Press Releases
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—The Republican Study Committee (RSC) has endorsed Bryan Steil's bill, H.R. 6015, the Stop Evasion of Iran Sanctions Act, as part of RSC's National Security Strategy: Strengthening America and Countering Global Threats. Steil has been a member of the RSC since 2019 and is a member of the RSC National Security and Foreign Affairs Task Force.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Today, Bryan Steil urged the State Department to immediately address the backlog in U.S. passport applications. Numerous constituents of Wisconsin's First Congressional District have reached out to Steil regarding delayed passport applications due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There is a reported nationwide backlog of 1.6 million passport applications.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Today, Bryan Steil announced that the City of Racine received $649,751 to assist homeless families and individuals suffering from coronavirus. Funding was authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which Steil supported.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Bryan Steil is working to protect seniors from criminal scammers preying upon our emotions during the coronavirus crisis. Steil introduced H.R. 7002, the Stop Coronavirus Scams Act. Steil's bill enhances penalties on criminals who knowingly traffic counterfeit drugs, mislabeled masks, and other false products during the coronavirus crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil joined Congressman Tom Tiffany in the U.S. Capitol for Tiffany's official swearing in as the representative of Wisconsin's Seventh Congressional District.
"Tom is a proven, principled leader and will bring more of our Wisconsin values to Washington. As we continue to fight coronavirus and work to get our economy moving again, Tom's experience as a small business owner will help us support Wisconsin workers and families. I am excited to work with Tom to achieve results for Wisconsin," said Steil.
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. In total, Wisconsin non-profits will receive $568,559 to help provide job access programs to low-income individuals where public transit is not feasible.
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.