U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led a bipartisan contingent of 10 of his colleagues in urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen its recently proposed opioid disposal rule. “Safe opioid disposal saves lives by cutting off a key Read more…
U.S. House Appropriations Committee Democrats voted down all three drought-related amendments offered by U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) to the fiscal year 2023 Energy and Water Appropriations bill during the committee’s June 28 markup of the legislation. “The three amendments Read more…
Qualifying providers would be exempt from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans if recently introduced legislation from U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) is enacted. “Before coming to Congress,” said Rep. Burgess, “I practiced medicine for nearly 30 years and Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) seeks to end a gap in federal law that allows the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to conceal its role in American lobbying efforts. “Iowans have a right Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) helped lead two dozen members of the Congressional Western Caucus in calling on the Biden administration to rescind the prohibition on prescribed fires to mitigate wildfire risks and immediately deploy existing active forest management tools Read more…
Three bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) to increase funding for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, improve mental health services for students, and promote access to care in underserved communities recently received approval from the U.S. House Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) on June 24 led eight Republicans in introducing legislation that would terminate certain contracts related to the construction of the border fence at America’s border with Mexico and transfer unused fencing material to the states Read more…
Stricter penalties for counterfeit pill production would be instituted under a bipartisan bill introduced on June 22 by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH). “Drug traffickers are mass producing fake pills, often with fentanyl, without any care as to who their Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) led more than 60 Republican lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) help solve the nationwide shortage of qualified drivers holding commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) in the motor fuels distribution industry. “The Read more…
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on June 23 unanimously adopted an amendment offered on the same day by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) to prevent foreign adversaries from owning America’s farmland. “Ensuring our adversaries cannot control our domestic agriculture and Read more…