U.S. Reps. Tom Reed (R-NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would revoke a mandate requiring the United States Postal Service (USPS) to pre-fund decades worth of health benefits for future retirees. “This government mandate is unfair,” Sen. Read more…
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on May 2 passed a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) that would update federal law and push forward the completion of the nation’s untested rape kits. “In North Carolina alone, there Read more…
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) on May 2 introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize $75 million in federal Homeland Security Grant Program funds to protect America’s faith-based community centers and houses of worship. “No American should ever live in fear Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) led nine of her colleagues in requesting improved advanced communications be made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers so that local communities in flood zones might be better prepared for disasters. “In our discussions Read more…
With the U.S. House of Representatives set to consider disaster relief legislation this week, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) said on Friday that he planned to submit an amendment to the bill that would let his home state reapply for Read more…
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on May 3 unanimously passed a bill from U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) that would authorize the federal government to convey certain facilities, easements and rights-of-way to the Kennewick Irrigation District (KID) in his Read more…
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) on May 2 cosponsored the bicameral, bipartisan Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 to bolster the commercialization of new energy technology across the United States. “This bipartisan bill will create jobs and grow the economy Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Paul Cook (R-CA) last week introduced a bill to limit the number of F-35 jet fighters that the United States could transfer to Turkey if the country goes through with a deal to buy Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would direct the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish a central website at BuyAmerican.gov to collect and display information about each requested waiver to Buy American laws. “We must Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) last week introduced a bipartisan bill to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing that threatens the national security of the United States. Sen. Wicker on May 1 sponsored the Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement (SAFE) Read more…