Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) presented a $953,390 check in federal funding to Eckerd College to advance environmental monitoring and marine research focused on generating critical data needed to protect and preserve coastal resources of Tampa Bay and the West Florida Shelf. The funding, secured by Rep. Luna, will support a one-year Eckerd College Marine Science Program… Read more »
On Monday, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) formally re-presented the Legion of Merit to retired U.S. Navy Captain Stanley Beach after helping correct his military record to officially reflect the award he received upon his retirement from the Navy in 1987.
Captain Beach served 30 years in the Navy, including 27 years in the Chaplain Corps and service alongside Marines in Vietnam.… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), joined by co-leads Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced the Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act, legislation to strengthen transparency surrounding foreign influence online by expressly including social media influencers under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
The… Read more »
On Thursday, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) introduced the bipartisan Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act of 2026, legislation that would amend the FDA’s major food allergen labeling requirements to include barley, rye, and oats alongside wheat, closing a gap in federal law that leaves millions of Americans with celiac disease and gluten… Read more »
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), joined by co-lead Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and original cosponsors Reps. Thomas Massie (KY-04) and Reps. Chellie Pingree (ME-01), today introduced the Americans vs. Poisonous Pesticides Act. This legislation would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to preserve state failure-to-warn claims that are consistent with… Read more »
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) with co-lead Rep. Chellie Pingree today introduced the Paraquat Prevention Act, legislation that would cancel all registered uses of the pesticide paraquat under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and permanently prohibit its reregistration.
"Paraquat has been banned in over 70 countries, including every… Read more »
Today, the Department of Justice confirmed receipt of my letter calling on Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate serious allegations of fraud, corruption, and whistleblower retaliation within the U.S. African Development Foundation.
The allegations involve former USADF President Travis Adkins and finance official Mathieu Zahui, who are accused of steering contracts to associates,… Read more »
Today, after a vote on the House floor Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna's amendment, which removes provisions shielding pesticide manufacturers from liability and preserves critical public health protections, was successfully adopted into the Farm Bill, which has now passed the House and will move to the Senate.
Rep. Luna’s amendment restores Americans’ right to take these… Read more »
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna today introduced the Stop Secret Counseling of Students Act, legislation aimed at increasing transparency in public schools and reinforcing the role of parents in their children’s upbringing. The bill would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit federal funding from going to public elementary and secondary schools that… Read more »
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers today announced the introduction of the House companion to S.278, the Kids Off Social Media Act, landmark legislation aimed at protecting children and teenagers from the growing harms associated with social media use. The bill is led in the House by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with bipartisan support from Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), and is backed… Read more »
