The Senate passed the bipartisan Accuracy for Adoptees Act on Friday, which was introduced by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to make the process for correcting errors in the birth certificates of children adopted abroad more efficient. The U.S. Citizenship and Read more…
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) met with Army Corps of Engineers Brig. Gen. Margaret Burcham on Tuesday to discuss waterway projects in New York and opportunities for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act to speed up projects. Reed, Burcham and Read more…
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) recently questioned how a recent decision to eliminate support for public financing of most coal-fired power plants overseas would impact electricity costs in developing countries. Upton and House Energy and Read more…
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) held a hearing on the future role of the United States in Afghanistan on Wednesday and identified corruption, election integrity and the Taliban as the most pressing challenges. Royce expressed concern Read more…
House Commerce and Energy Committee leaders and members of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee called for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler on Tuesday to suspend a field study that could revive the Fairness Doctrine. Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Marsha Blackburn Read more…
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) pressed the FAA on Thursday for an overdue report on the impact of in-flight cell phone use in the wake of the FCC’s announcement that it may lift the current Read more…
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) said on Monday that the recent nuclear deal with Iran could bring the country closer to becoming a nuclear power, and called on the Senate to pass the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act. The agreement reached between Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) joined a bipartisan group of legislators who requested on Monday that the FDA release a second draft of regulations for Food Safety Modernization Act rules to provide more public comment. Upton was among 75 members of Read more…
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) expressed concern on Monday with a deal reached between Iran and six world powers over the weekend regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia Read more…
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would restore a tax credit and deduction for political donations up to $200 and $600 to prompt smaller donors to play a bigger role in federal campaigns. “Campaigns are becoming Read more…