Press Releases
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Bryan Steil joined eight of his House and Senate colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, to ask the Administration to increase oversight and prevent economic impact payments from being made to deceased individuals. Steil also cosponsored H.R. 2543, the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act.
Bryan Steil and officials from the Federal Trade Commission, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and AARP will hold a telephone town hall to provide our community with information to prevent, identify, and report scams during the COVID-19 pandemic. The telephone town hall will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 10am.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Bryan Steil announced that the Kenosha Achievement Center is one of six Wisconsin non-profits to receive Federal Transit Administration (FTA) dollars through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Today, Bryan Steil released a statement following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' (WNDR) announcement that Kenosha now meets the federal air quality standard for ground-level ozone.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Today, Bryan Steil led 12 of his colleagues to urge Speaker Pelosi, Republican Leader McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Schumer to allow parents to access funds from 529 plans for expenses incurred while students are required to learn from home without being taxed or penalized.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Today, Bryan Steil announced changes to the Artistic Discovery Contest to help high school students compete while unable to be in their classrooms. The artwork submission deadline has been moved to May 14th and artwork submissions must now be sent via email.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced religious nonprofits and religious organizations are eligible to receive federal coronavirus emergency assistance loans to help pay their employees, rent, and utilities.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Bryan Steil urged Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Jovita Carranza, to ensure religious organizations and religious nonprofits are eligible for SBA loans to pay workers, pay rent and utilities. 39 of Steil's colleagues joined to support this effort.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Bryan Steil released a statement after Janesville native, Maddie Schroeder, returned safely back to Wisconsin. Maddie had been stuck in Peru due to the coronavirus pandemic.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) introduced a bill to rescind the $25 million in funding for the Kennedy Center included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Steil's bill has 13 cosponsors, including Republican Whip Steve Scalise.