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 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday led 44 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus curiae brief opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) so-called “Good Neighbor” rule, a plan that Read more…
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, keep, and use Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) requested information regarding recent funding announcements by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to incentivize the adoption of international building energy codes that she says will increase housing prices and utility bills across the Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 20 passed a bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that would require a federal study of certain routers and modems that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) that would prohibit data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive personal information to foreign adversaries on March 20 received unanimous approval from the U.S. House of Representatives. The Protecting Americans’ Data Read more…
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on March 13 led more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would update the process for setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) while ensuring they’re feasible for states and Read more…
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on March 12 marked up and approved a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) that would advance public safety services to Native American communities. “I am proud to have this bill Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee on March 7 twice voted 50-0 to approve two separate bipartisan bills, one cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and the other by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), that aim Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is working in a bipartisan manner to advance legislation that would strengthen national security by banning data brokers from selling the sensitive personal information of Americans to foreign adversaries. Rep. McMorris Rodgers, chair of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and John Joyce (R-PA) advised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject California’s waiver proposal from the Clean Air Act. The Republican lawmakers, joined by U.S. Sen. Read more…
Individuals who have a non-service-connected amputation should still be able to serve in the United States Armed Forces as medical personnel, according to U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). To ensure they are able to do so, the congresswoman on Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 15 voted 224-200 to pass legislation supported by U.S. Reps. August Pfluger (R-TX) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) that aims to reverse President Joe Biden’s American liquified natural gas (LNG) export ban. “I Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed on Feb. 7 by U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Tom Cole (R-OK) would authorize a federal program of research, training, and investigation related to Down syndrome. “For decades, Down syndrome research has been dramatically Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 7 voted 211-208 to pass a GOP bill that would ban federal health programs from using prices based on Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) measures to determine relevant thresholds for federal coverage, reimbursements, or Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Sunday led more than 150 of her GOP colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to reverse his recent decision to stop exports of American natural gas and halt construction of new liquified natural Read more…
Several Republicans rebuked a decision issued on Jan. 26 by the White House to pause new or pending applications to export liquified natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade Agreement countries until the U.S. Department of Energy can update the underlying Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Jan. 22 introduced legislation that would guard against public funds being used to advocate for breaching dams in the Columbia-Snake River system, which transports nearly 30 percent of U.S. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) made a bipartisan, bicameral request of President Joe Biden seeking an update on when her Washington State constituents can expect federal assistance for wildfires that wreaked havoc in Spokane County, Wash., in August 2023. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined a fellow committee colleague in questioning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) about the increasing retirements of power plants across America and the impacts Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, is leading an investigation into how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handles internal scientific disagreements related to regulatory decisions. “We are concerned Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) recently led more than a dozen of their U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Republican colleagues in calling out the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for ignoring congressional Read more…
Two bipartisan bills proposed by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) that would rein in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) on Dec. 11 passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a larger healthcare costs measure. “I am thrilled that the Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 11 voted to approve legislation led by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) that would ban all imports of Russian-produced enriched uranium. The U.S. Senate on Dec. 12 received the measure for consideration. Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Dec. 5 voted 48-0 to approve bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that aims to boost the nation’s production of nuclear energy. “I’m pleased that today, my bipartisan solution Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Dec. 5 voted 28-19 to advance legislation led by its chair U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to modernize the nation’s hydropower licensing process and promote next-generation hydropower projects. “Unleashing hydropower will Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Dec. 1 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for short-term lodging, including hotels, motels, and inns. The No Hidden Fees on Extra Expenses for Stays Act of Read more…
A document recently released by the president regarding the Columbia River System Operations (CRSO) has raised the ire of U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and two other Republicans. The Northwest lawmakers sent a Nov. 29 letter Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH), Buddy Carter (R-GA), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) recently led 22 of their Republican colleagues in raising “deep concerns” over the rise of terrorist and antisemitic content on TikTok following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Nov. 15 sponsored legislation to ensure a declaration for a major disaster or emergency is made on a timely basis so that rural areas nationwide receive faster federal assistance. Specifically, the Making Aid Read more…
Legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to modernize the nation’s hydropower licensing process and promote next-generation hydropower projects advanced to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee for consideration. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Read more…
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Oct. 19 approved a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) that would require the Department of Defense to develop a strategy to counter maritime threats to U.S. allies in the Middle Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) this week led a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to transfer two additional Iron Dome air defense systems to Israel that would assist the country in its war against the terrorist Read more…
As states begin submitting applications for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funding, U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) are concerned about state plans that propose using funds in ways that will not provide universal Read more…
United States military service members and their families would have improved eligibility for federal free and reduced-price school meal programs under bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). “We made a promise to our service members that Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Sept. 19 unveiled a bipartisan resolution to commemorate the third anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords, which are bilateral agreements on Arab–Israeli normalization signed between Israel and Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) recently led two of her committee colleagues in continuing an investigation into federal laboratory biosafety practices and the handling of pathogens in bioresearch by requesting myriad details from Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led eight of their GOP colleagues in calling on the U.S. Commerce Department to ding Huawei Technologies Co. for U.S. export control violations. Huawei reportedly has developed a smartphone containing Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined three of their Republican colleagues from the Pacific Northwest delegation in urging the Biden administration to include intervenor defendants in its negotiations regarding a breach of the Lower Snake Read more…
To lower overall costs for patients and employers, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) recently offered comprehensive legislation that aims to promote price transparency in America’s healthcare sector and lower the cost of prescription drugs. “I am grateful to my Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 25 of her Republican committee colleagues in questioning the Ford Motor Company’s partnership with a Chinese company. Earlier this year, Ford announced it would Read more…
A newly released U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report confirms that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) needs to do more to prepare to efficiently review and approve advanced nuclear reactor designs, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led her colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in seeking information from 17 online marketplaces, including Meta, Amazon, and Walmart, about their efforts to end the sale of dangerous products on Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is seeking detailed answers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on how it spent billions of dollars in taxpayer money that it was allocated in COVID-19 supplemental funds. The congresswoman Read more…
To help improve protections for children in their classrooms, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) has sponsored bipartisan legislation that would promote the creation of state anonymous school threat reporting programs nationwide. “As a mom, I cannot imagine the pain Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined two of her Republican committee colleagues in requesting further examination by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the risks and benefits associated with gain-of-function research, which involves Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) recently released a discussion draft of the Stop Drug Shortages Act, which includes several provisions that would address America’s prescription drug shortages. “America is the leader in developing innovative treatments and cures,” Sen. McMorris Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on July 25 released a draft bill that aims to improve the safety of pipeline transportation in America by modernizing and expanding critical infrastructure. Rep. McMorris Rodgers and U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) unveiled Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) are “extremely disappointed” that the federal government hasn’t yet fully funded the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) rip and replace program, which provides funds to American communications providers to remove equipment Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would support tribal law enforcement recruitment and retention to help address public safety issues on reservations, including the ongoing crisis of disproportionate violence against Native people and drug-related crime Read more…