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Capito, Rounds, Young push Biden to fully man International Trade Commission

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U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Todd Young (R-IN) urged President Joe Biden to fill several empty seats on the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), which plays a crucial role in setting and implementing ...

Newly issued nursing home staffing mandate roils Republicans

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U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) denounced a final rule issued on April 22 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that sets minimum staffing requirements in long-term...

House passes Kim-sponsored bill to counter terrorism by Iran

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Rep. Young Kim

The U.S. House of Representatives on April 17 passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) that would establish congressional oversight of sanctions against Iran.  “I thank my colleagues for coming together in a bipartisan way to ...

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 ...

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Iranian Terror Prevention Act proposed by Miller, GOP colleagues

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U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) and 59 of her Republican colleagues on April 15 proposed legislation to sanction and designate 11 Iranian organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizat... Read more...

National Park Week designation measure offered by Daines, Young passes Senate

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The U.S. Senate on April 16 passed a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT), Todd Young (R-IN), and 61 of their colleagues to establish April 20-28 as ... Read more...

Fitzpatrick bill authorizes massive federal support to fight PFAS

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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on April 18 unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would authorize $1 billion overall to help publicly owned water treatment works address pe... Read more...

Ernst offers bipartisan Pacific Partnership Act

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A bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) would bolster the engagement of the United States with the Pacific Islands region in an effort to thwart China’s aggressi... Read more...

Senate approves resolution from Capito, Wicker recognizes osteopathic medicine

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The U.S. Senate on April 18 gave unanimous consent to a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) that would designate Apr... Read more...

Moran’s bipartisan resolution supports National Space Day

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May 3 would be designated as National Space Day under a bipartisan resolution unveiled this week by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). “National Space Day recognizes the individual... Read more...

Graves leads fellow Republicans in denouncing Calif. board’s proposed emissions request

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U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led 32 of the committee’s Republicans in opposing the California Air Resource... Read more...

Emmer leads bill calling for a study on the nation’s supply of gunpowder ingredients

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To ensure the resilience and efficiency of America’s ammunition manufacturing supply chain, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on April 18 sponsored bicameral legislation that would requ... Read more...

Wagner sponsors bipartisan Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act

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U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) led a bipartisan bill that aims to financially stabilize the Crime Victims Fund (CVF), which has seen a drastic funding decline in recent years, accordi... Read more...