The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would be required to post relevant documents on its official website at least 21 days before issues are considered under a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on July 18 to improve transparency Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) led 39 fellow members of the U.S. House of Representatives in requesting that the U.S. Department of Commerce simplify its procedures for excluding products from the recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum product imports. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) led 46 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in calling for President Donald Trump to tread lightly on American agriculture while taking China to task over trade dealings with the United States. “Your leadership Read more…
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Mimi Walters (R-CA) led Republican lawmakers in calling on President Donald Trump to maintain the nation’s participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and to reform the trade pact for the next Read more…
Another set of broadband-related bills has been unveiled by members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced on Wednesday, with this second cycle focused on improved rural broadband infrastructure. The first Read more…
Working to safeguard the nation’s health care system from cyber attacks, U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) on Wednesday introduced legislation to strengthen cybersecurity in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). H.R. 4191, the HHS Cybersecurity Modernization Act, would Read more…
The House approved legislation on Monday championed by Missouri Republicans U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and U.S. Rep. Billy Long to replace a 100-year-old bridge in Ozark, Missouri, that has been closed for five out of the last seven years. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) is shining a spotlight on the employment gap for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the important role small businesses play in closing it. “Each American should have the opportunity to contribute to our Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) made the urgent case on Friday for legislation that would step up reporting on childhood cancers and give children access to cancer treatments that are still in development. Under the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, Read more…
The Army Corps of Engineers lifted a moratorium on permits for docks on Table Rock Lake that spans parts of Missouri and Arkansas on Monday, thanks to efforts by Missouri Republicans U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and U.S. Rep. Billy Long. Read more…
Bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) would forge a path for the replacement of the Riverside Bridge in Ozark, Missouri. The century-old Riverside Bridge has been closed for five of the Read more…
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders praised President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) said Price cares deeply about Read more…
House committee leaders recently called on the FCC to release the full text of the agency’s proposal to make set-top boxes for cable, as well as the accompanying rental fees, optional for consumers. The FCC proposal would require pay-TV providers Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) led a congressional call on Monday for President Barack Obama to address restrictions that make it difficult to recover the remains of service members who went missing in action in Laos. In the letter, Blunt Read more…
Congressional leaders reacted on Tuesday to a federal court’s decision to uphold the FCC’s legal authority to impose its net neutrality policy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the legal authority of the FCC’s Open Read more…
Legislation introduced on Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) would make life-saving treatments for at-risk newborns more widely available. The Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act, H.R.5182, introduced by Long and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) introduced a bill on Tuesday that would reform information security processes at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to better protect sensitive personal data. The HHA Data Protection Act, introduced by Long and Read more…
The House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday introduced by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) to curb the travel of terrorists. The House approved the National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel Act, H.R. 4408, and the Transportation Security Administration Reform Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) introduced legislation on Tuesday that will protect local television broadcasters that hold Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) approved before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policy changed to prohibit the practice. Co-sponsors of the bipartisan bill include Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) joined fellow members of the House in voting to pass the Student Success Act on Wednesday, an education reform bill designed to reduce the current heavy federal influence in education policy. The legislation, which would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) joined the majority in the House during the past week, passing two bills that repeal significant provisions within Obamacare. The Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 (H.R. 160) would repeal the 2.3 percent excise tax Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) voted with the majority on Wednesday to pass the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act of 2015. “Americans should not have to live in fear Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) received the Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) on Thursday. NAM, a nationwide organization representing manufacturers of all sizes, selected Long for the award for his strong record of demonstrating Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) recently introduced legislation that would increase the permit cycle of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). If passed, the legislation will lengthen the NPDES from five years to 20. Graves said the bill will Read more…
Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt stood alongside Missouri State Rep. Paul Curtman at the State Capitol building in Jefferson City on Tuesday as Curtman highlighted his legislation on the state level which mirrors a recent federal bill requiring government agencies to Read more…
Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) led Republican lawmakers in supporting legislation last week that would prevent the Obama administration from removing control of the global Internet Domain Name System (DNS) from U.S. oversight, pending a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The Read more…