Hurricane Recovery and Coastal Restoration
December 28, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after receiving FEMA's new guidance restoring the ability of the National Flood Insurance Program to write and renew flood insurance policies during the government shutdown.
December 21, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House floor in support of legislation that will prevent the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from lapsing.
December 12, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the 2018 Farm Bill passed the House in an overwhelming, bipartisan vote of 369-47.
November 21, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the Army Corps of Engineers released its 2019 Work Plan.
October 10, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the Senate's bipartisan passage of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.
September 26, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after the House passed, H.R. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 under suspension of the rules.
September 13, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after S.3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, passed the House by voice vote.
September 13, 2018
Congressman Steve Scalise (LA-01) and State Sen. Sharon Hewitt (Slidell) made the following statements about Congress's final negotiated water resources legislation, S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and a specific provision that calls for a thorough environmental impact review of the "One Lake" Pearl River dam project before construction begins.
August 29, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) authored an op-ed in The Times-Picayune in remembrance of Hurricane Katrina on the 13th anniversary of the storm making landfall and causing historic loss of life and damage to Louisiana and neighboring states.
July 31, 2018
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement following the U.S. Senate's passage of legislation he co-authored with Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through November 30, the official end of the Atlantic Hurricane Season.