The Senate Special Committee on Aging recently established a toll-free hotline to assist seniors who feel they have been the victim of a scam or fraud. “Ensuring that seniors are as equipped as possible to avoid becoming victims of fraud Read more…

The House of Representatives passed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act on Friday, which was sponsored by House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). The DATA Act would make it easier for the public to access Read more…

Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced a bill on Monday that would reduce the number of underutilized federal properties, which is a move that could save $9 billion over the next 10 years. The Civilian Property Realignment Read more…

Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) supported the EPA’s decision on Friday to alter its Renewable Fuel Standard goals for 2014 and called for a more permanent solution going forward. The EPA amended its proposed RFS target for 2014 from 15 billion Read more…

A bipartisan group of legislators supported ongoing negotiations with the World Trade Organization that could prompt increased exports and job creation in a letter sent on Thursday to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Read more…

The House of Representatives passed the Keep your Health Plan Act on Friday, which would enable insurance companies to sell healthcare policies that are currently in place next year without using the healthcare exchange implemented under the Affordable Care Act. Read more…

House Education and Workforce Committee Senior Member Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) introduced a measure on Friday that would make instructional technologies used in postsecondary educational institutions more widely available to students with disabilities. The Technology, Equality and Accessibility in College Read more…

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Members Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) introduced the Employee Rights Act on Friday, which would bring the first significant reform to labor laws in more than 50 years in an Read more…

Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would repeal the Affordable Care Act’s reinsurance fee, which is often referred to as the belly button tax. The reinsurance fee is designed to support Read more…

The House of Representatives approved a measure on Thursday introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) to combat frivolous lawsuits by imposing sanctions on attorneys who file them in federal court. The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act would place mandatory sanctions on Read more…