A Medicaid pricing bill that protects American taxpayers and that was proposed by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) was signed into law by the president on Sept. 27 as part of a continuing resolution (CR) budget package. Sen. Cassidy’s Fair Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) on Sept. 26 cosponsored bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would authorize certain U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grants to build new nursing homes on tribal lands for America’s military veterans. “I am proud to join Read more…
The United States should be the global leader in maternal healthcare, U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) said on Sept. 26 in unveiling the bipartisan Maternal Outcomes Matter (MOM) Act of 2019. “Roughly 700 American women die each year from pregnancy-related Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) proposes a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should support, and not limit access to, all domestic energy sources in an effort to achieve full energy security. “Thanks to America’s energy Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), ranking member of the committee’s Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee, applauded last week’s subcommittee approval of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act. H.R. Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 26 approved two bipartisan bills cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) to update screening processes used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). “Our TSA officers deserve thorough training so they can conduct Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Sept. 20 sponsored bipartisan legislation to ensure that a fair percentage of federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research. Rep. Fitzpatrick introduced the Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act, H.R. 4429, Read more…
The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee on Sept. 25 advanced bipartisan cybersecurity legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY). The congressman in March sponsored the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2019, H.R. 1975, which would establish a cybersecurity Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) is the lead original cosponsor of a new bipartisan bill to allow nursing homes that have met quality standards to resume previously penalized and suspended in-house certified nursing assistant (CNA) education programs. “This bipartisan legislation Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved the bipartisan Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act of 2019, reconciling both chambers’ bills to improve cybersecurity in the nation’s public and private sectors. “I am glad the Read more…