The transition into foster care can be a difficult experience for children, who often lack basic supplies such as clothes or other personal necessities, according to U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), who introduced a Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral bill sponsored on Feb. 11 by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) would establish and expand child care programs for parents who work nontraditional hours. “Hoosier parents rely on affordable child care Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) said on Feb. 10 that he is drafting legislation aimed at curbing what he calls excessive state gas taxes, including California’s — currently the highest in the nation at nearly 71 cents per gallon. “Californians Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Feb. 9 by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) is focused on bumping up access to housing for youth transitioning out of foster care. The Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act, H.R. 7432, which Rep. LaHood sponsored alongside Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 9 voted 395-2 to approve a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) that would require certain federal entities to seek to exclude China from six international financial organizations if the Read more…
A bipartisan housing legislative package passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 9 that includes key provisions from a bipartisan rural housing bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA). “I made sure rural housing reform was front and Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Curtis (R-UT) and Steve Daines (R-MT) on Feb. 5 proposed bipartisan legislation that would modernize and streamline federal environmental reviews and permitting by leveraging interactive, digital, and cloud-based technologies. “Outdated, paper-based permitting systems slow down projects, frustrate Read more…
A new risk-management tool for specialty crop producers would be provided under a bill offered on Feb. 10 by U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL) and a bipartisan group of his colleagues to help the producers recover from increasingly unpredictable weather. Read more…
Rep. Tom Cole
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) on Feb. 3 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would establish a commission to formally investigate, document, and report on the histories of boarding schools operated by the United States government from 1819 through the 1970s to Read more…
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding for law enforcement vehicle security upgrades would be expanded under legislation recently proposed by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX). “Recent reports show a major uptick in attacks on our law enforcement, especially ICE Read more…