U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) on July 25 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize and increase funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The GLRI Act of 2019, H.R. 4031/ S. 2295, Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) introduced a bipartisan bill to authorize a grant program that would bolster the capacity of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) through alignment with national service participants. “I am proud to work with my colleagues across Read more…
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on July 25 sponsored the Modern Worker Empowerment Act to update outdated labor laws. “This legislation harmonizes the federal standard for independent work in order to capture the realities of the modern workforce, empowering workers Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) on July 25 sponsored bipartisan legislation to authorize a federal Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study. “This bipartisan legislation provides the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the necessary tools to conduct research and to analyze the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) this week advocated for the Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in the Rear Seat Act of 2019, or HOT CARS Act, which he authored and sponsored to direct the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Tuesday voted with fellow U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee members to unanimously approve a comprehensive bill to authorize funds for federal highways and related safety construction programs. The bill, dubbed the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) led a bicameral, Republican contingent in seeking to have Valley Fever included in a federal disease review program to find a vaccination to treat the rare fungal infection. “While the scientific community has made important Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently sponsored bipartisan legislation to allocate more federal funding for small community transit systems. Rep. Davis on July 15 introduced the Small Community Transit Improvement Act of 2019, H.R. 3758, with cosponsor U.S. Rep. Greg Read more…
U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) on July 25 introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize and increase federal funding for the nation’s breast health education and awareness program for young women. Rep. Brooks cosponsored the Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Read more…
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on July 25 sponsored a bill supported by nine Republican cosponsors to prevent illegal immigrants from fraudulently using the Social Security numbers of legal citizens for employment in the United States. “With the crisis we Read more…