Press Releases
Kingsport, TN — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) today applauded the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) decision to reinstate a $375 million award to Kingsport-based Eastman, following her work with DOE leadership to restore the funding. The award will expand Eastman's commercial-scale methanolysis recycling facility in Kingsport and strengthen America's domestic supply chain for recycled plastics.
Blountville, TN — In recognition of National Book Month, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger’s (R-TN) office this week delivered book donations from the U.S. Library of Congress Surplus Books Program to Holston Elementary School and Sullivan East Middle School.
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Kingsport, TN — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) welcomed more than 100 students, parents, and educators to the Kingsport Center for Higher Education on Saturday for her sixth annual Military Academy Day. The event offered prospective cadets across Tennessee's First District a chance to hear directly from our nation's premier service academies and explore a path to a military education.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) released the following statements after the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced two of her bills at this week’s full committee markup. Members passed the Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026 and the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act, sending both bills to the full House for consideration.
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 195, the American Music Tourism Act of 2025, sending the bipartisan bill to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) led the House companion, H.R. 617, which passed the House in April 2025, while Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) led the Senate companion, S.195, which passed the Senate in May 2025.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 9339, the Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act, legislation to direct the U.S.
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Kingsport, TN — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) announced today that she will host her sixth annual Military Service Academy Day, connecting students and families across Tennessee's First Congressional District with representatives from our nation's elite service academies and giving students a firsthand look at the path to a military education.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) released the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced her Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act at this week's full committee markup, sending the bill to the full House for consideration: