Rep. Dan Newhouse
The Executive Committee of the bipartisan Congressional Western Caucus recently elected U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) chairman of the caucus for the 117th Congress. The Western Caucus, currently led by Chairman Paul Gosar (R-AZ), is a bipartisan coalition of nearly Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 17 approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) that would provide $10 million in federal grants to hospitals to expand or create programs for patients recovering from injuries sustained Read more…
In the midst of the ongoing pandemic, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) said last week that he plans to unveil a bipartisan bill to protect jobs and provide financial relief to small businesses, community banks and credit unions in his Read more…
Citing the many challenges facing the nation’s electric grid, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) led four of his Senate colleagues in requesting an update on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) grid reliability and resilience docket. FERC opened its resilience Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently requested information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on specific U.S. laboratory capacity that would allow for preclinical animal model research to develop vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Nov. 18 unveiled a bipartisan bill to require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Highway Administration to provide recommendations for reducing the number of trains blocking highway-rail grade crossings. “My legislation would ensure Read more…
Rep. Adam Kinzinger
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) applauded passage of his bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that would express America’s support of efforts by the Three Seas Initiative toward increased energy independence and infrastructure connectivity, action that in turn Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) to improve aviation safety on Nov. 18 advanced out of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and heads to the full Senate for consideration. “The committee’s approval of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) this week commended U.S. Senate passage of his bipartisan bill to update the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps for the Great Lakes that would identify sensitive shoreline resources prior to an oil spill event. “I’m Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) that would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit detailed reports on patient safety and quality of care at VA Medical Centers on Nov. 16 received unanimous Read more…