U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led two dozen of her GOP colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in requesting information on how actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are impacting the nation’s electric grid Read more…
The Solicitor General’s May 10 amicus brief filed in Hardeman v. Monsanto advises the U.S. Supreme Court against hearing a case regarding a state’s ability to label pesticides — a recommendation that U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and six of Read more…
To quickly increase America’s domestic supply of infant formula, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) led nine Republicans in introducing legislation that would designate baby formula as a scarce and critical material under the Defense Production Act of 1950. “As a Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) signed on as an original cosponsor of a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit federal education funds from being provided to elementary schools that do not require teachers to obtain written parental consent prior to teaching Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) recently sponsored a measure that aims to build up and expand broadband infrastructure in America’s rural and underserved areas. “Too often, I hear stories of students, entrepreneurs, and families in rural areas that are unable Read more…
St. Louis-native U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) on March 8 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would permit the National Park Service to illuminate the St. Louis Gateway Arch in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag. “St. Louis Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) this week introduced a Republican-led bill that would allow pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children. “Expecting parents begin providing and preparing for 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. Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Billy Long (R-MO) on Dec. 9 introduced legislation that would eliminate lead oxide, antimony, and sulfuric acid as taxable chemicals under the Superfund excise taxes established under a newly signed law. The Superfund fee Read more…
U.S. Reps. Billy Long (R-MO) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) commended the House of Representatives’ recent passage of a bipartisan bill they introduced to authorize the development of a whole-of-government strategy that would bolster the economic competitiveness of U.S. information and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) helped lead 25 Republican members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in voicing “serious concerns” to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) about rapidly rising energy prices and their negative impact on the Read more…
A bipartisan resolution proposed by U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) and nearly 40 other members would recognize Sept. 28 as National Voter Registration Day. Rep. Long introduced House Resolution 686 with 37 other original cosponsors, all Democrats, and resolution sponsor Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) that would require the federal government to consider media market entry barriers for socially disadvantaged individuals on July 20 received approval by the U.S. House of Representatives. “I am thrilled to Read more…
American contract growers, who raise chickens for poultry processing companies, have not yet received federal assistance during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers. “As the U.S. Department of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) led several of his Republican colleagues from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in proposing the SELF DRIVE Act in order to advance the deployment of autonomous vehicles. Rep. Latta on June 4 sponsored Read more…
Language should not be included in the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill that would prohibit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from allowing pharmaceutical prescribing information to be delivered primarily in digital form, according to U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on April 19 led more than a dozen fellow Republicans to introduce legislation that would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to codify the definition of the term “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). Read more…
The financial losses that agricultural fairs have experienced due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic would be offset under bipartisan legislation introduced last week by U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Billy Long (R-MO). “Not only do fairs give us an Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Feb. 4 sponsored legislation that would eliminate the federal estate tax, also known as the death tax. “The death tax has an overwhelming economic impact due to the cost of life insurance and financial Read more…
Due to concerns about overbuilding, interagency coordination, and the mismanagement of appropriated funds, U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR), Bob Latta (R-OH), and several of their Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee this week called for a Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) on July 30 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide emergency pandemic relief funds to America’s agricultural fairs. Rep. Long signed on as the lead original cosponsor of the Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act, H.R. 7883, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) seeks to have a bipartisan bill he introduced earlier this year that would provide relief to small businesses utilizing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding included in a forthcoming pandemic-relief measure being debated in Congress. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and his home-state colleagues on July 21 introduced a measure that would establish defenses against crimes of violence across America. “Every American should feel safe in their own home. We shouldn’t live in fear of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on July 6 proposed a bipartisan bill to establish a rural postsecondary and economic development grant program toward improving college access and success for America’s rural students. “I am proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Bob Latta (R-OH), ranking member and member, respectively, of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, along with fellow Republican members of the E&C Communications and Technology Subcommittee, urged full funding for the Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Republican leaders this week expressed support for the 5G Upgrade Order, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will consider during its open meeting on June 9. “During these unprecedented times, connectivity has remained Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and 33 of his Republican colleagues urged U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to consider providing federal funds to nursing homes, skilled nursing centers, senior living communities, independent living, assisted living, memory Read more…
Following the recent closure of the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., due to a COVID-19 outbreak, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of congressional lawmakers requested federal assistance for the nation’s pork producers Read more…
America’s physicians need immediate access to the $100 billion in federal funds provided to them under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to remain operational, U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) said. “Doctors across the country are doing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) on April 2 commended the inclusion of two bills he championed to expand broadband access that recently became law as part of larger, bipartisan legislation changing how broadband data is collected. “This is a great Read more…
The Trump Administration approved a major disaster declaration for Missouri on Thursday following a request from the entire Missouri congressional delegation, including U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Billy Long (R-MO), who urged the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to provide America’s industrial and residential natural gas consumers with the same rate protections afforded to electricity consumers. Rep. Long on Jan. 30 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Billy Long (R-MO) on Jan. 28 applauded a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investment of almost $61 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure across their home state of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) this week urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt its recently announced Rural Digital Opportunity Fund proposal, which would allocate more than $20 billion through a reverse-auction format to connect America’s rural homes and Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed bipartisan legislation supported by U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) to improve the nation’s broadband data collection and mapping capabilities toward closing the digital divide. The U.S. Senate received the bill on Dec. Read more…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must identify how it’s addressing federal disaster efforts in Missouri, according to a bipartisan, bicameral letter sent by members of the state’s congressional delegation, which included U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Reps. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR), Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Larry Bucshon (R-IN), all members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, recently requested that committee leaders schedule a follow-up legislative hearing on maternal mortality and morbidity in the United Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) on Sept. 9 helped push the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 through the U.S. House of Representatives, which approved the bipartisan bill on a 295-114 vote. “I am pleased to join with my colleagues Read more…
U.S. Reps. Billy Long (R-MO) and Bob Latta (R-OH) on Sept. 6 introduced two bipartisan broadband mapping bills. The lawmakers cosponsored the Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services (MAPS) Act, H.R. 4227, with bill sponsor U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA) to prohibit Read more…
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize a total of $30 million each fiscal year from 2020 through 2024 to improve maternal healthcare in America. “As a physician and a father of four, I understand Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) last week hosted U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, on his annual home-state agriculture tour. “I have always strived to work across the aisle to get things done for Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Billy Long (R-MO) joined their home-state colleagues in requesting the president’s support of a federal disaster declaration for 114 Missouri counties impacted by tornadoes and severe flooding. “We Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) is the lead original cosponsor of the newly proposed, Republican-led Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act, which would ensure that state and local law enforcement cooperate with federal officials to protect local communities from violent criminals Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on May 14 introduced a bill to incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition. Rep. Burgess is the sponsor of the Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) led the entire Missouri congressional delegation in supporting the Missouri governor’s request for a disaster declaration for 13 counties devastated by severe flooding. In an April 24 letter to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) on April 8 sponsored a bill to protect his home state constituents from federal changes associated with new boundary lines at Table Rock Lake. If enacted, H.R. 2132 would exempt certain structures on the homeowners’ Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) is the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize a federal emissions-reducing competitive grant program for diesel-powered engines. The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2019, H.R.1768, sponsored on March 14 by Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would impose criminal sanctions on people involved in international doping fraud conspiracies. “As hardworking athletes who play by the rules have experienced, the current framework is fundamentally ill-equipped to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) on Jan. 24 introduced the United States Reciprocal Trade Act to permit the president to take specific actions related to reciprocal trade agreements. “Unfortunately, the current trade system allows other countries to put massive tariffs Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) received U.S. Senate approval earlier this week to update policies on recreational fishing. “Passage of the ‘Modern Fish Act’ will boost our conservation efforts and benefit the local economies that Read more…