WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a list of top accomplishments in 2025 including the passage of the Working Families Tax Cuts bill, eliminating taxes on tips, Social Security, and overtime pay. Additionally, Cassidy successfully secured over $669 million in retroactive payments to Louisianans as a result of his Social Security Fairness Act to repeal the Windfall Elimination Program (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) which was signed into law in 2025. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Cassidy passed into law the HALT Fentanyl Act to crackdown on fentanyl dealers, and the SUPPORT Act to boost treatment and recovery services. Cassidy secured over $1.6 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for Louisiana roads, bridges, airports, and broadband expansion, and continued to call for a long-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program. Cassidy also helped introduce and pass the Laken Riley Act to require the detention of illegal immigrants who commit theft or burglary.
“We had several major wins this year, including tax cuts for working families, cracking down on fentanyl dealers, and securing billions for Louisiana,” said Dr. Cassidy. “In 2026, I’ll keep working with my Republican colleagues to lower costs for families, make our communities safer, and secure American energy independence – starting right here in our state.”
As Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Cassidy, led 36 hearings to advance his and President Trump’s pro-patient, pro-family, pro-worker agenda. Under Cassidy’s leadership, the Committee voted to advance 32 of Trump’s nominees, all of whom have been confirmed by the Senate.
Cassidy led multiple efforts to fix America’s broken education system, including introducing bills to make education more accessible, effective, and affordable. The Chairman served a pivotal role in President Trump’s historic Working Families Tax Cuts, including Cassidy’s Educational Choice for Children Act, the first federal school choice legislation in American history, and addressing the root causes of the student debt crisis.
As the first physician to chair the HELP Committee, Cassidy spearheaded work to lower health care costs, including leading efforts to deliver President Trump’s vision to give power to the patients instead of giant insurance companies.
A full list of Cassidy’s top accomplishments in 2025 is below:
| Louisiana Jobs & Infrastructure | |
| Cassidy Announces Louisiana First in the Nation to Receive Approval for $1.4 Billion in Broadband Funding from His Infrastructure Bill | Link |
| Cassidy Secures Over $19.5 Million to Improve Louisiana Roadway Safety from His Infrastructure Bill | Link |
| Cassidy Secures $4.9 Million for Louisiana Firefighters | Link |
| Cassidy Secures Nearly $3 Million for Jefferson Parish Bus Stop Improvements | Link |
| Cassidy Announces Over $22.5 Million for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Runway Upgrades | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $46.7 Million for Louisiana Airport Improvements from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $34.8 Million for Louisiana Disaster Recovery, Safer Roads, Economic Development | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $11.8 Million for Louisiana Airport Improvements from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $2.2 Million for Natural Gas Pipeline Safety | Link |
| Cassidy Announces Over $5.2 Million for Louisiana Airport Improvements from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $1.3 Million for Rural Broadband from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $1.1 Million for Opelousas Airport Safety Improvements from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $3.7 Million for Airport Upgrades Across Louisiana from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $5.8 Million to Upgrade Airports Across Louisiana from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $1.6 Million for Airport Improvements Across Louisiana from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $965,000 for Airport Improvements in Shreveport, Hammond from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $12.8 Million for Cancer Center, Broadband from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $2.5 Million for Baldwin Railroad Project from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $16.7 Million from His Infrastructure Bill to Rebuild Morgan City’s Infrastructure | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $320,000 for Alexandria Transportation Projects from His Infrastructure Law | Link |
| Cassidy Announces $4.9 Million for Generators in Calcasieu, Lincoln Parish | Link |
| Border Crisis & Crime | |
| President Trump Signs Cassidy’s HALT Fentanyl Act into Law | Link |
| Senate Passes Cassidy’s Bill to Combat Illegal Fentanyl | Link |
| Cassidy, Grassley, Heinrich Lead Reintroduction of Legislation to Combat Illegal Fentanyl | Link |
| Cassidy Statement on Senate Passage of Laken Riley Act | Link |
| Cassidy, Republicans Introduce Back the Blue Act | Link |
| Cassidy Leads Effort to Prevent Liberal States from Forcing Americans to Subsidize Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants | Link |
| Cassidy, Ernst, Colleagues Introduce Sarah’s Law to Close Migrant Crime Loophole | Link |
| Cassidy, Blackburn, Colleagues Renew Push to Allow Fingerprinting of Migrant Minors to Combat Child Recycling | Link |
| Cassidy, Blackburn, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation Requiring Familial DNA Testing at Southern Border | Link |
| Cassidy Announces He Will Vote to Uphold Trump Executive Order to Stop Fentanyl, Human Trafficking | Link |
| 2nd Amendment | |
| Cassidy, Cornyn, Colleagues Urge ATF to Rescind Unconstitutional Biden Rules, Align with Trump 2A Agenda | Link |
| Cassidy, Daines, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Ban of Traditional Ammo, Tackle | Link |
| Cassidy, Daines, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Defend Firearm Businesses and the Second Amendment | Link |
| Cassidy, Risch Introduce Bill to Block ATF’s Ability to Deny Firearm, Ammunition Imports | Link |
| Cassidy, Cornyn, Cruz, Tillis, Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill | Link |
| Pro-Life | |
| Chair Cassidy Demands Answers on Fairfax County School Officials Allegedly Coercing Children to Get Abortions Against Their Will | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Joins Over 140 Republican Lawmakers in Encouraging Trump Admin to Reinstate Pro-Life Policies | Link |
| Cassidy Receives A+ Pro-Life Rating for 118th Congress | Link |
| Cassidy, Lankford Introduce Bill to Protect Medical Residents from Coercive Abortion Training Practices | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Leads Pro-Life Republicans Seeking Answers on FDA Approving Dangerous Chemical Abortion Drug | Link |
| Flood Insurance & Disaster Relief | |
| Cassidy, Louisiana Delegation Request Disaster Recover Assistance Following Bourbon Street Terrorist Attack | Link |
| Cassidy Demands Congressional Action to Make Flood Insurance Affordable Again in Series of Floor Speeches | Link |
| Health Care | |
| Cassidy Applauds President Trump Signing His SUPPORT Act into Law | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Majority Whip Barrasso Nominate President Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, Praise Historic Operation Warp Speed | Link |
| Cassidy Joins President Trump at White House, Applauds Effort to Modernize Health System to Put Patients First | Link |
| Cassidy Introduces Legislation to Improve Access, Lower Costs for Wound Care | Link |
| Cassidy Introduces Bill to Remove Barriers to Telemental Health Care | Link |
| Chairs Cassidy, Crapo Unveil Republican Bill to Make Health Care Affordable, Give Money Directly to Families | Link |
| Major U.S. Hospitals End Dangerous Gender Transition Services on Children Following President Trump, Cassidy Efforts | Link |
| Senate Passes Cassidy’s SUPPORT Act to Address Nation’s Opioid & Mental Health Crisis, Now Heads to President’s Desk | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Raises Concerns on Infant Formula Safety, Impact on Children’s Health | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Expands Investigation into AMA, Demands Answers for Abusive Monopoly Driving Up Costs for Families | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Introduces Bill to Protect Americans’ Private Health Data | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Continues Committee Investigation into Cybersecurity Incidents | Link |
| President Trump Signs Cassidy-led Bill into Law to Ensure Families have Access to OTC drugs | Link |
| Ending Gender Transition Procedures on Minors | |
| Chair Cassidy Sounds Alarm on AMA Promoting Dangerous Gender Transitions for Children, Defying President Trump’s Executive Order | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Joins Secretary Kennedy for Major Announcement to Protect Children from Dangerous Gender Transitions | Link |
| Energy & Trade | |
| Cassidy-Backed Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Gulf of America Announced by Trump Administration | Link |
| Cassidy, Kennedy Raise Concerns on Foreign Imported Radioactive Shrimp, Advocate for Gulf Shrimp | Link |
| Cassidy, Thune Introduce Bill to Protect Louisiana Crawfish Industry | Link |
| Cassidy Headlines ACCF Louisiana Energy Summit, Highlights Future of Energy Security | Link |
| Cassidy Highlights His Plans to Hold China Accountable, Protect Louisiana Ricers, Shrimpers to Trump USTR Nominee | Link |
| Cassidy Secures Commitment from Trump Treasury Nominee to Back Louisiana Shrimp Producers | Link |
| Cassidy Votes to Overturn Biden EV Mandate | Link |
| Cassidy, Kennedy Applaud President Trump’s Actions Supporting Louisiana Energy, Restoring U.S. Energy Dominance | Link |
| Cassidy, Daines, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Unleash American Energy, Hold Lease Sales in Gulf | Link |
| Cassidy Leads Senate Push to Hold Offshore Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico | Link |
| Cassidy, Lummis, Colleagues Slam Biden Administration’s Eleventh-Hour Attack on American Energy | Link |
| Social Security | |
| Cassidy Announces $566 Million from WEP & GPO Repeal Given Back to Louisianans | Link |
| Cassidy, Collins Call for Immediate Implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act | Link |
| Cassidy, Colleagues Request Full Retroactive Payments for Spouses Affected by the Government Pension Offset | Link |
| Cassidy Applauds Implementation of Social Security Fairness Act | Link |
| Cassidy Honored by Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association for Repealing WEP, GPO | Link |
| Cassidy Leads Colleagues in Calling for Quick Implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act | Link |
| Cassidy Celebrates Bill to Repeal WEP & GPO Being Signed into Law | Link |
| Veterans, Military & Law Enforcement | |
| Cassidy Legislation to Improve Veterans’ Health Care Passes Senate | Link |
| Cassidy Secures Louisiana Wins in National Defense Package Headed to President Trump’s Desk | Link |
| Cassidy, Ernst Recognize Veteran Small Business Owners** | Link |
| Cassidy Blocks Democrat Attempt to Sabotage Bipartisan Effort to Address Opioid Crisis | Link |
| Cassidy Bill to Support Gold Star Spouses Passes Senate | Link |
| Senate Unanimously Passes Cassidy, Grassley Resolution Recognizing National Police Week | Link |
| Education | |
| Cassidy School Choice Legislation Heads to President Trump’s Desk as Part of One, Big, Beautiful Bill | Link |
| Cassidy Applauds Historic Inclusion of his School Choice Legislation in Tax Bill | Link |
| Cassidy, Scott Lead Colleagues in Reintroducing Bill to Expand School Choice, Educational Opportunity | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Outlines Solutions to Improve Child Literacy, Fix Broken K-12 Education System in New Report | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Releases Historic HELP Committee Reconciliation Bill Text, Fixing America’s Broken Higher Education System | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Hickenlooper Introduce Key Legislation to Support Children with Dyslexia | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Introduces Bill Empowering Parents, Strengthening AI in the Classroom | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Sounds Alarm on Stanford Allegedly Forcing Student to Pay Union Dues to Fund Radical Left Ideology | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Lankford, Colleagues Reintroduce Equal Campus Act, Protect Students’ Religious Freedom on Campuses | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Husted, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill Empowering States to Safely Integrate AI in Classroom, Enhance Student Success | Link |
| Cassidy Joins Secretary McMahon in Baton Rouge for Roundtable on Improving Child Literacy, Touts Louisiana’s Success | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Warren, Colleagues Reintroduce College Transparency Act | Link |
| Chairs Cassidy, Aderholt, Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief Defending Parents’ Religious Freedoms, Protecting Children from Forced Indoctrination in Schools | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Slams Labor Union for Promoting Antisemitism in Children’s Classrooms, Ostracizing Jewish Members | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Fetterman Reintroduce Bill to Protect Students from Antisemitism, Discrimination on College Campuses | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Launches HELP Investigation into Organization with Alleged Ties to Hamas, Antisemitic Violence on College Campuses | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Launches Major Investigation into Liberal States Failing to Protect Girls and Women in Sports, Defying President Trump’s Executive Order | Link |
| Tax | |
| Cassidy Stands with President Trump, Passes One Big Beautiful Bill | Link |
| President Trump Signs Cassidy’s Legislation to Simplify IRS Notices into Law | Link |
| Labor & Pensions | |
| Chair Cassidy, Colleagues Unveil Bills to Strengthen Workers’ Rights, Deliver President Trump’s Pro-Worker Agenda | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Slams Gavin Newsom’s Unconstitutional Effort Hurting American Workers, Families | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Blasts NY Gov Kathy Hochul for Undermining Workers’ Rights, Violating U.S. Constitution | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Leads Bill Increasing Americans’ Access to Job Opportunities, Codifying President Trump’s Pro-Worker Policy Into Law | Link |
| Chairs Cassidy, Collins, Crapo Blast Biden Admin Failure to Protect American Taxpayers from Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Losing $191 Billion | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Britt Lead Senate Republicans Calling for End to Biden’s Project Labor Agreements | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Scott, Paul Release Legislative Package Empowering Independent Workers to Access Portable Benefits | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Kaine Introduce Legislation Empowering American Workers | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Banks Introduce Bills to Safeguard Workers’ Retirement Savings Against Radical Left-Wing Activists | Link |
| Chair Cassidy Commends Trump Admin Overturning Harmful Biden ESG Policy, Safeguarding Americans’ Retirement Savings | Link |
| Chair Cassidy, Kaine Introduce Legislation Improving Retirement Savings for Working Americans | Link |
| ICYMI: Fox Business Joins Cassidy and Secretary Chavez-DeRemer on Tour of Louisiana Alligator Farm, Touts Republican Efforts to Empower Workers | Link |
| Senate Passes Cassidy Bills to Strengthen American Workers’ Benefits, Now Heads to the House | Link |
| Federal Government Accountability | |
| Cassidy Votes to Pass President Trump’s DOGE Cuts | Link |
| Cassidy, Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bills to Make Federal Government More Efficient, Slash Wasteful Spending | Link |
| Cassidy, Newhouse Re-Introduce Bills to Bring Federal Employees Back to Work, Eliminate Abused Pay Bonuses | Link |
| Technology | |
| Cassidy Celebrates Unanimous Committee Passage of Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Legislation | Link |
| Cassidy Releases Statement After Google Endorses His Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Bill | Link |
| Cassidy Introduces Legislation to Protect Americans from Foreign Robots | Link |
| Foreign Affairs | |
| Senate Passes Cassidy, Cruz Resolution Condemning Abduction, Demanding Release of Pastor Ezra Jin | Link |
| Cassidy, Daines Introduce Bill to Redesignate Iran-Backed Houthis as a Terrorist Organization | Link |
| Cassidy, Scott, Cruz Reintroduce Bill to Set $100 Million Reward for Arrest and Conviction of Nicolás Maduro Ahead of President-Elect González’s Inauguration | Link |
| Cassidy, Risch, Colleagues Introduce VALOR Act to Support Democracy in Venezuela | Link |
| Cassidy, Risch, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Designate Houthis as a Terrorist Organization, Dismantle Iran’s Proxy | Link |
| Cassidy, Budd, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ban Terrorist Sympathizers from the United States | Link |
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