U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) on May 10 introduced the bipartisan 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act, H.R. 5759, to digitize federal government processes, cut costs and improve how taxpayers interact with government agencies. Joining Rep. Ratcliffe in introducing H.R. Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on May 10 approved the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018, H.R. 3053, bringing the federal government closer to fulfilling its overdue responsibility to properly dispose of spent commercial nuclear waste at one designated Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) on May 8 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would put more highly skilled aviation mechanic experts to work across America. The Aviation Workforce Development Pilot Program Bill, H.R. 5701, would incentivize businesses, labor organizations, schools, and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), who serves more than 30,000 federal employees in his home-state congressional district, won’t stand for a government reduction of their benefits or for those of any other current civil servant or retiree. “We should not Read more…
Rep. Andy Barr
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) has introduced two bills aimed at providing more living and job training opportunities to Americans struggling to recover from drug addictions. “It is critical that Congress do more to combat the opioid epidemic, especially in Read more…
A group of Republican lawmakers led by U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) have introduced a discharge petition to force a floor vote regarding legislative reform proposed for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. During a May 9 press conference Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to encourage the formation of more Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) on May 8 received unanimous approval from the U.S. House of Representatives and advanced to the U.S. Senate Read more…
U.S. Rep. Susan W. Brooks (R-IN) has proposed a bipartisan bill that would establish one nationwide number mobile users could call with serious safety assistance requests that didn’t require crisis responses. The National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act, H.R. 5700, which Read more…
With time of the essence, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) urged Congress to promptly pass a bill that would ensure uninterrupted healthcare services continue for the nation’s military veterans living in rural parts of the country, including in his home-state’s Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on May 8 approved the bipartisan Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H.R. 4754, introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), legislation to help businesses plan by increasing transparency on federal construction projects. “I Read more…