Bipartisan legislation sponsored on Monday by U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) would address sexual harassment and sexual assault of federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff by prison inmates. “It is unacceptable that nearly half of Bureau of Prisons staff experience Read more…
U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL), and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Monday commended passage by their chamber of a comprehensive package of bills that aim to enhance Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide an above-the-line deduction for flood insurance premiums to help keep them affordable for Americans. “Long Islanders know firsthand the impact of flooding and the importance of being prepared,” Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on Nov. 14 by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) aims to streamline tax filing and payment for individuals and small businesses. The Tax Administration Simplification Act, S. 5316, which is cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined 18 of their Republican colleagues in telling President Joe Biden that they will not support a treaty that proposes global lists to restrict the production or use of chemicals, Read more…
U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) on Nov. 14 cosponsored a bipartisan resolution that aims to raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as primary or secondary caregivers for family Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) recently launched an investigation into ongoing failures at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to provide accurate national jobs data. “BLS’s inability to produce initially reliable data — especially when that Read more…
Rep. Darin LaHood
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) to expand job placement services to all unemployment insurance claimants is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. “This common-sense, bipartisan bill will eliminate unnecessary restrictions that Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 14 passed legislation supported by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that will authorize more than $3.35 billion for several new construction projects for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. The bill now is Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) is co-chairman of the newly formed bipartisan Congressional Baking Caucus, which will address issues facing the American commercial baking industry. “Commercial baking has a major role to play for our nation’s agricultural industry, working with Read more…