U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) opposes a policy rider to the fiscal year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill that would stop federal permitting for critical minerals in the United States and leave the door open for America’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) on Wednesday commended action by U.S. President Joe Biden, who on June 30 announced plans to raise the federal firefighter pay to at least $15 an hour and offer new retention incentives designed to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on June 28 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would establish the Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers, including school psychologists, social workers and counselors. Read more…
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic slowing efforts in blood lead level (BLL) testing among children, U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) recently urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen BLL testing, which plays a critical role in Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) recently joined a Republican effort to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to certain United States military veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. “We need to ensure that our veterans have access to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) recently sponsored legislation that would improve the ability of venture capital funds to seed emerging fund managers and continue to invest in their portfolio companies as they grow. “After a strenuous year, we should encourage Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize federal grants for the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), the nation’s primary provider of services to survivors of sexual violence. The National Sexual Assault Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN) on June 29 introduced a bipartisan bill to support and provide mental health resources for new mothers by increasing prevention, screening, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and access to care for maternal mental Read more…
Student veterans would receive expanded eligibility to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Readjustment Counseling Centers – which are more commonly called Vet Centers – under a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL). “Transitioning out of the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on June 24 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of State to establish an investor visa denials database, which would flag denials of investor visas on the grounds of corruption or human Read more…