Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced on Aug. 8 by U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) would expand information sharing regarding suspected violations of intellectual property (IP) rights in trade in an effort to identify and interdict counterfeit imports. Rep. Moore sponsored H.R. Read more…
Toward helping to prevent federal land seizures, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) on Aug. 8 proposed legislation to bolster the rights of landowners across America. “Our right to own property, to farm, and to provide for our families is sacred,” Read more…
The time is now to reform the nation’s K-12 education system to make it pro-family and pro-student, especially in the area of literacy, according to a new report released Friday by the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Read more…
U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) on Aug. 8 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would extend and enhance the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, which makes federal grants available to provide technical assistance to rural microentrepreneurs or microenterprises. The congressman introduced the Rural Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) recently led a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of lawmakers in introducing legislation that seeks to help cut excessive bureaucracy around E15 fuel. “Estimates show access to E15 at the fuel Read more…
Aquaculture and seafood producers would be eligible for federal grants, scientific research opportunities, and agricultural development initiatives under newly introduced bipartisan legislation offered on Aug. 5 by U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL). “America’s national security is closely tied to our Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently proposed by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) aims to help create new markets, increase demand for farm products, and spur job creation in rural America by improving the biobased markets program. “For too long, we’ve allowed Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) on Tuesday sponsored legislation that aims to bolster public transit safety and ensure public transit agencies comply with federal public safety standards. “Thousands of individuals in Lancaster and York Counties [Pa.] use public transportation each Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently offered by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) would create an administrative subpoena process to assist copyright owners in determining which of their copyrighted works have been used in the training of artificial intelligence (AI) models. Specifically, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) proposed on Aug. 5 a bipartisan bill that would create a coordinated federal task force dedicated to preventing payment fraud. “Scammers are becoming more sophisticated, and too often, Iowa families — especially seniors — are Read more…