House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) welcomed a United Nations’ report released on Monday that details alleged human rights abuses in North Korea. The report is the first issued by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Read more…

House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee leadership introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday that would take steps to prevent child sex trafficking and help children in foster care become successful and productive adults. Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) and Read more…

A group of legislators called on Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday to explain the constitutional authority for the Obama administration to use of executive orders to circumvent the legislature. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) authored the letter. Twenty members of Read more…

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) recently said legislation that would grant $2,100 federal scholarships to 11 million low-income children to attend any accredited public school is the answer to inequality in America. The Scholarships for Kids Act would redirect 41 percent Read more…

Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) recently joined a group of legislators to request that funds allocated to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the federal spending bill be used to maintain Great Lakes ports and waterways. The Army Corps of Read more…

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) recently introduced legislation that would prohibit the CIA from using unmanned drones to carry out strikes abroad and would vest that authority solely in the Department of Defense. A classified section of the omnibus federal spending Read more…

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) recently said the committee would review a new strategy to combat wildlife trafficking to ensure a “bold” strategy is implemented that uses law enforcement and conservation tools. The Obama administration established Read more…

Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) recently introduced a bill that would make it mandatory for researchers to publish all data from cancer research clinical trial results to foster collaboration and cutback on duplicative efforts. Reed worked with Camp Good Days and Read more…

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) called for accountability from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on Wednesday regarding the agency’s approval of a pure hydrocodone product that could lead to misuse, diversion and overdose. Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) joined Read more…

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) applauded the signing into law of the Office of Personnel Management Inspector General Act on Wednesday. The measure, which was authored by Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), enhances oversight of Read more…