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Monthly Archives: March 2017

Committee approves Davis bill to improve federal disaster response

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Rodney Davis

Legislation led by U.S Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) to make the federal disaster declaration process more equitable cleared the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday with unanimous support. The Disaster Declaration Improvement Act, H.R. 1665, would require the Federal Read more…

Blackburn leads hearing to help advance deployment of nationwide Next-Generation 911

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Although states are making progress in deploying Next-Generation 911 (NG911) technology, U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said during a subcommittee hearing on Wednesday that obstacles related to funding, governance and cybersecurity remain. Blackburn, the chairwoman of the House Energy and Read more…

Capito, Portman lead bipartisan effort to protect federal funds for supporting economy in Appalachia

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U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Rob Portman (R-OH) led a bipartisan call this week for President Donald Trump to continue federal support for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), a federal-state partnership that has created economic opportunities across a Read more…

Energy and Commerce leaders applaud executive action to address opioid epidemic

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Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee applauded executive action taken by President Donald Trump to establish a commission to review federal policies to combat the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic. Trump noted the public health crisis has caused families Read more…

Lance bill seeks to make oral chemotherapy drugs more affordable

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Leonard Lance

Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) on Wednesday would require insurance companies to provide the same coverage for oral anticancer medications as they do for traditional chemotherapy. The Cancer Drug Parity Act, H.R. 1409, aims to make Read more…

Roby bill would ensure quality of veterans’ mental health, substance abuse treatment

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Rep. Martha Roby

State and local protection and advocacy agencies would be able to investigate the quality of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health and substance abuse treatment programs under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) on Wednesday. The Protection Read more…

Senate leaders urge support of bill to protect amateur athletes from sexual assault

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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) led a congressional call on Tuesday for support of bipartisan legislation she introduced earlier this month to require amateur athletics governing bodies to immediately report sex-abuse allegations to police. Collins was joined by U.S. Sens. Read more…

Rounds bill seeks to protect veterans’ credit ratings from medical bill payment delays

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Late bill payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should not lead to lower credit scores for veterans, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) said in reintroducing legislation that would prevent wrongful penalties from hurting the finances of those who Read more…

Katko pushes to safeguard faith-based centers, toughen bomb threat penalties

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John Katko

In response to a rash of threats against Jewish Community Centers across the nation, U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) is calling for stricter federal penalties for making bomb threats and the allocation of additional funding to protect faith-based religious centers. Read more…

Brooks, McMorris Rodgers join together to help provide legal aid to assault survivors

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U.S. Reps. Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) helped lead the introduction of bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would connect survivors of domestic and sexual violence with legal representation. The POWER Act would require each U.S. Attorney’s office Read more…

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