U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) last week introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a federally funded commercial pilot flight-training program for U.S. military veterans. Sen. Hoeven on Oct. 17 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) recently requested that U.S. Senate leadership quickly pass his proposal to fight rising toxic red tides that threaten human health in Florida and around the country. “We need to know how much of a threat Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently proposed legislation that would turn the tables on identity thieves. Sen. Capito on Oct. 17 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of the Identity Theft Victims Protection Act, S. 2631, with bill Read more…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) should provide greater education and outreach to increase access to comprehensive dementia care planning services, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote in an Oct. 17 letter Read more…
The U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Oct. 17 approved by voice vote a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) to provide for federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry. “Thank you to my Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) last week again hammered the U.S. Commerce Department about providing steel and aluminum tariff relief for the nation’s manufacturers and small businesses. “I write to renew yet again my strong concerns surrounding the exclusion process Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently joined a bipartisan contingent of senators in requesting a report from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on the rising rate of suicides among service members of the U.S. National Guard. “We cannot continue Read more…
Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) on Oct. 18 sponsored a resolution that would permit all members of Congress to access the impeachment proceedings involving U.S. President Donald Trump. “The stakes are too high for Chairman Schiff and Speaker Pelosi’s impeachment Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) on Oct. 16 introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the tax credit for the federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program, which encourages private-sector investment in the rehabilitation and re-use of historic buildings. Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 16 passed its version of the bipartisan, bicameral Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2019, which would end the taxpayer-funded perks that future former presidents benefit from after leaving office, including travel expenses, office Read more…