U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) this month sponsored bipartisan legislation aimed at ensuring support for the dependents of United States military veterans who are homeless. “We have a duty to help veterans struggling with homelessness and that includes ensuring their Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Jan. 24 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a federal or state law enforcement agency, according to the Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved two bipartisan bills cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) that would support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and would hold war criminals in Syria responsible for their crimes. The House Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) on Jan. 24 introduced the United States Reciprocal Trade Act to permit the president to take specific actions related to reciprocal trade agreements. “Unfortunately, the current trade system allows other countries to put massive tariffs Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) last week led 40 other members in introducing bipartisan legislation to repeal the so-called Cadillac Tax on high-cost employer-provided health insurance plans. The Affordable Care Act’s high-cost plan tax (HCPT), known as the Cadillac Tax, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) has been named the ranking member of the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security. “We care about those who rely on Social Security and we will work together with Democrats for the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Mike Turner (R-OH) are lead cosponsors of a bipartisan proposal that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into public or private partnerships with the sole intent of offering legal services to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX), the Republican leader of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Jan. 23 introduced the Shark Fins Sales Elimination Act. H.R. 737, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, a Democrat representing the Northern Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Jan. 17 joined fellow Republicans to introduce legislation that would reduce the tax rate on estates, gifts and generation-skipping transfers, according to the congressional record. “The current estate tax is often a crushing blow Read more…
Against the backdrop of America’s longest partial-government shutdown, a new bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would ensure members of the U.S. Armed Forces and federal law enforcement officers receive their paychecks regardless of what’s happening with Read more…