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Armstrong, Hoeven offer bipartisan, bicameral bill to fund Theodore Roosevelt presidential library

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U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) this week proposed a bipartisan, bicameral bill to fund a presidential library in their home state for Theodore Roosevelt, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 19...

Fischer, Capito, Wicker, Blackburn request ongoing support for Essential Air Service program

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As Congress continues to work on legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, four Republican senators urged their chamber’s commerce committee leaders to prioritize maintaining the U.S. Senate provisions of Essential Air Service...

House approves Valadao’s bill to repair nation’s right-of-way permitting process

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The U.S. House of Representatives on April 11 approved legislation led by U.S. Rep. David Valadao that aims to fix the nation’s broken federal permitting process. “We cannot continue to let permitting red tape kill critical infrastructure proj...

Fitzpatrick-led bipartisan bill ensures CBP officers receive retirement benefits

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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on April 5 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to correct an error that denied certain officers their enhanced retirement and annuity benefits. “We must ...

Republicans applaud Cole as new House Appropriations Committee chairman

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Rep. Tom Cole

U.S. Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX) and Ken Calvert (R-CA) commended action by the House Republican Steering Committee to select U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) as the next chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee. The House Republican Conference on A...

House passes bipartisan Curtis bills to bolster outdoor rec across nation

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Four pieces of legislation led by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) on Tuesday passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a larger package the congressman also supported that would expand access to America's public lands and waters and increase o...

McMorris Rodgers unveils sweeping draft bill to protect consumer data privacy rights

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The draft of comprehensive privacy legislation released on April 7 by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) aims to establish uniform national consumer data privacy rights for Americans, including by minimizing the data that companies can collect, ...

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Tillis cosponsors bill to address gun violence, safeguard 2nd Amendment rights

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To manage gun violence across America, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on April 10 proposed legislation that would safeguard Second Amendment rights and prevent guns from falling into... Read more...

Kelly seeks administration’s support for domestic steel production

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As foreign steel imports from countries including China and Mexico surge in the United States, the Biden administration must defend domestic steel production, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly ... Read more...

Huizenga’s House-approved bill throttling U.S. financing to Iran advances to Senate

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A Republican-supported bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) that would hold Iran accountable and limit the regime’s terrorism financing passed the U.S. House of Repre... Read more...

Rep. French Hill

House advances Hill’s bipartisan bill to hinder terrorism financing by Iranian leaders

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The U.S. House of Representatives on April 16 voted 419-4 to approve legislation led by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) that would require the U.S. Treasury Department to brief Congre... Read more...

Curtis sponsors bill to protect water utilities against PFAS liability

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U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) on April 11 unveiled a bipartisan bill to exempt water utilities from liability if they unintentionally release toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalky... Read more...

Valadao to co-lead bipartisan Specialty Crops Caucus

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U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) on Monday joined his fellow co-chairs in announcing they are resuming the work of the bipartisan congressional Specialty Crops Caucus, which addresse... Read more...

Miller’s bill aims to end China’s dominance over electric vehicles

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U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) on Monday sponsored legislation that would exclude electric vehicles (EVs) having batteries that contain materials sourced from prohibited foreign ent... Read more...

Federal nutrition guidance must be developed with transparency, says Cassidy

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U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on April 14 requested information on how the Biden administration... Read more...

U.S., sub-Saharan Africa trade program renewed under Young bill

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U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) is one of six original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill that would renew and strengthen a key trade program between the United States and sub-Saharan Afr... Read more...