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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL-15) introduced the bipartisan Stealth Bot Prohibition Act, legislation to establish transparency standards for automated web crawlers and crack down on deceptive bots that conceal their identity while scraping online content. Representatives Valerie Foushee (D-NC-04) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-09) joined Rep. Lee as original co-leads of the legislation.

Lakeland, FL – Today, Representative Laurel Lee (FL-15) hosted Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., U.S. Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL), Representative Kat Cammack (FL-03) and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson for a press conference alongside Florida citrus growers and industry leaders to discuss the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed rule to modernize the federal Brix standard for not-from-concentrate pasteurized orange juice. 

Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Judiciary Committee advanced Congresswoman Laurel Lee’s bipartisan Safe Cloud Storage Act, legislation to help law enforcement modernize how it securely handles digital evidence in child sexual exploitation investigations.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7757, the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to strengthen protections for children and teenagers online. The package includes two bipartisan bills led by Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15): the Promoting a Safer Internet for Minors Act and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0).

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee celebrated the passage of her legislation, the bipartisan Energy Emergency Leadership Act, to strengthen federal leadership during energy emergencies and improve the nation's ability to protect America's electric grid from growing cyber, physical, and natural threats. The bill is co-led by Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01). 

Washington, D.C. - Wednesday, Congresswoman Laurel Lee attended the signing ceremony at the White House for the Secure America Act – a landmark piece of legislation that delivers on key Republican priorities and ensures federal law enforcement has the resources and authorities needed to keep Americans safe. Yesterday, Rep. Lee took to the House floor to urge her colleagues to support the measure and celebrate the bill’s passage.

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) today introduced the Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act, legislation to modernize federal court jurisdiction by raising the amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity cases from $75,000 to $500,000.

This reform is designed to alleviate growing caseload pressures in federal courts, ensure the timely resolution of cases, and restore the proper balance between federal and state judicial responsibilities.