Two bills offered by Rep. Paul Cook (R-Calif.) that would increase medical claims rights and economic opportunities for American veterans recently moved through House Veterans’ Affairs subcommittees. Cook’s proposed bill, the Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act, was forwarded favorably Read more…
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) recently introduced legislation to expand the rights of all Americans to record conversations with federal agency employees. The proposed bill, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would require most federal agency employees to provide individuals with a verbal Read more…
Rep Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas), the chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, recently introduced legislation that he said would provide Americans with an improved housing finance model. The proposed bill, the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act, Read more…
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) recently offered a bill that would rein in spending for federal agency conferences and bring accountability and transparency to the meetings. The proposed bill, The Transparency Requirements for Agency Conferences and Events Act, would increase the Read more…
The House Appropriations Committee recently released its proposed bill to fund state and foreign operations in the upcoming fiscal year. The proposed legislation continues essential security efforts to help protect Americans and U.S. interests abroad while cutting spending for lower-priority Read more…
The House recently approved the first bill that would rewrite K-12 education law since No Child Left Behind. The Student Success Act passed in a House vote of 221-207 on Friday. It was sponsored by House Education and the Workforce Read more…
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) recently said individuals deserve the same one-year reprieve from the Affordable Care Act that businesses are receiving. “Individuals, like businesses, are subject to reporting requirements, costs and penalties under the Affordable Care Read more…
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) made a last minute effort to drum up support for the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 on the House floor on Thursday before it ultimately failed in a 195-234 Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced a bill on Thursday to reduce gas price spikes by improving the reliability, flexibility and affordability of boutique fuels. The proposed bill, the Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act, would broaden the periods where the Environmental Read more…
The House Judiciary Committee approved Rep. Ken Calvert’s (R-Calif.) proposed bill, the Legal Workforce Act, on Thursday in a 22-9 vote. The proposed legislation would require all U.S. employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires through the Read more…