Press Releases

February 10, 2022

Collins, King Urge SEC to Improve Cybersecurity Disclosure to Help Prevent Future Attacks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With cyberattacks on the rise within the private sector that put American networks at risk, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine),...

February 02, 2022

King, Collins Join Bipartisan Meeting with Eastern European NATO Countries to Discuss Ukraine-Russia Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate NATO Observer Group, and Senator Susan Collins, a member of...

December 17, 2021

Senate Passes Collins, Colleagues’ Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II Ghost Army

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) applauded Senate passage of their bipartisan and...

December 17, 2021

Bill Co-Authored by Collins to Address Sexual Misconduct in the Merchant Marine Advances

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the Improving Protections for Midshipmen Act. The bipartisan legislation, which was co-authored by U.S....

December 15, 2021

Legislation to Strengthen National Defense Clears Senate with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2022 National Defense Authorization Act...

December 10, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Nominees to the U.S. Military Service Academies

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a...

November 18, 2021

Collins, Duckworth’s Bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act to be Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) that will...

November 17, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Address Sexual Misconduct in the Merchant Marine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, joined Senators Roger Wicker, (R-MS) and Kirsten...

November 15, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Amendment to Annual Defense Bill to Strengthen Public and Private Sector Cybersecurity

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a senior member of the Intelligence Committee, along with Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Mark Warner...

November 12, 2021

Collins Joins All Women Senators Urging President Biden to Protect Afghan Women and Girls

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined all 24 female Senators in a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to protect the rights of...

November 01, 2021

ICYMI: Senator Collins Pens Column about Former Maine Police Officer Who Became a Havana Syndrome Victim

Washington, D.C.—In a column published in the Maine Sunday Telegram, U.S. Senator Susan Collins described the harrowing, life-altering story of a former Maine police officer who...

October 25, 2021

Senator Collins Secures Funding for HAVANA Act in Appropriations Bill

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured funding to implement the HAVANA Act and assist Havana Syndrome victims in the draft Department of...

October 21, 2021

Collins, King Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Servicemember Suicide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) have joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Save Our Servicemembers...

October 21, 2021

Senator Collins Secures Funding for Additional DDG-51 in Defense Appropriations Bill

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the draft fiscal year (FY)...

October 21, 2021

Funding for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Infrastructure Projects Secured by Senator Collins in Appropriations Bill

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the fiscal year (FY)...

October 02, 2021

Sens. Collins, King Attend Christening of USS Carl M. Levin at Bath Iron Works

Click HERE for high-resolution Bath, ME – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King participated in the christening ceremony for the USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120)...

October 01, 2021

Collins, Bipartisan Colleagues Challenge Administration to Justify Prolonged U.S.-Canada Border Closure

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Tina Smith (D-MN) sent a letter...

September 28, 2021

Senator Collins, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined 21 of her colleagues in introducing the Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act. The legislation,...

September 27, 2021

Collins, Rubio, Hagerty Introduce Bill to Fund Iron Dome

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced a standalone supplemental appropriations bill to fund Israel’s Iron...

September 24, 2021

Collins, Shaheen Urge Blinken to Provide Equal Access to Treatment at Walter Reed for Victims of Probable Directed Energy Attacks

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken last night requesting equal...

Collins, King Urge SEC to Improve Cybersecurity Disclosure to Help Prevent Future Attacks

King, Collins Join Bipartisan Meeting with Eastern European NATO Countries to Discuss Ukraine-Russia Crisis

Senate Passes Collins, Colleagues’ Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II Ghost Army

Bill Co-Authored by Collins to Address Sexual Misconduct in the Merchant Marine Advances

Legislation to Strengthen National Defense Clears Senate with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Nominees to the U.S. Military Service Academies

Collins, Duckworth’s Bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act to be Signed into Law

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Address Sexual Misconduct in the Merchant Marine

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Amendment to Annual Defense Bill to Strengthen Public and Private Sector Cybersecurity

Collins Joins All Women Senators Urging President Biden to Protect Afghan Women and Girls

ICYMI: Senator Collins Pens Column about Former Maine Police Officer Who Became a Havana Syndrome Victim

Senator Collins Secures Funding for HAVANA Act in Appropriations Bill

Collins, King Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Servicemember Suicide

Senator Collins Secures Funding for Additional DDG-51 in Defense Appropriations Bill

Funding for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Infrastructure Projects Secured by Senator Collins in Appropriations Bill

Sens. Collins, King Attend Christening of USS Carl M. Levin at Bath Iron Works

Collins, Bipartisan Colleagues Challenge Administration to Justify Prolonged U.S.-Canada Border Closure

Senator Collins, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Collins, Rubio, Hagerty Introduce Bill to Fund Iron Dome

Collins, Shaheen Urge Blinken to Provide Equal Access to Treatment at Walter Reed for Victims of Probable Directed Energy Attacks