A group of GOP senators will reintroduce the Protect Act, which would ensure Americans with pre-existing conditions are not denied healthcare coverage or charged more due to a pre-existing condition. Among the Republicans who plan to reintroduce the measure are Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would direct federal banking regulators, law enforcement and financial institutions to cooperate on combating the use of America’s financial system for human trafficking. The International Read more…
Rep. Mike Turner
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) would allow states to make medical assistance available to inmates during the 30-day period preceding their release. “Incarcerated individuals are 129 times more likely to overdose and die relative to the Read more…
America’s researchers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic would receive approximately $25 billion in support under bipartisan, bicameral legislation offered recently by several members of the GOP. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Monday introduced the Research Read more…
U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Feb. 8 introduced a bipartisan bill that would permanently extend the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which is set to expire at the end of 2025. “Because Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) has sponsored legislation that would impose sanctions on certain persons contributing to the proliferation of arms in the Islamic Republic of Iran. “For decades there has been a strong bipartisan consensus on the need to Read more…
As the nation works to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Steve Stivers (R-OH) said they are increasingly concerned about the coming crisis for millions of American taxpayers who have had unemployment benefits fraudulently claimed Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) last week denounced a recent proposal to breach the Lower Snake River Dams to restore salmon populations and introduced a resolution to protect and expand the nation’s use of hydropower. “These dams are the Read more…
As broader bipartisan talks and the reconciliation process continues, Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Tom Reed (R-NY) led the 56-member bipartisan caucus in requesting an immediate vote on the standalone, $160 billion Defeating COVID-19 vaccine distribution package. “We continue to support Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 4 unveiled bipartisan, bicameral legislation to establish a $120 billion revitalization fund to support independent restaurants and small franchisees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus pandemic Read more…