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June 10, 2026

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Hope Martin (202) 225-4921

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06)’s bill, H.R. 8467, the Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended (ZOMBIE) Act, passed the House of Representatives. The ZOMBIE Act aims to prevent government waste, fraud, and abuse by taking proactive steps to limit improper payments by government agencies. 

 


June 9, 2026

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Hope Martin (202) 225-4921

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) voted in favor of S. 2, the Secure America Act. Following the passage of this legislation, Rep. Palmer released the following statement:

 


June 5, 2026
Yaffee

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is calling out Democrat states for placing burdensome regulations on businesses, which has resulted in higher costs for consumers.

"Far-left states like California have weaponized the Clean Air Act to create expensive, burdensome and unworkable requirements that hurt businesses and make everyday life more expensive," Palmer said.


May 24, 2026

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Alabama’s Sixth District.

Ever Waites of Westminster School at Oak Mountain earned the top honor.


May 21, 2026

Sherri Blevins

Persistence and perseverance helped turn a near-fatal shark attack into federal legislation this week as Congress gave final approval to Lulu's Law - a bipartisan effort inspired by Mountain Brook teenager Lulu Gribbin's determination to help protect others after the devastating attack.


May 20, 2026

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Hope Dawson (202) 225-4921

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed S. 1003, Lulu’s Law. This legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) and in the House by Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06).

 


May 18, 2026

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Hope Dawson (202) 225-4921

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) is pleased to announce Ever Waites from Westminster School at Oak Mountain as the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Alabama’s Sixth District. The winning artwork is titled “My Ebenezer.”

 


May 13, 2026

Contrary to what Democrats are saying, the current version of redistricting for partisan political advantage did not begin in Texas in 2025.

Drawing congressional district lines favoring one political party over another is almost as old as America itself. 

In 1788, the same year the U.S. Constitution was ratified, Patrick Henry attempted to draw the lines of a Virginia congressional district to prevent James Madison from being elected to Congress.


May 8, 2026

Matthew Foldi

Primaries in states like Indiana demonstrated that President Donald Trump retains an iron grip over Republican Party primary voters, and a series of recent interviews conducted by the Washington Reporter show that GOP lawmakers in both chambers are with the president on one of his signature foreign policy achievements.


April 29, 2026

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Hope Dawson (202) 225-4921

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended (ZOMBIE) Act introduced by Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) passed unanimously out of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform this afternoon. Rep. Palmer released the following statement: