WASHINGTON — Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.) Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), and Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas) today introduced the Save America’s Family Forests Act. This bill would allow forest landowners to immediately expense reforestation costs following a qualified natural disaster, accelerating recovery and reinvestment in rural economies.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), and Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) introduced the SEPTIC Act, legislation to create a uniform federal income-tax exclusion for financial assistance provided to homeowners for septic system replacement.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced today theAir Quality Act. This legislation would prohibit weather modification activities in the United States and establish clear federal guidelines to protect air quality, public health, and environmental integrity.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) sent a letter to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works last week, requesting the Army Corps of Engineers provide both support and funding for repairs to the Venice, Florida, South Jetty. 

SARASOTA — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) yesterday at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota. 

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) led a letter calling for the House Committee on Natural Resources to advance H.R. 642, the Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) today introduced bipartisan legislation requiring the FDA to begin studying the health impacts of microplastic exposure in food and water. This bill addresses growing concerns regarding the link between microplastics and serious health conditions affecting coastal communities in the United States.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced the Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2024, legislation to designate the portion of the Myakka River within Sarasota County as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) filed a discharge petition for H.R.1279, the Sunshine Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would make daylight saving time (DST) permanent nationwide, ending the outdated and disruptive practice of changing clocks twice a year. 

SIESTA SAND — Mother Nature provided a miracle in the face of natural disaster.
Hurricane Helene started the job on September 26 and Hurricane Milton carried it through October 10. Now, Midnight Pass, which historically ran between Siesta Key and Casey Key but was filled in the 1980s due to concerns with property erosion, is flowing once more.

OBSERVER — On a recent Thursday morning, a pelican sat bobbing around in the water, taking a free ride on…

WFLA — There’s a stretch of sand in Sarasota County that’s been a controversial topic for years. Midnight Pass has been closed since the 1980s after two homeowners feared erosion caused by the pass would threaten their properties. The Army Corps of Engineers did the work at that time.