Legislation introduced on Feb. 24 by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) would task the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with developing objectives and performance measures for the VA’s same-day physical and mental health services provided to America’s military veterans. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) this week proposed a bipartisan bill that would provide up to $15 billion in federal matching grants to assist states in building the last-mile infrastructure to extend high-speed internet to the nation’s unserved rural areas Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Feb. 25 introduced legislation that would make significant strides in helping states and healthcare providers save the lives of low-income expectant mothers, particularly those with at-risk pregnancies. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Read more…
Amateur student athletes would be allowed to profit from their name, image and likeness under legislation sponsored on Feb. 24 by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). “It is no secret that college athletics has grown into an increasingly profitable, billion-dollar Read more…
To increase competition and save taxpayer dollars, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on Feb. 24 unveiled legislation to ensure that the federal government cannot mandate project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects, a measure endorsed by numerous construction and Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) led seven of his Republican colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to immediately investigate unemployment insurance fraud claims. “Unfortunately there are still hundreds and thousands of Americans out of work because Read more…
With roughly 25,000 Americans losing their lives every year to valvular heart disease, including the wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) last year, the congressman on Feb. 22 introduced legislation to authorize a federal grant program to support related Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) this week unveiled the bipartisan Congressional Colorectal Cancer Caucus, which supports legislation aimed at strengthening treatments and bolstering survival rates among Americans suffering from the second-deadliest form of cancer in the nation. “This caucus will Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Feb. 18 joined several colleagues to introduce a bipartisan bill directing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review U.S. military veteran suicides. Rep. Joyce signed on as an original cosponsor of the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of congressmen expressed “unwavering support” for the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for Afghan and Iraqi civilians who assisted the United States in the Global War on Terrorism and seek continued Read more…