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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 ...

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...

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Valadao’s bipartisan bill seeks to bolster digital skills of U.S. workforce

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A bipartisan bill introduced on April 17 by U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) would establish a grant program designed to build up the digital skills of America’s workers. The co... Read more...

Carter leads resolution to recognize a proposed FairTax Day

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The day that falls after Tax Day on April 15 would be deemed FairTax Day under a resolution proposed by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA). “Americans spend over six billion hours ... Read more...

Mast requests FTC investigation into Chinese control over Temu parent company

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U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) wants to know how much control the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has over the publicly traded e-commerce company PDD Holdings Inc., which operates the o... Read more...

Rep. August Pfluger

House OKs Pfluger’s bill ending administration’s waivers of sanctions against Iran

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The U.S. House of Representatives on April 17 voted 259-160 to advance legislation led by U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) and cosponsored by 131 Republicans that would terminate ce... Read more...

21st Century Peace through Strength Act sponsored by McCaul

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U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Wednesday sponsored comprehensive legislation that would authorize the president to impose certain sanctions on Russia and Iran. “In order t... Read more...

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...