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Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) Praises the Passage of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) released the following statement this morning after voting for the passage of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act last night.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney’s bill, the Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act, also known as the PROP Act, was introduced in the United States Senate by Ron Johnson (WI-R), Joe Manchin (WV-D), John Barrasso (WY-R) and Richard Blumenthal (CT-D).
WASHINGTON D.C. – Yesterday, the House Budget Committee passed the budget out of committee for Fiscal Year 2017. The Republican Budget includes a proposed item from Congressman Alex X. Mooney that makes combating opioid abuse a high priority in Congress.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney voted in committee in favor of creating a ‘Centennial Challenge Fund,’ ensuring the continual improvement of our Nation’s parks by financing multiple park projects through matching private donations from organization partners.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney announced nearly $1 million in grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services for three community health centers in the Second Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney’s bill, H.R. 4499, the Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act, was introduced as an amendment by Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 in the Senate.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney voted for H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act (SHARE Act). The SHARE Act is a bipartisan package of nine individual bills that protects the traditional right of American sportsmen to fish and hunt.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney introduced H.R. 4499, the bipartisan Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act, also known as the PROP Act. This bill makes a technical modification to the Affordable Care Act to eliminate a potential penalty on physicians who refuse to overprescribe opioid drugs.
WASHINGTON D.C. --- Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney voted to override President Obama’s veto of H.R. 3762, Restoring American’s Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney announced that Jefferson County, West Virginia, has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).