U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) sponsored bipartisan legislation that would ensure families have trusted local agencies to help them navigate the adoption process. “We should be making it easier for adoptive parents to welcome children into their homes,” Sen. Wicker Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) recently offered legislation that would reverse the Biden administration’s indefinite pause on approvals for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals while it reviews the U.S. Department of Energy licensing process. “The Biden administration continues Read more…
Rep. Garret Graves
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee recently marked up and approved clean water permitting legislation that includes amendments offered by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA). The T&I Committee on Jan. 31 passed the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Read more…
U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) on Feb. 5 unveiled legislation that would increase penalties for distributing drugs on social media in efforts to deter criminal drug networks, safeguard vulnerable populations, and protect the health and safety of communities. “Unfortunately, social Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on Jan. 30 led a bipartisan bill that would address national concerns about foreign ownership of America’s farmland by improving reporting, data sharing, and review. Rep. Bacon sponsored the AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024, H.R. Read more…
Provisions from a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Jan. 31 advanced out of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee as part of a larger bill also related to postsecondary education costs. Provisions from Read more…
The U.S. House Small Business Committee on Jan. 31 marked up and unanimously approved a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) that aims to bolster competition for federal contracts among small businesses. “This is a fantastic Read more…
Regions of the country that have been economically hampered by drought and extreme heat would get federal support to boost their water resources under a bipartisan bill introduced on Jan. 31 by U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA). “California is no Read more…
Rep. Ken Calvert
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) on Feb. 1 offered legislation that would require homeless Americans receiving federal housing assistance to be referred and treated for substance abuse and behavioral health disorders. “After spending billions of taxpayer dollars on well-intentioned federal Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 31 advanced a tax relief package that includes a pro-small business bill offered by U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT). The larger Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, H.R. 7024, which includes Read more…