A newly released U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report confirms that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) needs to do more to prepare to efficiently review and approve advanced nuclear reactor designs, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Read more…
Rep. Ann Wagner
Proposed changes by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to specific noncompliance standards are in direct conflict with existing rules and risk undermining audit quality, auditor independence, and the materiality standard, according to U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO). Specifically, Read more…
U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) joined her Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Small Business Committee in questioning the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) about its recent proposed rule to change the energy conservation standards for ceiling fans, a Read more…
The U.S. Supreme Court should uphold a federal law that allows people under domestic restraining orders to be banned from carrying firearms, said U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and two of his Democratic colleagues in an amicus brief filed in Read more…
Rep. Andy Barr
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on Aug. 22 sponsored legislation that would amend current law to require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a science and technology agreement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “America’s Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) contends that airports in his home state of Montana would be burdened by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee screening policy that he says should be revoked. The “ill-conceived requirements” recently issued in the TSA’s Read more…
Sen. Joni Ernst
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), on Aug. 23 led a field hearing in Des Moines, Iowa, addressing the impact of federal regulations on small businesses in her home state and across the country. “As Biden’s federal agencies crank out regulations Read more…
The Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Private Fund Advisers rule to enhance the regulation of such advisers and update the existing compliance rule that applies to all investment advisers falls short, according to U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Steve Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led her colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in seeking information from 17 online marketplaces, including Meta, Amazon, and Walmart, about their efforts to end the sale of dangerous products on Read more…
Sen. Todd Young
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) led the Indiana congressional delegation in offering full support of Indiana’s application to be named a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub that could lead to millions of dollars in federal investment. “With our deep history Read more…