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December 16, 2019 | Current Work

Senator Doug Jones celebrates repeal of the Military Widow’s tax

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CBS 42) –– Alabama U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) held a press conference in Birmingham to celebrate the repeal of the Military Widow’s Tax Monday. The Widow’s tax which impacts about 2,000 surviving military spouses in the state of Alabama.

December 16, 2019 | Current Work

Senator Jones reintroduces bipartisan legislation to stop predatory unsolicited loans

(Alabama Political Reporter) –– U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation—the Unsolicited Loan Act —that would halt the predatory practice of mailing high-interest loans to consumers in the form of “live” checks.

December 13, 2019 | Current Work

Shelby and Jones honor Alabama’s Bicentennial with a Senate Resolution

(Alabama Political Reporter) –– U.S. Senators Richard Shelby, R-Alabama and Doug Jones, D-Alabama, introduced a Senate resolution recognizing and celebrating the 200th anniversary of the entry of Alabama into the Union as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819.

December 12, 2019 | Current Work

US Senator Doug Jones says repeal of military widow’s tax nearly completed

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) –– A bill to repeal the military widow's tax is on the table.

The bill's sponsor, U.S. Senator Doug Jones, said it has been repeatedly introduced for nearly 20 years but has been defeated each time.

December 12, 2019 | Current Work

Doug Jones Gets Final Passage of Bill to Renew Funding HBCUs

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Birmingham Times) –– Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) this week announced final passage of his bipartisan legislation, the FUTURE Act, to permanently renew annual funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) that had expired in September.

December 11, 2019 | Current Work

Doug Jones introduces bills to curb child abuse and neglect, boost adoptions

(Alabama Political Reporter) –– Members of the U.S. Senate could vote as early as this week on two bipartisan bills meant to help prevent child abuse and neglect and eliminate barriers to adoption for children in foster care.

December 10, 2019 | Current Work

Jones applauds Senate passage of HBCU funding

(Alabama Political Reporter) –– The U.S. House is set to take up a bipartisan bill approved by the Senate last week that would permanently restore funding for historically black colleges and universities and minority serving schools, but it’s less certain if the House will approve the bill in current form.

December 10, 2019 | Current Work

Doug Jones champions Alabama priorities in final defense bill

(Alabama Political Reporter) ––The Senate and House Armed Services Committees today released the final text of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with numerous provisions and Alabama priorities secured by Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala. The annual legislation authorize

December 10, 2019 | Current Work

Defense bill includes fix for military families' survivor benefits

(The Hill) –– The House-Senate defense bill agreement released by lawmakers Monday night includes a provision that would allow military families to receive more money in survivor benefits.

December 10, 2019 | Current Work

Jones’ military widows’ tax repeal included in final defense bill

(Alabama Political Reporter) –– U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala., U.S. Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, today announced the inclusion of their bipartisan Military Widow’s Tax Elimination Act in the final annual defense bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).