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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24)

The bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which passed Congress on June 23rd, includes language from the Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act. U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) co-led the introduction of the DASH Act with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) to make housing more affordable for working families and combat the rise of children and families experiencing homelessness.

The DASH Act, which is led by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) in the Senate, addresses the lack of affordable quality housing through policies like creating a new down payment tax credit for first-time homebuyers, expanding and improving housing tax credits, incentivizing the construction of more affordable housing, and supporting families with children who are at risk of becoming homeless by improving services and access to housing vouchers.

“For many Central Coast families, housing is their biggest monthly expense. Whether they’re renting or buying, housing costs have gotten out-of-control,” said Rep. Carbajal. “I co-led the introduction of the DASH Act with Congresswoman Hoyle to lower costs for renters and first-time homebuyers, help those experiencing homelessness, and incentivize the construction of more housing units. I’m proud that language from the DASH Act passed Congress, and I’ll keep working to get the rest of the legislation across the finish line.”

Detailed provisions from the DASH Act included in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act are below:

• Makes the Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization (MPR) program permanent, helping preserve and improve existing rural rental housing while keeping rents affordable for tenants.
• Expands access to rural housing vouchers so more low-income households can qualify when certain federally financed rural housing properties leave the program.
• Clarifies how rural housing voucher amounts are calculated to prevent ambiguity about what assistance people will receive.
• Allows property owners six months to reassign unused rental assistance to another eligible tenant. If it is not used during that time, the assistance is transferred to eligible families in other rural housing properties. This prevents assistance from disappearing and ensures it keeps serving rural low-income families somewhere else in the program.

Carbajal has long been a leader to bring down housing costs and address homelessness. Since 2021, Carbajal has worked with federal housing agencies to bring back more than half a billion in federal dollars to the Central Coast to lower housing costs.

In 2024, the Biden administration adopted Carbajal’s Home for the Brave Act to improve veterans’ access to housing assistance programs.

In April 2025, Carbajal co-introduced the Housing for All Act, a landmark bill that would provide ten years of new and increased funding for construction of new housing units, rental assistance, hotel and motel conversions, and more.

In June 2025, Carbajal introduced the American Dream for All Act to help first-time homebuyers purchase homes. The legislation would create a federal pilot program that provides down payment assistance loans to first-time homebuyers.

In August 2025, Carbajal introduced bipartisan legislation to unlock federal dollars for safe parking programs. Safe parking programs provide safe overnight parking locations for people experiencing homelessness and living in their vehicles as well as supportive services, like rapid rehousing services and facilities like restrooms and showers.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new federal funding for U.S. communities through the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup grant program. The EPA awarded Mount Rogers Planning District Commission, based in Marion, Virginia, a $1.5 million assessment grant to support brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments, and community outreach activities.

Congressman Griffith continues to voice his support for the Brownfields Program, which delivers millions of dollars to Southwest Virginia communities to help with potential economic development projects. 

Following the EPA grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:

“Redevelopment of brownfield sites in Virginia’s Ninth District are promising projects that account for economic growth potential. 

“This EPA Brownfields Grant for $1.5 million helps Mount Rogers Planning District Commission further explore opportunities that redevelop local brownfield sites.”

BACKGROUND

Mount Rogers Planning District Commission promotes regional cooperation and planning between the Counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Washington and Wythe and the Cities of Bristol and Galax.

In 2025, Congressman Griffith announced that LENOWISCO Planning District Commission received multiple Brownfield-related grants from the EPA. That funding supported community-wide assessments of local brownfields.

Since 2019, other Ninth District communities to receive Brownfields Program funding include Pennington Gap in Lee County, Dublin and Pulaski in Pulaski County, Bluefield in Tazewell County, Martinsville City and Bristol City. Data available here.

Before his July 2025 appointment as Health Subcommittee Chairman, Congressman Griffith chaired the Subcommittee on Environment.

In March of 2025, Congressman Griffith chaired a hearing on the EPA’s Brownfields Program. Scott County Native and LENOWISCO Planning District Commission Executive Director Duane Miller testified to the panel and discussed the Program’s importance to Southwest Virginia communities.

LENOWISCO Planning District Commission serves the Counties of Lee, Wise and Scott and the City of Norton.

The Brownfields Program empowers states, communities and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse brownfields.

A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant.

Brownfield Assessment grants provide funding for brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments and community outreach.

According to the EPA, Assessment Coalition grants are designed for one “lead” eligible entity to partner with two to four eligible entities that do not have the capacity to apply for and manage their own EPA cooperative agreement and otherwise would not have access to Brownfields grant resources.

Congressman Griffith’s e-newsletter on the Program can be found here.

In March 2026, Congressman Griffith’s remarks during a legislative hearing on the EPA Brownfields Program can be found here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new federal funding for U.S. communities through the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup grant program. The EPA awarded the City of Martinsville a $1 million Multipurpose grant to support brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments, community outreach and cleanup activities at a local brownfield site. 

Congressman Griffith continues to voice his support for the Brownfields Program, which delivers millions of dollars to Southwest Virginia communities to help with potential economic development projects. 

Following the EPA grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:

“Redevelopment of brownfield sites in Virginia’s Ninth District are promising projects that account for economic growth potential. 

“This EPA Brownfields Grant for $1 million helps Martinsville further explore opportunities that redevelop local brownfield sites.”

BACKGROUND

In 2025, Congressman Griffith announced that LENOWISCO Planning District Commission received multiple Brownfield-related grants from the EPA. That funding supported community-wide assessments of local brownfields.

Since 2019, other Ninth District communities to receive Brownfields Program funding include Pennington Gap in Lee County, Dublin and Pulaski in Pulaski County, Bluefield in Tazewell County, Martinsville City and Bristol City. Data available here.

Before his July 2025 appointment as Health Subcommittee Chairman, Congressman Griffith chaired the Subcommittee on Environment.

In March of 2025, Congressman Griffith chaired a hearing on the EPA’s Brownfields Program. Scott County Native and LENOWISCO Planning District Commission Executive Director Duane Miller testified to the panel and discussed the Program’s importance to Southwest Virginia communities.

LENOWISCO Planning District Commission serves the Counties of Lee, Wise and Scott and the City of Norton.

The Brownfields Program empowers states, communities and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse brownfields.

A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant.

Brownfield Assessment grants provide funding for brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments and community outreach.

According to the EPA, Assessment Coalition grants are designed for one “lead” eligible entity to partner with two to four eligible entities that do not have the capacity to apply for and manage their own EPA cooperative agreement and otherwise would not have access to Brownfields grant resources.

Congressman Griffith’s e-newsletter on the Program can be found here.

In March 2026, Congressman Griffith’s remarks during a legislative hearing on the EPA Brownfields Program can be found here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)

The package includes two bills co-led by Pappas, the Accelerating Home Building Act and the Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Aderholt, a member of the America 250 Commission, joined Speaker Mike Johnson and other Members of Congress at the unveiling of the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence, which will be sealed for 250 years until America’s quincentennial on July 4, 2276.

This is an opportunity to document historic milestones through contributions from every state and territory.

The time capsule was created by the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act passed in February to preserve parts of American history for the next 250 years.

“I am proud to be a founding member of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission and a cosponsor of the bipartisan and bicameral Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act. This time capsule serves as an opportunity to document historic milestones and to tell the story of our country through the contributions of Americans from every state and territory. 

Two hundred and fifty years from now, Americans will get a glimpse into who we were and what we valued. I believe that in two hundred and fifty years, our nation will still hold close to the resilience and enduring values that made America a beacon of liberty and opportunity for generations.

And while I’m sure the artifacts they will find will seem ancient to them, I hope the items will inspire them to learn from the people that came before them and for America to continue to be a ‘shining city upon on a hill.’

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Aderholt announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded almost $2 million in federal funding for hazard mitigation projects in Alabama’s Fourth District.

These projects were authorized through the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act and funded through FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program.

Mitigation Projects in Alabama’s Fourth District:

• $900,000 for Winston County
  • Road and Bridge Restoration Project
• $893,000 for the City of Jasper
  • Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Project

“I am proud to announce almost $2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for projects in Alabama’s Fourth District that will allow our communities to take proactive steps before future disasters and reduce natural hazard risks. Through federal funding projects, we are working to effectively improve infrastructure and protect the people and properties in local areas,” said Congressman Aderholt (AL-04).

Before funds are awarded, these communities must apply by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 22, 2026. FEMA will review all applications and disburse funding only after confirming that eligibility criteria have been met.

 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Gregory W Meeks (5th District of New York)

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, today released the following statement calling on the U.S. Department of State to secure an agreement halting the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) siege of Sudan’s El Obeid city:

“For the past six months, the RSF and its allied forces have destroyed hospitals, schools, and other civilian infrastructure throughout El Obeid to collectively punish civilians and maximize death and destruction. These attacks follow the RSF’s similar assault last year on El Fasher that culminated in the deaths of as many as 100,000 men, women, and children. 

“As the driver of the Quad peace process, the United States must urgently secure an agreement that halts the RSF siege of El Obeid, provides unhindered humanitarian access to the city, and establishes a humanitarian corridor and safe passage for civilians seeking to leave. Inaction in the face of a looming massacre risks delegitimizing the Quad and its ongoing efforts to broker an end to the Sudanese civil war. The Trump administration must be prepared to use sanctions and other punitive measures to protect civilians in El Obeid and to press the warring parties to cease fire and come to the negotiating table. After more than a year of lofty promises and strongly worded statements, the Quad must finally deliver for the Sudanese people.” 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Gregory W Meeks (5th District of New York)

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the State Department’s decision to bypass Congressional review on an arms sale of more than $700 million worth of equipment to the Turkish military:

“Late yesterday, the administration informed me it would once again bypass Congressional review for more than $700 million in defense articles to the Turkish military in yet another deeply troubling example of this administration’s open contempt for Congress’s oversight authority.

“In this case, the State Department did not even attempt to justify its decision. It did not invoke any emergency authority, did not present a written rationale, and for months refused to make a good-faith effort to brief me on implications of the sale for the U.S.-Turkey relationship, Turkey’s continued possession of the Russian S-400 system, and other regional security concerns. It simply informed my office that it would immediately proceed with a formal notification of the sale.

“These items will not be delivered for years, and the administration repeatedly ignored persistent requests for information and clarification on key aspects of U.S. policy. There can be no pretense that this was urgent or unavoidable. This was a deliberate choice to shut Congress out and to treat legitimate oversight as an inconvenience to be brushed aside.” 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (12th District of Michigan)

Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) once again urged leaders at the University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory to respond to Ypsilanti Township community concerns directly and decisively regarding the proposed data center project. The new letter to University of Michigan President Domenico Grasso and Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Dr. Thom Mason follows growing concerns from community members that the project will adversely impact their local infrastructure and quality of life. Congresswoman Dingell ended the letter with a series of questions with the goal of gaining greater clarity for Michiganders asking similar questions about the project.

A copy of the letter can be found HERE and text is below:

Dear President Grasso and Director Mason:

This is another communication to express my continued deep frustration with the lack of transparency, meaningful community engagement, and clear communication surrounding the proposed University of Michigan-Los Alamos data center.

For more than two years, I have repeatedly urged the University of Michigan to work openly and honestly with Ypsilanti Township. The University of Michigan has not been transparent it its work with the community. Instead, residents and government officials continue to be left with more questions than answers about a project that will impact their community, infrastructure, and quality of life.

As you know, frustration, fear, and anger culminated on June 16, 2026, when the Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees voted to formally oppose the project, citing its designation as a “Tier 1 High Value Target Risk.” It is unacceptable that the University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory continue to move forward while ignoring the serious concerns and questions raised by residents and elected officials.

I previously called on the University to hold a real townhall on this project, where members of the community could publicly ask their questions and receive answers. Instead, the University opted for a one-sided “open house” to give a presentation amplifying this project. Not only did this “open house” fail to answer questions, but it also contributed to increasing anxieties and concerns surrounding the project.

Now, to only exacerbate confusion, I have been told repeatedly by residents of Ypsilanti Township and surrounding communities this facility is involved in producing nuclear weapons and studying defense capabilities. These statements and unanswered questions underscore the consequences of failing to communicate clearly and transparently with the public. I once again urge the University of Michigan and Los Alamos to hold a real public townhall with community dialogue where community concerns are specifically addressed.

My constituents in Ypsilanti Township have the right to be given a full, complete, and accurate understanding of the impacts and work of this project with specific answers to questions on the impacts on local energy demand, water usage, noise pollution, public safety, emergency response capacity, and municipal resources.

Given the significant gravity of these issues, I am asking for specific answers to the following questions by Friday, July 10, 2026. These are questions I hear repeatedly from my constituents and local officials that remain unanswered. I will make the answers to these questions publicly available.

1. Will the University of Michigan-Los Alamos data center be used to produce nuclear weapons?
    
2. Will this data center have the capabilities to produce nuclear weapons?
    
3. How would this data center’s “computational nuclear weapons modeling research” impact the advancement of nuclear military technology?
    
4. Does the primary mission of this data center involve the production of materials needed to activate nuclear weapons?
    
5. Will this data center study nuclear defense capabilities?
    
6. Does the University of Michigan have contracts with the U.S. Department of War, previously known as the U.S. Department of Defense?
    
7. Will this data center store or handle hazardous materials?
    
8. What are the University of Michigan and Los Alamos doing to protect Ypsilanti Township from the effects this data center will have on local energy demand?
    
9. How will the University of Michigan and Los Alamos ensure that Ypsilanti Township residents do not face increased energy costs?
    
10. What are the University of Michigan and Los Alamos doing to protect Ypsilanti Township from the effects this data center would have on local water demand?
     
11. What are the University of Michigan and Los Alamos doing to protect Ypsilanti Township from the noise pollution caused by data centers of this size?
     
12. What are the University of Michigan and Los Alamos doing to address the burden that a data center of this size places on Ypsilanti Township and the project’s tax-exempt status?
     
13. What are the University of Michigan and Los Alamos doing to address the burden this project places on the Ypsilanti Township police and other emergency services and first responders?
     
14. What will the University of Michigan and Los Alamos do to ensure the safety of Ypsilanti Township residents based on the project’s classification as a “Tier 1 High Value Target Risk?”
     
15. If the University of Michigan and Los Alamos move forward with the Willow Run location for this project, what are the plans for the property purchased on Textile Road?
     
16. In a June 2026 article, a representative of the University of Michigan stated that “the University continues to evaluate multiple factors and sites related to the project.” What are the sites the University is considering for this project?
     
17. A December 2024 memo to the Michigan Strategic Fund Board states that “the project will be located on a 20-acre property in Ypsilanti Township.” The Textile Road property purchased for this project is 124 acres. Why has the project expanded since the original planning?
18. Why was Ypsilanti Township selected as the site of this project?
     
19. What benefits will the University of Michigan and Los Alamos provide to the community hosting this data center?
     
20. The project has been referred to as a “economic development magnet.” How would this project attract economic opportunities for Ypsilanti Township? What start-ups or high-tech businesses, potential tenants, and collaborators have expressed interest in Ypsilanti Township because of this project?
     
21. What are the University of Michigan and Los Alamos doing to address the lack of transparency surrounding this project and better communicate with the Ypsilanti Township?

This level of uncertainty and confusion regarding a project of this magnitude is unacceptable, and because of this lack of transparency, Ypsilanti Township does not want you as a neighbor. The Ypsilanti Township community deserves transparency, accountability, and engagement from those seeking to operate in their community.

Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to your timely response.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-3)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03), along with Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21) and Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), led 21 New Democrat Coalition members in demanding answers from Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) response to the emergence of New World Screwworm (NWS) and urging the Trump Administration to provide ranchers, farmers, and producers with the tools they need to contain the outbreak.

“Across the livestock sector, producers and industry experts have made clear that they are prepared to work with USDA to eradicate this pest again,” the members wrote. “Right now, in the face of this serious and quickly developing situation, ranchers and farmers want real solutions, not excuses or finger pointing. It is time to take responsibility for events that occur under your leadership and move forward to work to improve the situation.”

Davids and her New Dem colleagues are urging USDA to prioritize transparency, coordination, and science-based response. After years of drought, higher costs, and shrinking cattle herds, ranchers need clear federal guidance and a fast, effective plan to protect livestock and livelihoods. The last thing they need is a new parasite threatening herds and pushing beef prices even higher.

During a previous U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing, Davids questioned Secretary Rollins on the recent detection of New World Screwworm and the threat it faces everyday Kansans. Analysts estimate that even a limited NWS outbreak could cost producers approximately $732 million per year and result in $1.8 billion in total losses. The cattle industry alone represents a $15 billion sector in Kansas.

You can read the full letter here, and below:

Dear Secretary Rollins:

On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed New World Screwworm (NWS) larvae in a calf in Zavala County, Texas, approximately 60 miles from the southern border. In the days since, USDA has confirmed additional cases in Texas and New Mexico. The arrival of NWS is unfortunate and was potentially preventable if certain programs and staff at USDA and across the government had been retained. The reality for ranchers and producers across the southwest is that NWS is here. The administration must now recommit to transparency and proactive communication with stakeholders and the public about the situation, while also taking appropriate steps to ensure that producers in border states are prepared and have the necessary tools to prevent further spread.

Across the livestock sector, producers and industry experts have made clear that they are prepared to work with USDA to eradicate this pest again. While NWS is not a food safety concern, it is vital that we protect animal health and American agriculture. Right now, in the face of this serious and quickly developing situation, ranchers and farmers want real solutions, not excuses or finger pointing. It is time to take responsibility for events that occur under your leadership and move forward to work to improve the situation. In line with that reality Congress requests the following information by July 1st, 2026:

• Resources and staffing. What personnel, equipment, and sterile-fly resources is the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) deploying to the ongoing response, including any resources drawn from the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program and the National Veterinary Stockpile? If detections multiply, is current staffing sufficient, and what is the surge plan? Please also provide current specific staffing levels for APHIS by mission area, including the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, APHIS Veterinary Services, and the border inspection workforce, including Tick Riders. Please identify any positions within APHIS that have been eliminated or relocated since January 20th, 2025. Further, please identify any positions that were eliminated and since restored within APHIS since January 20th, 2025. Did any employees who were working on NWS opt into the deferred resignation program? In 2025, the Trump administration cut funding for animal disease monitoring projects funded through United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and operated by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This included the termination of projects dedicated to monitoring and containment of NWS in Central America. What role did USDA have in the cancellation of FAO grants or funding to other organizations or governments working to contain or surveil NWS?

• Surveillance zones. USDA has announced a 20-kilometer Infested Zone, and your Response Playbook also calls for an Adjacent Surveillance Zone and a Fly Surveillance Area reaching up to 200 kilometers. What zones, surveillance measures, or planning are now in effect for affected counties in Texas and New Mexico? Please include trapping density, inspection requirements, movement certificates, outreach to veterinarians and animal owners, and 14-day trace-back measures. Please also provide data on what samples from the trap network deployed along the border have shown, and what USDA has learned from the location of these detections about any gaps, blind spots, or limits in the existing surveillance network.

• Wildlife surveillance. Wildlife surveillance is often difficult, and white-tailed deer, exotic game, and feral hogs are abundant across the affected region. How is USDA APHIS Wildlife Services coordinating with the Department of the Interior and with state wildlife agencies such as Texas Parks and Wildlife, to conduct wildlife surveillance, manage infested carcasses, and keep wildlife from sustaining the outbreak?

• Human health. What is the joint USDA-HHS plan, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state health departments, to monitor and prevent human cases?

• Sterile fly supply. USDA has activated the Moore Air Base sterile fly dispersal facility in Texas, but the country still depends on a single operating sterile fly production facility in Panama. USDA has projected that Mexico’s Metapa facility will reach 60 to 100 million sterile flies per week once renovated and that the south Texas facility will reach 300 million per week, while estimated need is 400 to 500 million per week. When will the Moore Air Base production facility produce its first fly? What is USDA’s interim plan to bridge the supply gap, and what additional resources or authorities are needed to meet demand? Has USDA validated modular, field-deployable SIT production units? And what is the status of NovoFly, the male-only genetically engineered strain developed by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and now under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review that could roughly double sterile-fly output, including any discussions with Mexican authorities about adopting it to strengthen the shared barrier?3 Given that sterile fly dispersal is critical to stop the spread, and the Moore facility will not be operational for some time, for how long do you expect the current outbreak to persist?

• Interstate movement and coordination with the states. The detections are no longer confined to one county or one state. How is USDA coordinating with the Texas Animal Health Commission, New Mexico authorities, and State Animal Health Officials in the states that receive Texas and New Mexico cattle? What interstate movement and certification requirements now apply, and how will USDA ensure movement controls protect animal health without needlessly disrupting interstate commerce?

• Border and trade. Since the detection of NWS, Canada has issued partial import restrictions on U.S. livestock. Please outline how you are working with trade partners to ensure continuity of trade flows. How are you working with trade partners on regionalization agreements, and please provide assessments for the overall impact on beef and cattle trade.

• Dairy.  Dairy cows produce milk every day that must be moved or dumped, so a quarantine harms a dairy from day one. The FDA has authorized treatments for lactating dairy cattle, including a May 2026 emergency use authorization for doramectin, but milk-discard and withdrawal periods carry real costs for producers. What is the USDA doing to ensure affordable, reliable access to treatments and support any quarantined dairies?

• Economic Impact. Based on the current situation and USDA modeling, what is the expected impact on the Texas and New Mexico economies and the broader cattle sector? In a recent economic analysis, the USDA estimated that a large outbreak in Texas could cost producers $1.8 billion. How does that estimate compare to an estimate for a more contained outbreak? What would a large outbreak in New Mexico or another state cost producers?

The United States eradicated New World Screwworm once before through sustained federal leadership, scientific expertise, coordination with producers and states, and the resources necessary to meet the threat. USDA can succeed again with adequate staffing, reliable sterile-fly capacity, clear timelines, science-based movement protocols, and close coordination with state animal health officials and affected stakeholders. That response is essential to protect the health of the nation’s livestock, safeguard producers’ livelihoods, and drive this pest out again. We stand ready to work with you to ensure the federal response has the resources, coordination, and urgency needed to succeed.