Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives David Kustoff (R-TN) and Derek Kilmer (D-WA) today applauded House passage of their bill, the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017. This strong bipartisan legislation will increase the federal penalties for bomb threats and other credible threats of violence against religious institutions.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) today released the following statement after voting for the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38).

"Our Constitutional rights do not end at state lines, and that includes the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms," said Congressman Kustoff. "I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this commonsense legislation that will enhance public safety by allowing law-abiding Americans to exercise their fundamental rights, while keeping guns out of the hands of criminals."

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) today released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his intention to move the United States embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the country's capital city.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) today delivered remarks on the House floor in support of the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 (H.R. 1699). This bipartisan legislation, which the Congressman cosponsored, passed the House of Representatives shortly after.

The full text of Congressman Kustoff's remarks follows:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) last Thursday, November 23, spent Thanksgiving Day with American troops in Kandahar and Kabul, Afghanistan. Congressman Kustoff was one of eight members of Congress to join a week-long, bipartisan trip to Afghanistan, Poland and Qatar. High resolution photos are available here.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1):

"For three decades, special interests have been tailoring the tax code to their needs. Today, we fought back and passed tax reform that puts money in the pockets of West Tennesseans, not Washington bureaucrats. I will continue to work alongside President Trump to keep the promises we made to the American people."

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, today applauded unanimous committee passage of the Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 (H.R. 4294). This legislation, which was introduced by Congressman Kustoff, establishes criminal penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of living will and stress test determinations by federal officials.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, today applauded committee passage of the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgage Act of 2017 (H.R. 3221). This legislation will ease the unfair appraisal requirements that are hurting rural communities and would assist hopeful home buyers by decreasing costs and delays during the process of obtaining a mortgage.