U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) on Jan. 28 proposed a bipartisan bill that would create a new $25 million competitive grant program for fiscal year 2022 to fund the revitalization of neighborhoods around the nation with high concentrations of abandoned Read more…
A final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could unintentionally add to the nation’s current labor and supply chain issues, according to Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and 11 of his GOP congressional colleagues. The lawmakers are Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) wants the Biden administration to clarify its plans for safeguarding the data privacy of America’s students. “When our current student data privacy laws were written, concepts like online remote learning were unheard of. This has Read more…
To prepare for future pandemics, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 31 introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize sustained funding of $175 million per year for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for genetic surveillance and genomic sequencing. “Plain and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) this week introduced a Republican-led bill that would allow pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children. “Expecting parents begin providing and preparing for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Jan. 28 introduced a bipartisan bill that would establish a $10 billion fund this year to help sustain America’s assisted senior-living facilities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Since the onset of the pandemic, hard-hit Read more…
Almost a dozen Republican senators serving on the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee urged the Biden administration to ensure broadband infrastructure funding through the Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds remains focused on the nation’s unserved areas. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) helped lead a letter with 345 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives that voiced strong bipartisan support for the Medicare Advantage program, which offers healthcare services to America’s 27 million older adults and Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee members Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) urged President Joe Biden to work with Congress to develop a national consumer privacy and data security law this year. Their Read more…
A bipartisan resolution recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) recognizes National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) Week. House Resolution 886, sponsored on Jan. 25 by U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), recognizes the contributions of CRNAs and “their critical Read more…