The U.S. Department of Education’s definition of “professional degree” should include post-baccalaureate nursing programs for federal student loan purposes, says U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA). “As one of only two nurse practitioners in Congress and as someone who has led Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) led more than a dozen of her Republican colleagues in filing an amicus brief supporting several groups challenging a U.S. Department of Labor fiduciary rule that they say severely limits access to financial advice for Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 20 gave unanimous consent to bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that would help identify and research Jewish-American service members buried in American cemeteries overseas whose grave markers do not accurately reflect Read more…
November would be designated as National Bread Month under a bipartisan resolution recently sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA). “Commercial baking has played a vital role in ensuring our communities have access to affordable, nutritious food,” Rep. Joyce said Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed on Nov. 21 by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) would ensure that American students would not lose access to federal financial aid for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education. Rep. Smucker sponsored Read more…
The U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee on Nov. 20 narrowly approved legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) that would revise the definition of the term “tipped employee.” “I thank Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Read more…
Rep. Rudy Yakym
A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) that aims to ensure greater transparency around projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) passed the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on Nov. 20. The committee advanced Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) applauded action on Nov. 20 by the U.S. Senate, which unanimously approved their bipartisan, bicameral Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. “I am udderly thrilled that Read more…
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on Nov. 20 unanimously passed legislation led by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) that would reform the nation’s permitting process by moving it from being paper-based to including digital formats. “It takes too long Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 20 passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that would help increase energy refining capacity in the United States and has sent it to the U.S. Senate for action. “I thank Read more…