U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) last week helped lead a bipartisan contingent of more than 60 of his colleagues in requesting that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) immediately address the nation’s ongoing supply chain issues and labor shortage faced Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Nov. 18 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation to establish a new student loan repayment program for infectious disease clinicians and other public health preparedness and response professionals. “The ongoing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) led 32 Republicans in opposing a plan by President Joe Biden and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help end rising fuel costs. “Instead of unleashing oil Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Nov. 18 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would extend the authorization of financial assistance through 2038 for the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area (ALNHA) located in central Illinois. The Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Read more…
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Nov. 19 offered legislation that would recognize five southeastern Alaska native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The communities were not included in the ANCSA, which Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) has introduced a bipartisan bill that would jumpstart and expand a key federal farm program with an additional $3.5 million in annual funding. The congressman introduced the Veteran and Beginning Farmer Assistance Act, H.R. 6003, Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently proposed by U.S. Reps. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Dave Joyce (R-OH), and Peter Meijer (R-MI) would support research on neurological and psychiatric illnesses associated with COVID-19 infection. Rep. Gonzalez on Oct. 28 sponsored the Brycen Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined a dozen other Republicans to urge the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to reevaluate the new fees being imposed for shipping container carriers at the Ports of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) on Nov. 18 introduced the bipartisan Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, which would extend the 2021 Medicare physician payment adjustment of 3.75 percent for an additional year. H.R. 6020, which is sponsored by U.S. Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) would authorize $15 million annually for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to support federal initiatives to conserve, restore and study coastal blue carbon ecosystems. “Important research is taking place in Read more…