U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) on Feb. 7 introduced the Equal Access to Therapeutics Act, which seeks to deter practices that restrict access to potentially life-saving treatments for patients with COVID-19. H.R. 6625 would prohibit the Secretary of Health and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined a bipartisan group of 40 senators who urged the Biden Administration to create a more comprehensive exclusion process for U.S. manufacturers and importers to request relief from tariffs placed on products from China. The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on Feb. 8 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and authorize a federal evaluation of the impact such services have had on Medicare beneficiaries. “The telehealth flexibilities put Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Mike Turner (R-OH) on Feb. 7 introduced a bipartisan bill that would nix a Medicaid coverage exclusion for pre-trial detainees, who currently make up roughly two-thirds of people held in local jails. Rep. Emmer Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) recently proposed bipartisan legislation that would prohibit certain federal grants from being used to buy Chinese-manufactured unmanned aircraft systems — also known as drones. “It’s our job to ensure that as we use taxpayer funds Read more…
The U.S. Treasury Secretary would be banned from using facial recognition technology to access any American’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) online account under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI). “The IRS’ desire to use facial recognition software should Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently joined a bipartisan, bicameral effort with several Maine lawmakers to continue advocating for their home state’s lobstermen and women, who are working to meet new federal requirements by May 1 that are expected to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) commended approval by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 3 of her bipartisan bill, the Open App Markets Act, which would establish rules related to the operation of an app store by a covered Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) last week led 12 of his Florida colleagues in calling on President Joe Biden to include at least $725 million in his fiscal year 2023 funding request that would be used to restore the south Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 3 offered bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at ramping up America’s cybersecurity workforce. “Strengthening our cyber workforce will bolster our ability to safeguard American interests at home and Read more…