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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the following statement upon HASC passing late last night the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, H.R. 5515. The NDAA sets Department of Defense (DOD) policy and authorizes funding levels for defense programs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) released the following statement on the release of three U.S. prisoners by North Korea:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), House Vice-Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, today released the following statement upon the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably passing his bipartisan legislation to modernize the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (PR), which collects an excise tax on sporting goods sales to fund wildlife
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) released the below statement upon his bill, the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act (H.R. 4910), passing the House of Representatives by a vote of 388 to 0. H.R.
WARNER ROBINS, GA – This week, U.S. Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) honored eight young men and women who have earned appointments to U.S. Military Service Academies at a ceremony in Warner Robins, GA. Following the ceremony, Rep. Scott released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the following statement upon HASC Subcommittees today meeting and favorably passing polices out of their respective Subcommittees and sending them to the Full Committee to be debated on and potentially included in the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY2019) National Defen
VALDOSTA, GA – On Sunday, U.S. Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) announced the Eighth District winners for the 2018 Congressional Art Competition at an awards reception at the Valdosta Mall, in coordination with the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, GA. The grand prize winner will be eligible for scholarships and receives airfare to Washington D.C.
Last month, US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced that this year more than $1.1 billion will be distributed to state wildlife agencies from taxes generated by the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (widely referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Agriculture Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, today released the following statement upon the Committee passing the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
Congressman Austin Scott, R-Georgia, a Member of the House Agriculture Committee and chairman of the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, released a statement Sunday upon completion of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, also known as the “farm bill.”