WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (AL-03), today announced over $915,000 in federal funding for first responders in East Alabama. The funding is available through the Department of Homeland Security’s FY 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. This funding will go directly to local fire departments to enhance the safety of first responders as well as the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement in support of a new law in the state of Alabama that exempts troops from paying state income tax while deployed or mobilized: “Governor Ivey and our gifted state legislators continue to cement Alabama’s place as the most military-friendly… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, led their Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, demanding answers on a Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) training held at Fort Liberty… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden administration to immediately cease the failed Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) operation off the coast of Gaza. In the letter, Chairman… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following House passage of H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act. “There is no investment more important than the one we make in the men and women who serve in our All-Volunteer Force. We cannot kick the can down… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Yellowhammer News published the following article detailing U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers’ (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, effort to raise junior enlisted pay by 20% in the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rep. Mike Rogers: 20% raise for junior enlisted servicemembers included in 2025 NDAA By Brandon Moseley June 11,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), today announced his support for several pieces of pro-law enforcement legislation in the 118th Congress in recognition of National Police Week. Rep. Rogers has been an ally of law enforcement throughout his time in Congress and routinely collaborates with Alabama’s local law enforcement officials.  “In honor of National Police… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03) Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on news that the Biden administration is withholding arms shipments to Israel. “We are appalled that the administration paused crucial arms shipments to Israel.… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), today announced his office is accepting entries from high school students in Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District for the annual Congressional Art Competition. Winning pieces from each Congressional District are displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. This nationwide competition is a tremendous opportunity for young artists to… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), today signed on to an Amicus Brief in support of the State of Texas’ efforts to secure the US-Mexico border. Texas has been in a legal battle with the Biden Administration over Texas’ constitutional right to repel the invasion at their southern border. In the year 2023, 2.5 million migrants entered the country through the US-Mexico… Read more »