This week, a U.S. Navy vessel made a port visit to Vietnam for the first time since the Vietnam War and a Florida congressman hopes this will help improve relations between the two countries. 

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is championing a proposal ensuring the U.S. continues to support Israel. 

In the aftermath of last month’s mass shooting at a high school in Parkland which left 17 dead, freshman U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., unveiled his proposal to limit mass shootings.

Last week, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., showcased the “Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act.”

The two South Florida representatives in charge of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee—chairwoman U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and ranking Democrat U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla.---are looking to ensure the U.S. and Israel remain close allies.

This week, two Florida Republicans offered support to an Oregon congressman’s effort to close coverage gaps in Medicare that seniors across the nation are facing.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., continues to polish his foreign policy credentials as Peter Witting, the German ambassador to the U.S., is scheduled to visit Southwest Florida on Friday.

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. House Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, is the House sponsor of a major reform of how the federal government manages international development finances.

This week, two members of the Florida delegation in the U.S. House—Republican Brian Mast and Democrat Stephanie Murphy—teamed up to unveil a bill to help Israel defend itself.