Language from legislation led by U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) to make assaulting a law enforcement officer a deportable offense was included in a larger bill signed into law by the president on Jan. 29. “The idea that someone can Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) this week sponsored bipartisan legislation to address sexual harassment and sexual assault of federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff in prisons. “No law enforcement officer should have to fear Read more…
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Jan. 29 offered a bicameral bill that would amend federal law to improve the calculation and reduce the taxpayer cost of payment errors under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered on Jan. 28 by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) would reinstate the expired tax incentive that lets developers fully deduct the costs of environmental remediation at brownfields, which are underutilized, often vacant, industrial and commercial areas Read more…
The Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, proposed on Jan. 28 by U.S. Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Greg Murphy (R-NC), aims to hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for America’s fentanyl crisis. The CCP “plays a prominent role in every Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) joined 48 of their colleagues in proposing a bipartisan resolution recognizing the benefits that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies provide to local communities. “Fraternal organizations play a vital role in Illinois communities Read more…
Toward advancing semiconductor research and development (R&D) initiatives in America, U.S. Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and John Moolenaar (R-MI) on Jan. 28 proposed a bipartisan bill to create an investment tax credit for semiconductor design expenditures. Semiconductor Read more…
U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) on Jan. 28 reintroduced legislation that he says will prevent China from evading United States tariffs on Chinese goods. “We must not allow China to systematically bypass tariffs at the expense of American businesses and Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Ron Estes (R-KS) offered legislation on Jan. 27 to strengthen congressional oversight of, and statutory authority for, the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Panel of Health Advisers, which advises the CBO on issues pertaining to Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Jan. 27 by U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Todd Young (R-IN) aims to improve the nation’s forecasting of tornadoes and other hazardous weather. “With the quality of modern forecasting systems, we should be delivering faster Read more…