The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Sept. 17 marked up and passed an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) to a larger bill that would establish a Venezuela Restoration Fund. Rep. Salazar’s Amendment No. 40463, made Read more…
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 17 approved legislation led by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) to reauthorize the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the independent federal agency responsible for regulating the U.S. international ocean transportation system. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) led 11 of his Republican colleagues in voicing concerns about China hosting the 2027 World Radiocommunications Conference, also known as WRC-27, and urged the Trump administration to proactively prepare for the international event. “We must Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently proposed bipartisan legislation to address barriers that discourage local independent agents from assisting Medicare beneficiaries, while tackling telemarketers who exploit the confusion and anxiety created by the complexity of the Medicare process. “Seniors rely Read more…
For the first time in more than a decade, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) would be reauthorized under newly proposed legislation introduced on Sept. 17 by U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Susan Collins (R-ME). “The CCDBG Read more…
Legislation sponsored on Sept. 16 by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) would replace the Federal Reserve System’s congressional mandate of effectively promoting maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates with a single price stability mandate. “For too long, Read more…
Rep. John Moolenaar
The U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee on Sept. 17 voted to approve a GOP-led bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) that would affirm the rights of Native American tribes to govern labor relations on their own Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 15 approved two bipartisan bills led by U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) that aim to bolster and expand resources for United States military veterans. “The passage of these two bipartisan bills is a Read more…
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Sept. 16 voted 50-0 to advance a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would give the financial industry better tools to address suspected financial exploitation and abuse of senior Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on Sept. 16 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would direct the U.S. Transportation Secretary to carry out a national public safety messaging campaign related to the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses. “Every school year, Read more…