The U.S. Department of Education must fix the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process to give schools and students more time to prepare and accept financial aid offers, says U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI). The “repeated delays and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Feb. 7 cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would expand access to reemployment services, which include job search assistance, employability assessment, job matching, financial literacy services, and assistance with resume writing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Feb. 9 unveiled a bipartisan resolution that supports the designation of a ‘‘Boy Scouts of America Day’’ in celebration of the organization’s 114th anniversary. “Having spent more than 50 years in Scouting, including Read more…
America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act of 2024, cosponsored on Feb. 8 by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), would renew the nation’s important habitat and wildlife conservation efforts through 2030. S. 3791, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tom Read more…
U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) on Feb. 7 proposed a bipartisan bill that would establish a federal clearinghouse within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and places of worship to find information to maintain Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered on Feb. 7 by U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) would increase affordable housing for homeless students by improving the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). The Housing for Homeless Students Act, H.R. 7278, which Rep. Wenstrup cosponsored alongside Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wants to keep incarcerated individuals from using illegally obtained cell phones that are used to further their criminal activities while in prison. “It has become clear that organized crime does not stop at the prison Read more…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would be authorized to carry out emergency watershed protection measures on U.S. Forest Service (USFS) land under bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT). The congressman on Feb. 7 cosponsored the Read more…
With the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting a 7 percent decline in correctional officers by 2032, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Feb. 8 sponsored bipartisan legislation to ensure fair pay for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees working in Read more…
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Feb. 8 offered a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize funding for public health initiatives across the country to combat Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts approximately 6.7 million Americans. “Alzheimer’s disease Read more…