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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced that his office will host its first Service Academy Information Night of the year, an in-person event for high school students interested in applying to the nation’s prestigious military academies. The event will take place on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6pm EST at Chesapeake College, located at 1000 College Circle in Wye Mills, Maryland (Room HEC 110).
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01) sent a letter to Maryland Transportation Secretary Katie Thomson urging the state to apply for TSA’s Screening Partnership Program (SPP) following reports of five-hour long wait times at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), released the following statement regarding the two-year anniversary of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and concerns over rebuilding costs.
Statement from Congressman Harris:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for awarding $1 million through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) to BSA Seafood LLC to expand invasive blue catfish processing in Maryland's First District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) released the following statement in response to Governor Wes Moore proclaiming March 20, 2026, as “MeatOut Day in Maryland,” which encourages Marylanders to reduce meat consumption in favor of plant-based diets.
The Moore Administration is encouraging Marylanders to reduce or eliminate meat consumption in favor of plant-based diets as part of a national campaign led by the Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM), an advocacy group that promotes eliminating meat from people’s diets through annual outreach campaigns.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01) issued a statement of support for Maryland Blue Catfish processors who are raising concerns about the proposed Mitigation Action and Watermen Support (MAWS) Act, introduced by Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth and co-led by Congressman Robert Wittman.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Maryland Congressional Delegation – U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Andy Harris, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Sarah Elfreth, Johnny Olsewski, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, and April McClain Delaney – expressed support for the State of Maryland’s request for an evaluation of the Maryland oyster fishery for eligibility for a fishery resource disaster designation, and urged U.S.
National comprehensive health care and health care insurance reform are needed both to improve quality and to decrease rising insurance costs. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) failed these goals because it lacked five interrelated foundational requirements for success: adequate quality health insurance choice, improved drug safety and competitive drug costs, fostering of health literacy, full realization of electronic health record (EHR) and IT potential and correcting the problems of behavioral health delivery.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) is pleased to announce that the 2026 Congressional Art Competition is now open for submissions.
The annual competition highlights the creativity of high school artists nationwide and is sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives. Students from Maryland’s First Congressional District are invited to participate. One winner from each district is selected to have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Since the program began in 1982, more than 650,000 students have entered the competition.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requesting that the agency declare an economic fishery disaster to provide immediate assistance to Maryland oystermen following this year’s devastating season. The request was made under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which authorizes federal emergency relief for fisheries affected by natural or economic disasters.