WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced the Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act which will require the Secretary of the Army Corps of Engineers to submit a flood plan for the Upper Mississippi River to Congress by January 1, 2021. The bill requires the plan to guarantee that all stakeholders have a voice with the Army Corps and ensures that… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) reintroduced the Guidance Clarity Act which requires Federal agencies to include text in guidance documents clarifying that the document is not legally binding. This enables Congress to ensure that the regulatory system operates with the transparency small businesses and entrepreneurs need to continue growing. “Most… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced legislation that would better aid the recovery of endangered species in our country and put an end to the misuse of the endangered species list. The Endangered Species Accountability Reform Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to reevaluate and display a need for a species to remain on the endangered… Read more »

Today, Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee defeated an amendment that would force the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to appear in front of the Committee to discuss the nation’s accounting standards. Despite repeated calls by Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and a bipartisan group of Committee members for increased transparency and accountability at FASB,… Read more »

Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) released the following statement regarding a resolution from House Democrats that would allow their unconstitutional impeachment investigation to continue: “The vote held today by House Democrats confirmed that they will continue their investigation totally behind closed doors and give Adam Schiff complete control over subpoenas and questioning of… Read more »

Today, in the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions hearing, Ranking Member Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing entitled “An Examination of the Decline of Minority Depository Institutions and the Impact on Underserved Communities.” In the hearing, Congressman Luetkemeyer highlighted the risk of the Current… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  On October 18, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to require the Office of Financial Research (OFR) to conduct a study on the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL)… Read more »

Today Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, introduced the Responsible Accounting Standards Act. This legislation will direct the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to follow the Administrative Procedures Act and abide by the same rulemaking guidelines in place for every federal financial… Read more »

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act which includes a provision authored by Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) that ends Operation Choke Point. “The inclusion of my language to codify the end of Operation Choke Point into law ensures the government can never again weaponize financial institutions against legal businesses… Read more »

Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) announced upcoming constituent service days to be held across the Third Congressional District of Missouri. Staff from the office of Congressman Luetkemeyer will be available to assist, one-on-one, with anything from veterans’ benefits to Medicare issues to general questions regarding federal agencies. Please see below for details on upcoming… Read more »