U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) recently sponsored a bipartisan bill that seeks to improve and expand maternal postpartum health under the Medicaid program. “As a husband, father, and grandfather, I recognize the importance of supporting postpartum women,” Rep. Bacon said Read more…
A new federal inspections system would be established for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) under bipartisan legislation introduced this week by U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND). “BOP has an obligation to ensure the health and safety of incarcerated individuals, employees, Read more…
Rep. Ann Wagner
Two bipartisan capital formation bills sponsored earlier this month by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) received approval on April 26 from the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and advanced to the full chamber for action. “As chair of the Financial Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Carol Miller (R-WV) recently offered a bipartisan bill to mitigate drug shortages and provide incentives for maintaining, expanding, and relocating the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), medical diagnostic devices, pharmaceuticals, and personal protective Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on April 26 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the now-expired Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) for certain retirees. “During this time of record inflation, it is critical that we ensure retirees are able Read more…
Mike Bost (R-IL) on Monday signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation to authorize an electronic health record (EHR) modernization program in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “For too long veterans and VA staff have Read more…
A bicameral Republican bill offered on April 19 by U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) would reform America’s labor laws for the 21st century. Among numerous provisions, the Employee Rights Act, S. 1201/H.R. 2700, would Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on April 19 cosponsored a GOP-led bill that would authorize the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to restrict migration and imports from foreign countries if HHS determines that substantial illicit drug smuggling Read more…
Spouses of deceased United States military service members would retain their survivor benefits if they remarry under a bipartisan bill sponsored on Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). The Love Lives On Act, S. 1266, which has four original Read more…
U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) on April 25 sponsored a resolution opposing action by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to remove hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest System lands in his home state of Minnesota from federal Read more…