The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 22 voted 341-88 to advance a fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill that includes $17 million in federal funding proposed by U.S. Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) for improvements along Interstate 81. The bill is Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is spearheading a New World Screwworm Working Group with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to eradicate the species of parasitic fly that can cause myiasis Read more…
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on Jan. 22 called for insurance and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform and joined House Republicans in questioning the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurers on practices driving higher costs and limiting patient access. Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Jan. 22 by U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) would incentivize employers in specific industries to complete human trafficking awareness training. The Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026, H.R. 7234, which is cosponsored by Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) to bolster U.S.–Caribbean security cooperation and counter criminal and authoritarian threats in the region advanced to the full U.S. House of Representatives following a markup by the House Foreign Affairs Read more…
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Jan. 21 voted 36-22 to advance bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) that would bolster U.S. maritime security law by addressing the unlawful seizure of any U.S.-owned property by Read more…
Legislation recently cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) aims to help Americans afford the costs associated with careers in the trades, skilled labor, and apprenticeship-based professions through tax-free savings accounts modeled after 529 college savings plans. The congresswoman on Read more…
Rep. Ann Wagner
The bipartisan Trafficking Survivors Relief Act proposed by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) became law on Jan. 23 with the president’s signature. “Our justice system should be helping victims, not making life harder for them, and my Trafficking Survivors Relief Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Jan. 23 introduced a bipartisan bill that addresses the recruitment and retainment of experienced police officers to ensure departments remain strong, professional, and equipped to protect communities. “The need for professional, exceptional law enforcement Read more…
Artificial intelligence (AI) would be used to review federal agency regulations to identify redundant and outdated rules under legislation offered on Jan. 22 by U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT). “I have always prioritized solutions-first approaches to making our government more Read more…