk newborns. The bill will heighten innovation in neonatal drug therapies, improve outcomes for infants with devastating ailments, and give hope for a healthy life to those newborns that are most ... Read more »

House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Representatives Billy Long (MO-7) and Doris Matsui (CA-6) today introduced the “HHS Data Protection Act of 2016.” This bill would reform the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate the HHS Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as the primary authority on all matters of information security at the agency to ensure the p... Read more »

Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) voted this tax week in support of four bills to increase transparency and accountability at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Following passage of the “IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act” (H.R. 4885), the “No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act” (H.R. 1206), the “Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act” (H.R. 3724), and a bill to ban payment of bo... Read more »

SPRINGFIELD –Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) has announced this year’s top prize winners from Missouri’s Seventh District in the 35th annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students. Kelsey Thornton from McDonald County High School has taken first place for her colored pencil drawing entitled, “Grandpa’s Garden Gospel.” She will be invited to attend a ceremony in Washington, D.C., to ... Read more »

Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) issued the following statement today following the passage of H.R. 4596, the “Small Business Broadband Deployment Act,” which ensures that small business broadband providers can devote time and resources to network expansion, rather than compliance with cumbersome regulatory requirements:“Today’s vote marks a victory for the 39 percent of rural Americans, including m... Read more »

Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) issued the following statement today following the passage of H.R. 3797, the "Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act, which ensures environmentally beneficial coal refuse-to-energy facilities put at risk by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules can continue cleanup projects in America's coal country.“Like all Americans relying heavily on... Read more »

Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) issued the following statement following the passage of the “National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel Act,” the “Foreign Fighter Review Act,” and the “Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Reform and Improvement Act,” a series of bills to strengthen national security and stamp out terrorist travel to the U.S.Overall, these three bills demand that the White... Read more »