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WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) announced the re-introduction of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation designed to ensure any infant born alive after an abortion receives the same protection of law as any newborn: mandating care and instituting penalties for doctors who allow such infants to die or who intentionally kill a newborn. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), an original cosponsor, will introduce a resolution providing for floor consideration of Wagner's legislation. After 30 legislative days, Whip Scalise and Rep.

WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) joined with Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), author of the Debbie Smith Act, to introduce the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019. This legislation will reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program which provides much-needed resources to state and local law enforcement agencies to conduct forensic analysis of DNA evidence collected from crime scenes, including untested rape kits.

WASHINGTON - House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) announced today that Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) has been named Vice Ranking Member for the 116^th Congress. The Committee considers legislation affecting United States relations with foreign nations, and the international diplomatic community. HFAC has jurisdiction over the Department of State, Agency for International Development (USAID), Peace Corps, United Nations, and enforcement of the Arms Export Control Act. Rep.

WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) released the following statement after the House passed her bipartisan legislation, the Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act of 2019 (H.R. 502). This bipartisan bill would require the Comptroller General of the United States to study how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex or drug trafficking and propose regulatory and legislative actions to put an end to these illicit activities.

WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-2) released the following statement after the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry (NC-10) named her the Vice Ranking Member of the full House Financial Services Committee. In addition, Congresswoman Wagner will also serve as lead Republican on the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion.

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02) and Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-51) introduced the Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act of 2019 (H.R. 502). This bipartisan bill would require the Comptroller General of the United States to study how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex or drug trafficking and propose regulatory and legislative actions to put an end to these illicit activities.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) released the following statement after she joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House as he signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-2), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY-14), and Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, lauded final passage Wednesday of bipartisan legislation that will strengthen America's global leadership in preventing mitigating and responding to genocides and human rights atrocities wherever they may occur. The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Trump.