The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 22 unanimously approved legislation led by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) to preserve a section of the land where hundreds of Lakota Indians were massacred at Wounded Knee by the U.S. Army. “In Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) on Jan. 21 introduced a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would nullify the so-called IRS Broker Rule, which he said needlessly complicates the tax-filing process. “The Biden administration’s digital asset broker rule Read more…
U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 22 offered a Republican-led bill to fight sanctuary policies, which are based on the idea that the federal government cannot compel jurisdictions to take part in immigration enforcement. Specifically, Read more…
Legislation unveiled on Jan. 26 by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) would help ensure that the Lower Snake River dams continue to support the region’s energy needs by focusing on improving and maintaining hydropower assets while working to improve salmon Read more…
Rep. Rudy Yakym
A newly introduced bipartisan bill from U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) aims to help streamline the federal permitting process for critical energy and infrastructure projects. The proposed legislation would require the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to publish Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed on Jan. 16 by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) would increase the railroad track maintenance credit in an effort to make it easier for local rail lines to keep operating and remain in good repair. “Short Read more…
Toward furthering the growth of alternative fuels used in America’s aviation sector, U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) offered a bipartisan bill to hasten the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under current federal programs. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Jan. 21 led 19 Republicans in introducing legislation that would re-designate Ansarallah, also known as Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) by the U.S. State Department. Houthis, an Iran-funded paramilitary organization, poses a Read more…
Online platforms would be required to remove non-consensual intimate visual depictions under a bipartisan, bicameral bill recently proposed by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL). “We are increasingly seeing instances where generative AI is Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on Jan. 21 by U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) aims to update vehicle safety tests by requiring the use of advanced testing devices, including female crash test dummies. “Outdated crash testing standards Read more…