U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently announced that legislative provisions she authored to bolster America’s public health preparedness and response systems were included in the $1.7 trillion year-end government funding package signed into law in December 2022 by President Joe Read more…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) should rescind a proposed rule that would change the criteria for determining whether an individual is classified as an employee or an independent contractor, said U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and 46 of his Read more…
America’s farmers need more time to comment on a proposed federal rule that could impact the nation’s poultry industry, according to U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and a bipartisan group of 18 other senators. Specifically, the lawmakers urged the U.S. Read more…
With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) pumping $80 billion of new funding into the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), bicameral legislation sponsored last week by U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) aims to give Congress a Read more…
A recently proposed rule change by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) could slow port operations in certain states, hurt sport fishers and boat manufacturers, and threaten the lives of harbor pilots, according to U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Hoeven (R-ND), and 25 of their GOP Senate colleagues urged the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to withdraw its proposed rulemaking to implement a greenhouse gas emissions performance measure on state departments of transportation Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Sept. 12 led more than 40 Republicans in offering legislation to reform federal permitting and project reviews. “Since our calls for action and offers to see legislative text from the permitting ‘deal’ remain Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) each led Republicans in their chamber to unveil a bicameral resolution that would protect school choice for students and families. “Support for these schools has never been a partisan Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) is working to help keep communities in Wisconsin safe from the ravages of illicit fentanyl, the congressman said during a Sept. 7 roundtable he hosted in Kenosha, Wis. “I will continue working with local, state, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Rob Portman (R-OH) led 11 of their Republican colleagues in requesting changes to several provisions in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s recent funding opportunity notice for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on July 13 joined 49 of her chamber’s Republican colleagues in introducing a joint resolution to nullify a final rule amending regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). “We need environmental review Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) last week joined efforts urging both the president and his administration to promote and enhance the American agricultural exports market and reduce import duties on fertilizer. In a July 14 letter that Sen. Fischer and Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tim Scott (R-SC) led 30 of their colleagues in denouncing a proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they say could place unattainable climate disclosure regulations on America’s farmers, ranchers and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) on May 26 proposed sweeping bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) prescription drug, generic drug, biosimilar, and medical device user fee agreements. “Throughout the pandemic, FDA and the private sector worked Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and several of her Republican colleagues urged U.S. Senate appropriations leaders to substantially double funding for the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). “As you develop the fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) recently helped lead a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Education Department revise a proposed rule that they think could negatively impact student access to new or expanded charter schools. Specifically, Sen. Read more…
Republican leaders of the Senate and House Committees overseeing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) raised concerns about a recent CMS decision they claim could restrict coverage of a federally approved Alzheimer’s treatment and any similar future treatments. Read more…
Legislation offered by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Thune (R-SD), and Richard Burr (R-NC) would halt a plan by President Joe Biden to continue suspending repayments on federal student loans. “As Americans continue to return to the workforce more Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined nine of their Republican colleagues in urging the Biden administration to not use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to address the anticipated influx in illegal immigration at the southern Read more…
A new bipartisan bill unveiled by U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Richard Burr (R-NC) would ensure that United States government agencies properly use and recycle batteries from the federal fleet of electric vehicles (EVs). “As the federal government’s electric Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) recently urged the Biden administration to support their Republican-led bicameral bill to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the strongest controls on substances having no Read more…
U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC), Todd Young (R-IN), and Richard Burr (R-NC) on March 22 introduced legislation that would make childcare programs more affordable while allowing parents to choose a provider that best fits their needs. “The Democrats’ childcare proposals Read more…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) said that research, innovation, partnerships, and real-time data are key to the nation overcoming other unprecedented public health challenges, particularly those related to substance abuse and mental health. “Even before Read more…
More than two dozen Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation that would reform the nation’s labor laws to protect America’s independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and others seeking flexible work options. “The complexities of our modern economy demand creative, forward-thinking legislation that Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) joined 18 of his Republican Senate colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden review all available options to lower the cost of fertilizer. “We are writing to express our serious concern regarding record-high fertilizer prices Read more…
The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on March 15 voted 20-2 to approve a bipartisan bill containing provisions offered by U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) that aim to help improve the nation’s biodefense and pandemic preparedness Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) led 40 of their GOP colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden work with America’s NATO allies to expedite the transfer of aircraft, air defense systems and other combat and support Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) led 35 of his Republican colleagues in questioning President Joe Biden about why an additional $30 billion in federal funding would be needed to help the nation in its ongoing fight against COVID-19. President Biden Read more…
As auto dealerships struggle with inflation and inventory shortages amid ongoing supply chain disruptions, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and his Republican colleagues requested that the U.S. Treasury Department use its existing authority to provide America’s automobile industry with some Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week joined a majority of the Republican conference in urging the Biden administration to ensure proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Specifically, the lawmakers expressed Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Tuesday unveiled comprehensive legislation to slap stiff economic sanctions against Russia, which continues to threaten Ukraine. “As the noose tightens around Ukraine, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) unveiled comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) through 2027 that also provides several key provisions to improve the current law. “As a survivor of domestic violence Read more…
Senate Republicans recently questioned the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about its plan to expand a collaboration with ID.me, an action that will require American taxpayers to open an ID.me account to access IRS online resources. The process, which is set Read more…
Almost a dozen Republican senators serving on the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee urged the Biden administration to ensure broadband infrastructure funding through the Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds remains focused on the nation’s unserved areas. The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) on Jan. 12 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would support the research and development of medical countermeasures for pathogens having the potential to create a pandemic. “Two years into this pandemic, it’s clear that early stage Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) joined his fellow Republicans on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee last week to again request information from the U.S. Department of the Treasury on international tax negotiations — particularly digital services taxes — that they Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Dec. 8 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a Republican bill that would permanently categorize fentanyl as a Schedule I drug, which has a high potential for both abuse and severe psychological Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and 17 of his Senate Republican colleagues called on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to schedule a vote on the U.S.-Chile Bilateral Tax Treaty. Negotiated between the United States and Chile in 2010, the treaty Read more…
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee called on the Biden Administration to show leadership on trade by beginning to negotiate rules for digital trade with U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. “Our refusal to get into the game to set Read more…
U.S. Senate Republicans on Oct. 21 introduced legislation that would prohibit the implementation of new requirements for reporting bank account deposits and withdrawals. The Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, S. 3056, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Read more…
President Joe Biden on Oct. 8 signed into law the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act, bipartisan legislation co-authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). “Now that the HAVANA Act has been signed into law, Havana Syndrome Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on Sept. 27 joined almost two dozen Republican senators to unveil legislation that would address numerous remaining issues related to the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, including terrorism, hostages, immigrant visas, humanitarian abuses, and refugees, Read more…
A group of Republican senators joined by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Sept. 23 unveiled legislation that would require a full hearing on reconciliation bills before votes can occur on massive tax changes and spending bills. “Tennesseans have had Read more…
The nation’s tax gap — the difference between taxes owed and paid — has been “a stubborn problem for decades,” according to U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and numerous GOP lawmakers, who say it won’t be fixed by allowing financial Read more…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should implement a directive supporting aviation maintenance training schools, wrote U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in a bipartisan letter sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and two dozen of his Republican colleagues want to know why taxpayer-funded American military equipment may have fallen into the hands of the Taliban, which has retaken Afghanistan since the United States withdrew its military Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined 40 of their Republican colleagues to request an update on a federal inquiry into the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Crossfire Hurricane was the code name for the counterintelligence investigation undertaken Read more…
Bicameral, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) redefining the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina became law on July 6. The senators in April introduced S. 1340 to consolidate Fort Bragg Read more…
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) on June 24 introduced the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act, which would modernize the review process for diagnostic testing and better protect patients. While the use of Read more…