U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on June 23 signed on as the original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to reauthorize a federal mental health awareness training grants program that provides funds to states, localities, tribes, and other nonprofits to train Read more…
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently approved an amendment sponsored by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) to his bipartisan bill that seeks to provide federal relief to the remaining Duplications of Benefits (DoB) victims of the historic 2016 Read more…
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee on June 23 overwhelmingly approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, which includes several provisions sponsored by U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT), and advanced the bill to the full chamber Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) on June 23 cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would authorize a program of the U.S. Department of Defense to promote early literacy among certain young children as part of their pediatric primary care. “The young Read more…
President Joe Biden on June 23 signed into law bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that requires the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report quarterly on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of its Electronic Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on June 23 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would expand the success of 24/7 sobriety programs nationwide by creating and authorizing a $50 million annual grant program for five years within the Office of Justice Read more…
To raise public awareness for America’s skilled trade programs, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on June 23 sponsored a bipartisan bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), enacted in 2014 as the primary law governing federal Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) to prevent suicides among United States military members received approval on June 22 from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a larger health-related package. “We can never truly repay Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) that would provide mental health resources to America’s first responders and health care providers on June 22 received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a larger Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to appeal and finalize its proposal to continue the Low Wage Index Hospital Policy in fiscal year Read more…