WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) is fighting to save Oklahoma’s local performance venues and is cosponsoring the RESTART Act. This legislation would provide financial assistance, tax credits, and extended unemployment benefits for small independent performance venues and other small businesses facing long-term hardship due to COVID-19. The pandemic has hit the live entertainment... Read more »
On Friday, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) and Dean Gary Raskob of the OU Hudson College of Public Health will gather public health officials and hospital administrators to discuss the increase of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma and steps forward. The Public Health Roundtable will be broadcast for the public on Zoom and on Facebook Live. Public Health Roundtable with Congresswoman Kendra Horn Time: 9:... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) announced participating employers for her Job Fair on Monday, August 3, at 10 AM CT. So far, over a dozen local employers and hundreds of Oklahoma job seekers have registered for the event. Participating employers include: Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores (Corporate Office and Field Stores) Tinker Air Force Base A Good Egg Dining Group Oklahoma Center ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5). The bill provides mental health support for children through the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. A recent study shows that more than 16 percent of American children experience mental health challeng... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) has introduced the bipartisan Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 7776), a bill to provide mental health support for children through the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. A recent study shows that more than 16 percent of American children experience mental health challenges like depression or anxiety and around half go w... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed annual defense authorization legislation including the Military HOMES Act, Congresswoman Horn’s bill to provide stronger protections for military families in on-base housing. Congresswoman Horn included her Military HOMES Act in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) when it passed the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), ... Read more »
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Today, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) announced an Oklahoma Job Fair on Monday, August 3, at 10 AM CT. The virtual event will be livestreamed on Facebook via Zoom. Congresswoman Horn’s Job Fair will include local employers with immediate openings, help with resumes, cover letters and interviews, job search support, and more. For information on how to join and to register, go ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation to preserve and protect our nation’s public lands. Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) helped lead a bipartisan coalition of six Republicans and six Democrats to introduce the Great American Outdoors Act last month. The bill would provide permanent and full funding for the Land... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (D-OK) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act, a bill supporting hands-on health and nutritional education for children. Research shows that children and adults who suffer from diet-related diseases score lower on tests, miss more days of school, and advance less in their career... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) called on congressional leadership to pass an immediate, bipartisan extension of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program (FPUC). While a compromise may reduce the original $600 benefit provided in the CARES Act, Congresswoman Horn emphasized that no lapse in benefits should occur for unemployed Oklahomans. “Our nation fa... Read more »
