U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), ranking member on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, has requested a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) review that evaluates the federal government’s efforts to end and prevent trade-based money laundering, one of the main methods Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) that would create safer, cheaper removals of hazardous medical waste at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities received unanimous approval on July 12 by the U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on July 12 introduced a bipartisan bill that would coordinate income levels on federal financial aid for higher education with established guidelines set by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Improving Middle Class Access to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, last week participated in two days of committee markup hearings on 11 health care bills and helped pass two pieces of bipartisan legislation he introduced. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) has introduced legislation that would provide for a demonstration program and pilot project to expand choice for inpatient psychiatric services under Medicaid and Medicare, according to draft text of the bill in the congressional record. Read more…
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has advanced 11 bills, including three introduced by U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), to expand access to Health Savings Accounts (HSA), which currently provide healthcare coverage to more than 25 million Americans. HSAs Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) plans to reverse unexpected increases to U.S. postal rates that are negatively impacting nonprofits that send care packages to American military members serving overseas. “Nonprofits play a major role in helping families and friends stay Read more…
Hoping to avert a heightening trade war between the United States and China, U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and a team of bipartisan lawmakers have introduced legislation mirroring a U.S. Senate bill that would reiterate the authority Congress has under Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, successfully shepherded two pieces of proposed legislation that he introduced through the full chamber. Both bipartisan bills, the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) want the president to prioritize the nation’s agricultural exports during negotiations with global trade partners in order to stabilize the struggling industry. Recent market uncertainty Read more…