Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) announced that the State of Maryland will receive $695,940 from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program to reduce nutrient runoff in the Bay watershed. The grant to Maryland is part of a $6 million allocation to states from the Bay Program to address agricultural nutrient runoff.

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) sent a letter today urging Acting Secretary Chad Wolf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to re-allocate unused FY 20 H-2B visas to meet the ongoing needs of the seafood and other essential industries.

WASHINGTON, DC: Due to the current circumstance surrounding COVID-19, Congressman Harris has made the following changes to this year's Congressional Art Competition.

*Submission Deadline Extended. The new deadline for artwork submission is Thursday, May 21^st at 5:00PM.

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of $1,639,947 in federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Funding was provided by the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, which was signed into law by President Trump on April 24^th.

WASHINGTON, DC: The Small Business Administration has announced that small seasonal businesses applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans can be evaluated on their business activities from February through June of 2019, rather than their operational capacity in February of this year. This is critical for seasonal businesses, who often are not fully operational in late winter.

WASHINGTON, DC: On April 23, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 266, the Payroll Protection Program Increase and Health Care Enhancement Act. Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) issued the following statement on the bill's passage:

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of up to $50 million in federal contracts to Hardwire LLC in Pocomoke from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to manufacture face shields in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. Specifically, Hardwire has agreed to manufacture five million face shields under the contract agreement.

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of a $2,011,138 federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to Three Lower Counties Community Services, Inc. in Salisbury. The award is funded through the annual HRSA competitive Health Center Cluster grant project.