U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) are among a bipartisan contingent that on Sept. 3 unveiled legislation to prohibit members of Congress and their immediate family members from owning or trading individual stocks while in office. “A Read more…
Legislation sponsored on Sept. 4 by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) would address barriers within Medicare-funded graduate medical education (GME) programs that often negatively impact doctors of osteopathic medicine, known as DOs. “DOs are essential to the physician workforce and Read more…
Legislation led by U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) on Sept. 2 would require the U.S. Secretary of Defense to establish and carry out a program that would enable the rapid development, testing, and scalable manufacture of small unmanned aircraft systems. Read more…
To ensure Medicare patients have access to rehabilitative care, U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) on Sept. 4 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would create a more sustainable payment system for the program’s Home Health Agencies (HHAs). “Home health is a Read more…
Sen. Todd Young
China’s illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing around the world must be stopped, according to U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), who is sponsoring legislation that aims to take such action. “China is aggressively pursuing maritime dominance in the South China Sea, Read more…
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee during a Sept. 3 markup session approved bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) that would authorize and improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and reform federal disaster mitigation, preparedness, Read more…
The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee on Sept. 3 voted 21-0 to advance legislation led by U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) that would assess terrorist threats posed online by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). “This bill is crucial right now to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Sept. 3 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize both the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) and the Geriatrics Academic Career Awards (GACA) at a combined $48.2 million per year over the next five Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on Sept. 3 proposed a bipartisan package of six bills aimed at protecting America’s food security and agriculture supply chains that he will seek to include in the upcoming Farm Bill. “Biotechnology offers tremendous opportunities Read more…
Criminal penalties would be doubled for assaulting, resisting, or impeding an officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under legislation sponsored on Sept. 3 by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA). “Anyone who assaults an ICE agent must Read more…