U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) has proposed bipartisan legislation that would incentivize states to eliminate civil and criminal statutes of limitations in child abuse cases and authorize $20 million in grants for states that adopt specific reforms. “Survivors of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) on Sept. 26 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would authorize three targeted federal grant programs to assist law enforcement and nonprofits in addressing fentanyl poisonings. “As a former cop in Colorado, I know firsthand how Read more…
Legislation sponsored on Sept. 26 by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) aims to decrease federal permitting delays on geothermal projects in an effort to help expand energy production across the United States. “We need an all-of-the-above energy approach that strengthens Read more…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program would be extended under a bipartisan bill sponsored on Sept. 26 by U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA). “Rural communities are the backbone of Iowa,” Rep. Nunn Read more…
Upgrades would be federally funded to improve the resiliency of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Reps. David Valadao (R-CA) and Brian Mast (R-FL). “In the Central Valley, clean and reliable water is Read more…
U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) on Sept. 26 unveiled a bill that would increase access to eyeglass fittings for millions of United States military veterans living in America’s remote areas. “Veterans in rural Utah have expressed frustration about having to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced a bipartisan bill that would hasten the siting and permitting of critical electrical transmission lines. The congressman, along with U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA), proposed the Streamlining Powerlines Essential to Electric Demand (SPEED) and Read more…
Local law enforcement agencies would be permitted to use federal resources to combat identity theft under bipartisan legislation offered on Sept. 26 by U.S. Reps. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE). “Right now, grant funding helps Read more…
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined 66 fellow members of Congress in requesting that the U.S. Department of the Interior add phosphate — a critical fertilizer ingredient — to the department’s Draft 2025 Critical Read more…
U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN) recently sponsored a bipartisan bill that would require the creation of public educational resources on how to safely and responsibly engage with AI chatbots, which are computer programs that use artificial intelligence to simulate human-like Read more…