U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on Aug. 10 sponsored the bipartisan Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act. “Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery,” Rep. Buchanan said on Aug. 11. “As schools reopen this week, we need Read more…
Financial technology (fintech) lenders would be able to access certain federal small business loans under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). The Expanding Access to Credit for Small Business Act, S. 2690, which Sen. Scott sponsored on Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Aug. 10 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would help guarantee that pre-trial detainees continue receiving Medicaid benefits prior to being found guilty of a crime. “It saves money for taxpayers if somebody who’s currently Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Aug. 6 cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would create an optional Medicaid benefit covering hospice and palliative care for children with life-threatening diseases. “Families of children with life-threatening conditions should not have to worry Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Aug. 6 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Energy to establish a civil nuclear credit program. “This legislation is an important measure to save and support nuclear power,” Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) led a bipartisan letter with 101 of her colleagues calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the prevalence of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the website OnlyFans.com. “We write today to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) wants to know why a federal community-based outpatient clinic that serves 3,500 United States military veterans in her home state is scheduled to be closed. “A medical facility closure, particularly one that is geographically Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on Aug. 10 introduced a bipartisan bill to modernize federal regulations for the ocean shipping industry that would provide increased trade opportunities for American exports. “Foreign ocean carriers aren’t playing fair, and American producers are Read more…
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to require that certain federal agencies only procure cut flowers and cut greens grown in the United States. “Nationwide, cut-flower growers are making significant investments in America’s economy. Alaska’s ability to Read more…
A bipartisan broadband maps amendment offered by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) passed unanimously during the U.S. Senate’s consideration of the bipartisan infrastructure package, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act. Specifically, Read more…