In an effort to expand job opportunities for United States military service members transitioning into civilian national security contractor positions, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Mike Turner (R-OH) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would transfer their U.S. Department of Read more…
A bipartisan bill cosponsored on May 12 by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) would require the administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide awards recognizing state and local governments that improve the process for forming a new business. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led 35 of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution that urges the Biden administration to work with Congress on the development of a strategy to counter the rise in violent crime across the United Read more…
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) earlier this week urged Biden administration officials to prioritize congressionally mandated critical mineral initiatives and to immediately provide Congress with an update on their implementation efforts. Specifically, Sen. Murkowski and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on May 11 signed on as a cosponsor of the Republican-led Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2022, which aims to ensure that crime victims receive federal funds promised to them through the Crime Victims Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on May 13 voted 246-169 to pass a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) to update the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. “CSBG has not been reauthorized in more than Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on May 11 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would set limitations on exclusivity for orphan drugs, which are developed to treat medical conditions that, because they are so rare, would not be profitable to produce without Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and three of his fellow colleagues on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee requested information about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) Policy Fellowship Program. The committee obtained information that its says raises questions and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on May 12 offered a bipartisan bill to reauthorize appropriations for the volunteer services, community partnership and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System. “Some of our greatest assets are our lands Read more…
Taiwan’s observer status will be restored in the World Health Organization (WHO) under a bipartisan bill from U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) that President Joe Biden signed into law on May 13. “A threat to freedom anywhere is a threat Read more…