Hill, Huizenga call on Trump to help reinforce U.S. access to mineral supply chains

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 5, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should be allowed to lift or overhaul its conflict mineral disclosure requirements to advance America’s national security interests, reduce overreliance on China for critical minerals, and halt China from strengthening its dominance over mineral Read more…

Womack, Cole applaud Appropriations Committee passage of transportation, housing package

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 5, 2026

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on June 3 voted 34-27 to approve fiscal year 2027 funds for the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, which has advanced to the full chamber for consideration. U.S. Rep. Read more…

Cammack’s bill would provide $3.5B in post-freeze disaster funds for Florida

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 4, 2026

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) led a bipartisan contingent of Florida lawmakers in introducing legislation that would authorize $3.5 billion in block grants to be made to the state for experiencing revenue losses due to freezes and cold Read more…

Fong, Valadao seek federal funds to fight invasive species in California waterways

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 4, 2026

California is in need of federal funds to quash the fast-spreading, invasive golden mussels, which reproduce at exponential rates, clog water delivery systems, and damage water infrastructure, say U.S. Reps. Vince Fong (R-CA) and David Valadao (R-CA). “Golden mussels pose Read more…

No offshoring of U.S. biotech industry, says Moolenaar

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 4, 2026

A bipartisan bill proposed on June 2 by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) is designed to protect research, innovation, and the medicines Americans depend on. The Biotech Investment National Security (BINSA) Act of 2026, H.R. 9102, which Rep. Moolenaar sponsored Read more…

LaHood, Feenstra offer bipartisan bill to expand use of ag, manufacturing bonds

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 4, 2026

U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) on June 2 unveiled a bipartisan bill to reform outdated federal rules that they say have made it difficult for small manufacturers and farmers to access financing. Rep. LaHood sponsored the Read more…

Nunn offers two bills focused on thwarting China’s Belt and Road Initiative

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 4, 2026

Two pieces of legislation cosponsored on June 2 by U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) would address the Belt and Road Initiative, a massive global infrastructure and development strategy launched in 2013 by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that aims to Read more…

Young bill tramples federal excise tax for heavy trucks, trailers

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 4, 2026

U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on June 2 proposed bipartisan legislation that aims to make it less expensive for America’s trucking companies and independent operators to modernize their fleets by repealing the 12 percent federal excise tax on heavy trucks Read more…

Moran highlights $79M in federal funding as major win for rural Kansas hospitals

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 3, 2026

Sen. Jerry Moran

Dozens of rural Kansas hospitals and healthcare providers are recipients of more than $79 million in federal grants that U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) helped secure for his home state. Specifically, 39 providers and hospitals will receive $79.1 million in Read more…

Valadao brings Central Valley agriculture concerns front and center

By Ripon Advance News Service | June 3, 2026

U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) last week convened a discussion with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to hear directly from Central Valley farmers, ranchers, and producers about the issues affecting their operations. “Agriculture drives the Central Valley’s Read more…