The American Worker Task Force (AWTF), a Republican Study Committee (RSC) Task Force chaired by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), last week released a final report making recommendations on how the nation should refocus the American education system, labor policy, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Pete Stauber (R-MN), Steve Womack (R-AR), and John Moolenaar (R-MI) recently signed a discharge petition to require a vote on a stand-alone extension of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through the end of the year. “Partisanship should have Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Sept. 24 passed a bipartisan online consumer protection bill offered by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) that now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. “Especially during a pandemic when people are Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Sept. 22 introduced a bipartisan bill to provide support for the nation’s air carrier workers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Joyce signed on as the original cosponsor of the Air Carrier Worker Support Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Sept. 23 introduced a bipartisan bill that would create an independent, nonpartisan commission designed to improve the nation’s preparedness and response to future pandemics. “As our nation responds to the current public health and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) last week unveiled a bipartisan bill to maintain the nation’s leadership on clean energy research and development via closer collaboration between American national laboratories, local governments and the private sector on the market adoption and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Sept. 24 introduced bipartisan legislation to amend the nation’s securities laws to exclude investment contract assets, or digital tokens, from the definition of a security. The Securities Clarity Act, H.R. 8378, which Rep. Emmer Read more…
Rep. Darin LaHood
The Taxpayer Protection Program established under newly introduced legislation from U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would provide forgivable loans to state, territory, tribal, and local governments experiencing pandemic-related budget shortfalls. “Through no fault of their own, state and local governments Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Sept. 23 unveiled bipartisan legislation to raise awareness about suicide prevention for America’s combat military veterans. Specifically, S. 4657, which Sen. Ernst sponsored with lead cosponsor U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), would direct the Read more…
Following the most recent deaths of two Navajo Nation military members serving at Fort Hood, U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) called for a comprehensive investigation into multiple other deaths that occurred at the U.S. Army post located in Killeen, Texas. Read more…