U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), co-chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus, recently introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at supporting the tourism industry during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On Feb. 8, Sen. Blunt cosponsored the Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) last week led a bipartisan group of six other senators in calling on President Joe Biden to remove the Section 301 tariffs levied in 2019 on food, wine and spirits imported from the European Union Read more…
Pregnant workers across the nation would be protected from workplace discrimination under a bipartisan bill introduced on Feb. 15 by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY). “Simply put, no mother or mother-to-be in this country should have to choose between being Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on Feb. 18 sponsored legislation that would establish a new program to provide eligible entities with grants to deploy, install and operate advanced transportation technologies. The Strengthening Methods to Advance Research and Technology (SMART) in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would establish the National Commission on Domestic Terrorism to further investigate both the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the federal government’s ongoing failure to more broadly Read more…
A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) would ensure the decisions of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) disability claims are more quickly and securely sent to America’s military veterans. “This legislation will help veterans receive notification Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) recently introduced a bill that would establish a federal animal cruelty crimes section within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division to aid in the investigation, enforcement and prosecution of felony animal Read more…
The Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) should promptly be published in the Federal Register so that the EPA may resume development of a drinking water regulation, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “On Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) urged President Joe Biden to take immediate federal action to help American companies distribute millions of protective face masks during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I write to urge you to do everything in your power Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and John Hoeven (R-ND) seek increased eligibility for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for America’s farmers and ranchers and urged both the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue new clarifications Read more…