U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined a bipartisan group of her committee colleagues in introducing a comprehensive bill to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee agreements. The Food and Drug Read more…
Sen. Joni Ernst
The U.S. Senate on May 4 adopted a measure introduced by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to prevent China and Russia from exploiting Small Business Administration (SBA) programs as part of the Bipartisan Innovation Act (BIA). The BIA consists of Read more…
Federal funds would not be allowed to be used for the Disinformation Governance Board at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under legislation introduced this week by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and 18 other Republicans. DHS is focused Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has sponsored a bipartisan resolution urging Congress to fight the activities of transnational criminal organizations, including the use of illicit economies, illicit trade and trade-based money laundering, which threaten national security. Not only do such Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and every Republican member on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee aims to improve federal oversight of the COVID-19-related Emergency Rental Assistance program. “The Emergency Rental Assistance Accountability and Transparency Act [of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on May 3 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants seeking high-cost universal service program funding. The FCC’s high-cost programs provide Read more…
Republican leaders of the Senate and House Committees overseeing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) raised concerns about a recent CMS decision they claim could restrict coverage of a federally approved Alzheimer’s treatment and any similar future treatments. Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) last week joined 29 of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution to dissolve a proposed Biden administration rule that would amend regulations for how the U.S. government grants asylum claims. “The Biden administration is Read more…
A bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) would encourage American families to invest in a 529 education savings account, which could be used to pay for a two- or four-year college education or vocational school. “Education plays Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on April 26 approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) to support fish and wildlife in the Great Lakes region and advanced the measure to the U.S. Read more…