A new affordable student loan option provided under a proposed bill from U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) would leverage private financial institutions to cover the cost of college. “Students in South Dakota and across the nation need a more affordable Read more…
Toward providing more poultry processing options for farmers, as well as additional opportunities for consumers to buy more locally raised turkey and chicken, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) on Aug. 2 sponsored a bill to modernize federal law and increase Read more…
Several Republican senators on Aug. 1 proposed legislation to bolster child care services, increase the number of childcare providers, and ramp up grant funding. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) sponsored the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Reauthorization Act Read more…
The federal government would be more involved in ensuring transparency and reporting around sexual assault on America’s college and university campuses under a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced on Aug. 2 by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “By demanding greater transparency, Read more…
As competitors like China expand their global diplomatic footprints, it’s imperative that Congress get detailed information from the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) regarding their annual unfunded priorities to counter that expansion, says U.S. Read more…
U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) recently sponsored bipartisan legislation that aims to combat the fentanyl crisis by creating fentanyl and precursor chemical destruction facilities in three critical drug trafficking choke points: Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. The congresswoman on July Read more…
The nearly $15 billion budget shortfall currently facing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could cause a benefits lapse or a disruption in health care for United States military veterans, according to U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN). “Specifically, my Read more…
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on July 31 passed U.S. Sen. Steve Daines’ (R-MT) forestry amendment to a comprehensive energy permitting reform bill that’s now headed to the full chamber for consideration. “My amendment ensures that Montana Read more…
In the first major reform to the tech industry since 1998, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a combined children’s online privacy and safety package that includes bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). The package is made Read more…
To advance U.S. semiconductor research and development initiatives, U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) on July 30 led a bipartisan bill that would expand the advanced manufacturing investment credit. The Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act of 2024, H.R. 9183, Read more…