Iowa's 4th Congressional District
Recent News About Iowa's 4th Congressional District
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Feenstra Helps Lead Legislation to Secure American Elections
This week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce – alongside House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil – the American Confidence in Elections Act.
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Feenstra Votes to Fully Fund Military and Deliver Historic Pay Raise for Troops
On July 14, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This package sets defense policy and funds the U.S. Department of Defense annually.
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Feenstra Leads Legislation to Develop Export Infrastructure and Open New Markets for Iowa Agriculture
On July 13, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced the Fortifying Refrigeration Infrastructure and Developing Global Exports (FRIDGE) Act.
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Feenstra Helps Introduce Legislation to Ban China and Other Foreign Adversaries from Buying American Farmland
On July 12, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act, which is legislation – endorsed by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party – that would give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) greater jurisdiction over land purchases and establish guardrails against land purchases by foreign adversaries near military instillations, intelligence facilities, Department of Energy national laboratories, and other sensitive locations.
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Feenstra Leads Iowa Delegation in Urging USDA to Approve Emergency Grazing on Conservation Reserve Program Land
Last Friday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led the entire Iowa delegation in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program land amid severe drought conditions in Iow
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Feenstra Leads Legislation to Expand Broadband Connection to Rural Iowa Communities
On June 26, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Rural Broadband Modernization Act, which will provide grants and loans to rural communities to help expand rural broadband access, construct the necessary infrastructure for broadband deployment, and increase minimum broadband speeds in rural areas.
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Feenstra Supports Legislation to Repeal President Biden’s Mortgage Fee Hike on Iowa Families
On June 23, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Middle Class Borrower Protection Act, which will repeal President Biden’s tax on Americans with strong credit scores to subsidize those with lower scores.
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Feenstra Issues Statement on Credible IRS Whistleblower Testimony against Hunter Biden
On June 22, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee released credible whistleblower testimony from the IRS regarding tax evasion by Hunter Biden:
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Feenstra Supports Legislation to Establish Bilateral Trade Agreement with Taiwan
Last night, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act.
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Feenstra Votes to Override President Biden’s Veto of Republican Resolution to Stop His Student-Loan Bailout
On June 21, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for a congressional resolution to override President Biden’s veto of Republican legislation to stop his $400-billion student-loan bailout.
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Feenstra, Craig Introduce Legislation to Bolster Crop and Livestock Insurance Protections for New, Beginning, and Veteran Farmers
On June 20, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would equip new producers, beginning farmers, and our veterans in the Midwest and nationwide with the crop insurance protections they need to be productive, profitable, and successful.
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Feenstra Votes to Hold President Biden Accountable for His Reckless Executive Orders
Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023.
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The Republican Study Committee FY 2024 budget includes two Feenstra-led bills.
On June 14, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped unveil the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) FY 2024 budget proposal, which balances the federal budget in just seven years, slashes $16.3 trillion in wasteful government spending over ten years, and cuts $5.1 trillion in taxes.
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Feenstra Votes to Stop President Biden’s Ban on Gas Stoves
On June 13, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act.
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Feenstra, Panetta Introduce Legislation to Safely Continue American Agricultural Exports in Event of Animal Disease Outbreak
On June 12, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Safe American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, which would codify USDA’s role in negotiating regionalization agreements that allow livestock, poultry, and other animal products from unaffected areas of the country to continue to be safely exported in the event of an animal disease outbreak.
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Feenstra Urges Treasury Secretary Yellen to Hold Germany Accountable for Unfair, Outdated Taxes on American Business and Intellectual Property
On June 8, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led 7 of his colleagues on the House Ways and Means Committee in sending a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her to protect U.S. taxpayers and hold Germany accountable for overextending its tax authority on American businesses and industry.
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Feenstra Helps Introduce Legislation to Promote Agriculture Education at Iowa Community Colleges
On June 7, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce, alongside Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), the Community College Agriculture Advancement Act, which would equip community and technical colleges with the resources they need to expand agriculture education for their students and the next generation of farmers.
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Feenstra Helps Lead Legislation to Bolster Domestic Manufacturing, Grow Farm Economy
On June 6, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce – alongside U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Dan Kildee (D-MI), and Dwight Evans (D-PA) – the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA).
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Feenstra, Ernst Work to Keep Iowa Resources in Iowa
The legislation would protect resources for Iowa low-income families from being handed out to major cities like Chicago, Ill.
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Feenstra Honors National Foster Care Month By Introducing Legislation to Help Foster Youth Find Permanent Families via Adoption
Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2023, which would make the current Adoption Tax Credit fully refundable, removing income as a financial barrier to adoption.