With a lack of affordable housing being a major contributor to the nation’s homelessness crisis, U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would exempt small seller financers from certain licensing requirements so that they could sell Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on May 17 led more than a dozen congressional members in introducing a bipartisan bill that would authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to direct drug companies to conduct pediatric cancer trials on combination Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) would require both the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to each study any existing barriers to the review of federal broadband permitting. “Reliable broadband infrastructure Read more…
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on May 17 advanced two bills offered by U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) that support mining in Minnesota and would overturn the Biden administration’s withdrawal of 225,000 acres from mining activity. “All options are Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on May 17 to introduce the bicameral Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2023, which aims to uphold America’s immigration laws. “Local law enforcement is having Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on May 17 sponsored legislation to reform the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing First policy, a homeless assistance approach that prioritizes providing permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness. The Housing Promotes Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation cosponsored on May 16 by U.S. Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) would support America’s small business owners who choose to pursue an employee-owned business model by reducing cost barriers associated with ownership transfers. “Utah Read more…
U.S. Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX) and Mike Bost (R-IL) on Wednesday led the introduction of comprehensive GOP legislation that would federally fund military construction, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sept. Read more…
The additional permitting process required for upgrades made to wireless towers would be removed under legislation introduced on May 15 by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA). “Our regulatory process is too burdensome, and it hurts innovation,” Rep. Carter said on Read more…
U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) on May 16 sponsored a bipartisan bill to require the evaluation and update of deployment protocols for Containerized Aerial Fire Fighting Systems (CAFFS), which is the latest aerial firefighting technology. “California’s wildfires have devastated homes, Read more…