Press Releases
USDA Rural Development is now accepting applications for the 2018 Rural Business Development Grant Program. The program funds ‘rural business enterprise projects' to benefit specific small and/or emerging businesses in rural areas and ‘rural business opportunity projects' to promote sustainable economic development in rural communities.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) will begin his 2018 telephone town hall series on Tuesday, January 16. Congressman Harris' office will automatically call out to nearly 50,000 constituents living in Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, and Harford Counties, pulling phone numbers from the constituent services database.
On December 26, FEMA will open its application for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The purpose of the AFG Program is to award grants directly to fire departments, nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) organizations, and state fire training academies to enhance their ability to protect the health and safety of the public and first responders.
WASHINGTON, DC: On December 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Conference report to accompany H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement lauding its passage:
WASHINGTON, DC: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is starting work on two projects that will benefit residents of Smith Island in Somerset County, Maryland. The projects entail the construction of two jetties to improve navigation at Rhodes Point and dredging the Big Thorofare and Twitch Cove federal channels.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris has issued the following statement in support of the revised Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
WASHINGTON, DC: On December 11, Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) will hold his seventh telephone town hall of 2017. The Congressman's office will automatically call out to nearly 40,000 constituents living on the Eastern Shore, pulling phone numbers from the constituent services database.
WASHINGTON, DC: On December 6, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The legislation allows concealed carry permit holders to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows concealed carry.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) will hold a telephone town hall this month for the residents of Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, and Harford Counties. The Congressman's office will automatically call out to nearly 80,000 constituents living in these counties, pulling phone numbers from the constituent services database.
WASHINGTON, DC: On November 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.Res. 630 – Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes.