U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Feb. 11 unveiled legislation that would require targeted sanctions on any foreign person or entity involved in the purchase, importation, or facilitation of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products. The Decreasing Russian Oil Profits Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Feb. 17 released a committee report detailing legislative and regulatory reforms to modernize the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The HELP Read more…
Nuclear upgrades at Minot Air Force Base (AFB) will build upon the nearly $1 billion in annual economic benefits the base currently brings to the Minot, N.D., region, said U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) during a Feb. 17 update on Read more…
Rep. Pat Harrigan
U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) will serve as co-chairman of the newly formed Berry Amendment Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers who aim to boost domestic defense manufacturing and reinforce America’s military supply chains. “As co-chair of this caucus, I Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 9 voted 390-9 to pass a legislative housing package that includes a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) to streamline housing production and affordability. The House-approved Housing for the 21st Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Curtis (R-UT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Todd Young (R-IN) on Feb. 12 cosponsored a bipartisan bill to support the United States’ leadership in developing technology for advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft. The Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Read more…
Rep. Tom Cole
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) would allow the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to assist in certain tribal criminal matters, such as executing arrest warrants on behalf of tribal law enforcement and helping to search for missing Read more…
The U.S. Department of Commerce would be required to develop artificial intelligence (AI) training resources and toolkits for America’s small businesses under a bipartisan bill introduced on Feb. 12 by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). “In rural communities where resources Read more…
Rep. Andy Barr
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) helped secure $2 million in federal funding for the proposed Central Kentucky Triple Crown Business Park, a massive economic development project in his home state. “This $2 million investment puts Kentucky first,” Rep. Barr said Read more…
Toward increasing Americans’ access to job opportunities, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently proposed two pieces of legislation that would eliminate bureaucratic hurdles and modernize the nation’s workforce system. “In Louisiana, there are workers looking for work and employers looking Read more…