U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on March 24 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that would implement tougher enforcement for the mishandling of classified documents. “As a former state and federal prosecutor, I believe it has Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) aims to speed up the approval process for less expensive biosimilar drugs, making them available more quickly and expanding access to affordable, life-saving medications. “As pharmaceutical prices continue to skyrocket, Read more…
To help law enforcement agencies fill staffing vacancies, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on March 23 introduced legislation that would provide a one-time emergency boost in federal funding for the hiring or rehiring of police officers and sheriffs’ deputies. “The Read more…
Students living in America’s rural areas would be connected with educational and economic opportunities under a bipartisan bill sponsored on March 23 by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). “Supporting the educational aspirations of rural students not only helps them to Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23 unanimously passed a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) to modernize the government’s coordination of wireless spectrum, a federally allocated, limited resource relied upon for services like Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) last week offered legislation that would remove barriers for communities seeking to use Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to develop high-speed broadband, including last-mile efforts that oftentimes delay broadband deployment in America’s rural areas. The Read more…
Rep. Young Kim
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 23 voted 388-33 to pass a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) that would improve the partnership between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which Read more…
With the COVID-19 public health emergency soon to expire, U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), and Buddy Carter (R-GA) proposed a bipartisan bill that would ensure Medicare patients are able to continue accessing care and services that pharmacists Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on March 23 offered bicameral legislation to protect the four Lower Snake River Dams. The Snake River is the principal tributary to the Columbia Read more…
U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) on March 23 introduced bipartisan legislation that aims to provide sound cryptocurrency policy by clarifying that non-custodial services, such as mining or providing wallet software, would not be federally regulated the same way Read more…