U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan bill last week to support food supply chain employees by providing tax relief for certain essential food and agriculture workers. “Food security is national security, and employees in the supply chain Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) on May 13 introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish a private-public partnership to preserve jobs in the aviation manufacturing industry. “The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a drastic decline in air travel, and as a result, Read more…
The safe harbor provision of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was implemented under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, should be extended until the federal government issues final guidance, according to U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI). Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) on May 12 introduced the bipartisan Health Care Protection Act, which would ensure continuity of coverage under a group health plan through the COVID–19 pandemic. “In less than two months,” Rep. Davis said, “we’ve gone Read more…
Further clarification on best practices from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is needed to protect workers as meatpacking plants across the United States are re-opened, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves Read more…
U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) led two dozen Republicans in proposing a bill that would permit sanctions against the People’s Republic of China if the country is found to have obstructed or failed to cooperate in investigations related to the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on May 13 unveiled GOP-led legislation to create a review process that enables Congress to routinely evaluate the efficiency of and need for federal agencies. Sen. Tillis signed on as an original cosponsor of the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on May 13 introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting miners from exposure to COVID-19. “West Virginia miners continue to work day in and day out to power our country,” Sen. Capito said. “Making Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) recently offered bipartisan legislation that sets out to achieve high-priority breakthroughs in America’s cybersecurity by 2028. Sen. Wicker on May 13 sponsored the Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) on May 13 led a bipartisan request that additional federal funds be provided in forthcoming emergency relief packages for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program. “With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting access to health Read more…