U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) helped lead a bipartisan contingent of more than 70 lawmakers in requesting that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) negotiate with Vietnam to eliminate tariffs on U.S. pork. “While you discuss the full range of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill that would help Americans reduce their student loan debt while simultaneously building up their retirement savings. “Individuals who are working hard to pay off student loans shouldn’t lose out on opportunities Read more…
Public servants, from firefighters to school teachers, would have access to affordable retirement savings plans just like private-sector employees do under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL). “I want to ensure that Illinois teachers, nonprofit employees, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on April 14 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that aims to reduce medical complications for Alzheimer’s patients by creating a new way to fund dementia care through Medicare. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) announced on April 12 that he has been named to the House Democracy Partnership, a bipartisan, 20-member commission of the U.S. House of Representatives that works directly with countries around the world to support the Read more…
To spur investment in safer freight railcar manufacturing in the United States and ramp up jobs, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on March 29 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide a tax credit to encourage the replacement or modernization Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) recently introduced legislation to remove obstacles within the nation’s tax code that discourage businesses from returning intellectual property (IP) to the United States. “COVID-19 has illuminated the significant dangers of losing domestic supply chains to Read more…
The U.S. Treasury Department must quickly implement the bipartisan Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act to help support specific transportation providers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, wrote U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and more than 70 congressional members Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill that would support the trucking and foodservice industries that operate as economic engines in his home state of Illinois and around the country by ramping up the trucking industry workforce. “As Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) last week introduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill that would provide federal tax credits to support the travel, convention, trade show, entertainment, tourism, and hospitality industries across the country impacted by the ongoing pandemic. “The COVID-19 Read more…
Bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would ensure that the United States maintains global innovation leadership by restoring the deduction for research and development (R&D) expenditures. “This bipartisan bill will provide relief and incentives that will spur Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) last week reintroduced the bipartisan Retail Revitalization Act, which would update tax provisions to allow real estate investment trusts (REITs) to invest more in their retail tenants during the ongoing public health crisis, according to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Nov. 20 introduced bipartisan legislation to create a refundable tax credit for travel expenditures aimed at boosting business for the nation’s tourism and hospitality sectors impacted by the ongoing pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic and Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Darin LaHood (R-IL), members of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, recently requested that the U.S. Treasury Department allow Americans to use their Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCFSAs) for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Monday announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the creation of three Corn Belt statistical area designations that include ports in his home state of Illinois, a move that will make it Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) announced this month that the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed his bipartisan resolution recognizing the role of Lebanon and its institutions as historic examples of democratic values in the Middle East. “I am Read more…
The Taxpayer Protection Program established under newly introduced legislation from U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would provide forgivable loans to state, territory, tribal, and local governments experiencing pandemic-related budget shortfalls. “Through no fault of their own, state and local governments Read more…
U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) plan to introduce legislation that would provide $15 billion in federal funds to subsidize the salaries of state and local law enforcement officers and to promote officer hiring and retention. “… Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on Sept. 15 launched the International Water and Sanitation Caucus, a bipartisan group focused on highlighting the global need for clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. “Inadequate water and sanitation around the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to incentivize private investment in America’s freight railroads and support high-paying manufacturing jobs in Illinois. “The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting infrastructure across the country, including the railway supply industry which is Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) last week sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer urging for a prioritized reduction and elimination of Brazilian tariffs that target U.S. ethanol. Rep. LaHood, a member of the House Ways and Means Read more…
Following last week’s explosions at a port in the city of Beirut, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) led a bipartisan contingent of 86 congressional members in requesting increased financial support from the United States for the Lebanese people. “I take Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) recently offered bipartisan legislation that would revise specific regulations for advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage more Americans to participate in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), which are value-based health programs designed to increase the Read more…
Eligible food and beverage wholesale distributors would receive a tax credit to offset any uncollectable debt due to the pandemic under a bipartisan bill introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL). “Illinois’ food and beverage industry provides good-paying Read more…
U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Republicans on Monday unveiled a discussion draft for a bill that would expand the availability of telehealth services under the Medicare program. Patients and stakeholders want to know if temporary waivers issued by Congress Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on July 16 proposed a bipartisan bill to apply the so-called mailbox rule to certain payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). “Taxpayers who make payments or file documents through the Treasury Read more…
As congressional lawmakers consider additional COVID-19 relief legislation, U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) led 39 other lawmakers in urging that more funds be directed to the nation’s childcare providers. “It is critically important that childcare providers Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers requested that the U.S. Air Force provide them with a long-term management plan for a proposal to reduce its fleet of C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, the prime transport Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) denounced a plan by the U.S. Air Force to reduce from 300 to 287 the C-130 Hercules fleet, a multipurpose military transport aircraft. Such a reduction of the fleet would put the Peoria, Ill., 182nd Read more…
Nonprofit human service organizations in Illinois need clarification on recent guidance that requires them to report to the state on the status of their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan or tying these loan dollars to state funding, say Republican congressmen Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Monday introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide a tax credit to ensure businesses are properly cleaned and disinfected when stay-at-home restrictions are lifted and to help prevent further COVID-19 infections. “This bipartisan legislation Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to take action that would avoid potential layoffs of America’s experienced firefighters. Specifically, Rep. LaHood and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) called on FEMA to temporarily expand the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) will co-chair two subcommittees of the newly formed China Task Force focused on Competitiveness and on Economics and Energy. “As we look to the future, China presents a unique challenge to the United States as Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and fellow members of the Illinois Republican delegation want congressional leaders to prevent governors from withholding federally appropriated funds for local municipalities that allow small businesses to reopen in accordance with federal health guidelines, but Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) commended recent action by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide relief to American taxpayers with Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCFSAs). The IRS announcement Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), and Darin LaHood (R-IL) this week introduced a bipartisan bill to ensure America’s small business owners have enough time to repay their federal COVID-19-related loans. “As we continue to ensure the health Read more…
U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) named several Republicans to a special congressional task force that will investigate China’s global agenda, including its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. McCarthy announced May 7 the selection of U.S. Rep. Michael Read more…
Illinois Republican U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis, Adam Kinzinger, John Shimkus, and Darin LaHood requested that their home-state governor begin a phased regional reopening of Illinois businesses during the current pandemic. The Illinois GOP delegation heard from concerned constituents following the Read more…
A bipartisan bill unveiled by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) to reduce medication costs became law as part of the recently signed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Rep. LaHood in March signed on as an original cosponsor Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and more than a dozen congressional members this week urged the Chinese government to end restrictions on critical COVID-19 testing supplies being exported to the United States. “As we work to get our country to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on April 15 applauded an announcement by Peoria Charter Coach, which provides charter bus services in Illinois, that a loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is helping the family-owned company Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Monday announced a company partnership that will work to repurpose corn ethanol from renewable fuels into hand sanitizer at an Illinois plant. Global Impact Innovation LLC will use portions of the Galva, Ill.-based Big Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on March 27 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide $60 billion in emergency funding for nonprofits and create a universal charitable deduction. “Charitable organizations in my community and across our nation are hurting,” Rep. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) applauded passage last week of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law by the president on March 27. Read more…
A bipartisan contingent of congressional members from Illinois recently asked Gov. JB Pritzker to ensure the continued capacity of community health centers (CHCs) to serve people suffering from the coronavirus in their home state. “During this national emergency, we cannot Read more…
U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Darin LaHood (R-IL) this week joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues to request support for economic regulatory relief for counties in Illinois. “The economic impact the pandemic Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Feb. 25 proposed bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve access to critical health care services provided through the nation’s roughly 15,500 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for hemophilia patients. Rep. LaHood sponsored the Hemophilia Skilled Nursing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Feb. 3 offered the bipartisan Bridge Investment Act of 2020, which would establish a $20 billion competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace almost 50,000 of America’s bridges. “Investing in our local Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Jan. 29 joined the president during a White House signing ceremony to make the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act a new federal law. “Today is the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Jan. 15 praised the president’s signing of the new U.S.-China Phase One Trade Agreement. “Fair trade rules and policies are needed to protect Read more…