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Collins Votes to Restore Military's Lethality

By Central Georgia News Report | Jul 18, 2023

Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), for Fiscal Year 2024.

Collins Sounds Alarm on Deadly Drugs Flooding American Communities

By Central Georgia News Report | Jul 16, 2023

Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to sound the alarm on the deadly drugs flooding communities across America and putting law enforcement officers at great personal risk. In the address, Collins urged his colleagues to take up the Senate's amended version of H.R. 1734, the TRANQ Research Act. Collins' bill, which passed the House unanimously in May of this year, directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide up-to-date research on the detection and handling of the newest, most dangerous synthetic opioids. Detection capabilities will extend to law enforcement and other first responders so they are better equipped to stem the flow of deadly drugs into the United States.

Collins Congratulates Athens Resident on West Point Appointment

By Central Georgia News Report | Jul 10, 2023

During a signing ceremony in the Monroe office on Friday, June 16th, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) congratulated José Gonzalez for earning an appointment to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. José is a recent graduate of the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) and a 2022 graduate of Cedar Shoals High School in Athens.

Collins Statement on SCOTUS Striking Down Biden's Illegal and Immoral Student Loan Bailout

By Central Georgia News Report | Jul 6, 2023

Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) issued the following statement upon the Supreme Court's decision to strike down President Biden's student loan bailout:

Collins Joins Roundtable with Georgia Chamber of Commerce and T&I Chairman Sam Graves

By Central Georgia News Report | Jul 5, 2023

This week, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) joined a roundtable with the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Sam Graves (R-Mo.). The roundtable, co-hosted by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Transportation Alliance, the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, and the Council for Quality Growth, focused on Georgia's transportation needs and the priorities of the business community.

Collins Invites Students to Participate in Congressional App Challenge

By Central Georgia News Report | Jul 4, 2023

Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) announced that he will host the Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. This nationwide event allows students to compete with their peers by creating a software application, or "app," for the internet, personal computer, tablet, mobile device, or other platform of their choice.

Collins Introduces Bill to Help Farmers Prepare for Drought, Strengthen Federal Partnership with UGA Weather Network

By Central Georgia News Report | Jul 3, 2023

Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology, introduced the Weather Information for Agriculture Act, legislation to strengthen America's national drought and soil moisture monitoring systems. Collins is joined by Environment Subcommittee Chairman Max Miller (R-Ohio) and Representative Jim Baird (R-Ind.) as original cosponsors.

Collins Votes to Censure Rep. Adam Schiff

By Central Georgia News Report | Jun 29, 2023

House Republicans passed Representative Anna Paulina Luna's (R-Fla.) H. Res. 521, a resolution to censure Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for misleading the American public as it pertains to the Russia hoax investigation, resulting in a $32 million cost for taxpayers.

Collins Blasts Biden Student Loan Bailout in Floor Speech

By Central Georgia News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives criticizing President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.

Collins Amendment to Ensure America Defeats China in the Race for Hypersonic Technology Passes T&I Committee

By Central Georgia News Report | Jun 19, 2023

During this House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup of H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, Representative Mike Collins' (R-Ga.) offered an amendment to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study and lay the policy foundation for the incorporation of hypersonic aircraft into the national airspace system. The amendment passed 36-28 with bipartisan support.

Collins Votes to Protect Constitutional Rights of Gun Owners, Rescind Unconstitutional ATF Rule

By Central Georgia News Report | Jun 18, 2023

Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) released this statement after voting in favor of H.J.Res 44, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule entitled "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces.'"

Following Collins’ TRANQ Research Act, U.S. House Passes Another Bill to Combat Fentanyl and Mexican Drug Cartels

By Central Georgia News Report | Jun 5, 2023

On May 25, 2023, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 47, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent while ensuring that researchers can continue studying this deadly drug.

Collins Applauds Supreme Court for Reining in Unelected Bureaucrats with Sackett Decision

By Central Georgia News Report | Jun 4, 2023

Following the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) decision in Sackett v. EPA, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released this statement:

Collins to Vote Against Debt Ceiling Agreement

By Central Georgia News Report | Jun 3, 2023

Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga) released the following statement announcing he will vote against the Fiscal Responsibility Act:

Collins’ TRANQ Research Act Unanimously Passes the House of Representatives

By Central Georgia News Report | May 30, 2023

On May 11, Representative Mike Collins’ (R-Ga.) bill, H.R. 1734, the Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Research Act, unanimously passed the House of Representatives and is on its way to the Senate. Rep. Collins authored and introduced this legislation in March and was joined by Representative Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.), Science Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), who signed on as original co-sponsors. Collins issued this statement following the bill’s passage:

Collins Votes to Protect Truckers from Biden’s EPA and the Climate Lobby

By Central Georgia News Report | May 28, 2023

On May 23, 2023, the House of Representatives passed S.J. Res. 11, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) onerous emissions rule on heavy-duty trucks. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who built and ran a family-owned trucking company for more than 30 years, voted in favor of the resolution and issued this statement after passage:

Collins Announces Senate Partners for Aviation Workforce Development Act

By Central Georgia News Report | May 22, 2023

Representative Mike Collins’ (R-Ga.) H.R. 1818, the Aviation Workforce Development Act is gaining momentum in Congress. On May 15, 2023, Collins announced that Senators Tim Scott of South Carolina and Maria Cantwell of Washington introduced companion legislation in the United States Senate.

Collins Votes For Strongest Border Package This Century

By Central Georgia News Report | May 15, 2023

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2 the Secure the Border Act of 2023. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who voted in favor of the bill, issued this statement after passage:

Collins Votes to Curb Reckless Spending

By Central Georgia News Report | Apr 29, 2023

Washington - On April 26, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, and Grow Act. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who voted in favor of the bill, issued this statement after passage:

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