Senate leaders from both parties recently cosponsored a measure that would allow people with disabilities to access tax-advantaged savings accounts. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) cosponsored the Achieving a Better Read more…

The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce examined occupational licensing laws that impact business startups and the overall economy on Wednesday during a hearing. Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) said burdensome licensing requirements hamper the ability of Read more…

The Senate Special Committee on Aging examined Medicare fraud on Wednesday and explored ways to protect seniors and taxpayers from abuse. A victim of Medicare fraud testified that she was unnecessarily subjected to months of expensive and painful intravenous treatments Read more…

The House of Representatives approved a measure on Wednesday that would amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to reduce the ability of the president to unilaterally declare national monuments. The Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act Read more…

Lawmakers pledged to take action on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower court’s ruling that the EPA didn’t overstep its power in stripping a mountaintop mine of its permit. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Read more…

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) called on Tuesday for ideas to modernize reporting requirements for schools levied under the Higher Education Act during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing. During the seventh hearing on the reauthorization of the Read more…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power discussed on Tuesday legislation introduced by Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) that would expedite liquefied natural gas exports to World Trade Organization member countries. The Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act Read more…

Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) said on Tuesday there is evidence the Obama administration knows how many people have paid for health insurance purchased through the Affordable Care Act’s online healthcare exchanges. Camp, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Read more…

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) identified on Tuesday funding to fight wildfires, reforming the Endangered Species Act and steps to alleviate the impact of drought as priorities for the Interior Department in the near future. Calvert, the chairman of the House Read more…