U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) this week proposed bipartisan legislation that would streamline private activity bonds for first-time farmers and manufacturers to spur expansion of their operations and create more jobs. “Farming and manufacturing are critical to the economic success Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Darin LaHood (R-IL), and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) this week applauded the newly reached United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) deal made by U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress. “With this final agreement to modernize North Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Nov. 26 offered bipartisan legislation that would allow states to find the rightful owners and heirs of unclaimed, matured savings bonds. Rep. Estes sponsored the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) praised a proposed Trump administration plan on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the federal program that requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume Read more…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently authorized more than $26 million to Illinois to expand rural broadband, action that is much appreciated by U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), and Rodney Davis (R-IL). The FCC Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) led two of his Republican Illinois colleagues in requesting a review by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of planned coal plant closures in their home state. “It is unfortunate that the state of Illinois Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on July 25 introduced a bipartisan bill to stimulate regional economic growth in specific areas by making tax adjustments for post-graduation scholarship grants. “This legislation won’t just bolster our labor force,” Rep. LaHood said, “it Read more…
Emergency dredging funds are needed from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District to deal with the impact of major flooding in Illinois and Iowa, say U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and more than a dozen lawmakers serving Read more…
U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) on July 17 commended recent authorization by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of more than $35 million for their home state to expand high-speed broadband access in rural areas. “This news Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) to modernize the Office of the National Taxpayer Advocate, became law on Monday with the president’s signature of a larger bill reforming the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Language from Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on June 18 cosponsored a bipartisan bill to improve the accuracy of geographic pricing adjustment factors under the Medicare program and to permanently extend them to doctors serving in rural communities around the nation. Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on May 24 sponsored his chamber’s version of a bipartisan bill to restructure cuts to Medicare reimbursements that impact ambulance services in rural areas across the United States. “These changes to Medicare reimbursements will negatively 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. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) on May 17 introduced the Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act to update the federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC), which encourages private investment in historic building preservation around the United Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on May 15 unveiled a bipartisan bill to fix the systems that clean up contaminated wastewater and stormwater in his home state and across America. Rep. LaHood is the lead original cosponsor of the Stop Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) continued his show of support for the biodiesel industry by helping to introduce legislation this month that would extend the biodiesel tax credit for two years. “In central and west-central Illinois, our rural communities have Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) recently helped introduce a bipartisan bill to repeal the excise tax on medical devices before it is slated to be reinstated in 2020. Rep. LaHood said the tax would limit the innovation that leads to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on April 12 sponsored the bipartisan Nuclear Powers America Act of 2019 to provide nuclear power plants with a tax credit through 2023 to incentivize capital investments. “Nuclear energy provides 20 percent of our nation’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) urged the Trump administration to address the discriminatory 3 percent to 5 percent tax on gross revenue proposed by several European countries on digital services provided by American technology firms. “Proposals by the French and Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on March 27 introduced a bipartisan proposal that would amend federal law to include certain over-the-counter (OTC) medical products as qualified medical expenses. The Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), ranking member of the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, on March 28 introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to refocus and reform the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Rep. Kelly is the lead original cosponsor Read more…
Women in America shouldn’t be paid less than men, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said on Wednesday when she unveiled the WAGE Equity Act with 48 original cosponsors, all of them Republicans. “The WAGE Equity Act is a prime example Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) wants to help Americans receive better and more prompt support from the federal government when they need help with their taxes. Rep. LaHood on March 18 sponsored the bipartisan Improving Assistance for Taxpayers Act, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) commended government-promised funds and removal of the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, widely known as the Peoria Ag Lab, from a list of facility closures in President Donald Trump’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), co-chairman of the U.S.-China Working Group (USCWG), is leading group congressional members on a trip to China to help negotiate fair trade with the United States. “As the administration continues to engage with the Chinese Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Feb. 14 sponsored three separate bills to reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) state block grant program, which helps America’s disadvantaged families become independent. “The primary goal of the TANF program is Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) is an original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that would put the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in charge of determining if new Section 232 tariffs pose a national security threat. Currently, the U.S. Commerce Department Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) this week introduced a bipartisan bill that would reform how alcoholic beverages are taxed across the nation. The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, H.R. 1175, sponsored on Feb. 13 by U.S. Rep. Ron Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) this week led dozens of bipartisan members in requesting that U.S. House leadership promptly address the “unresolved issue” regarding the nation’s currently expired biodiesel tax incentive. Last February, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 retroactively Read more…
Two separate pieces of legislation introduced last week by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), who coauthored both bills during the previous session of Congress, would support Americans in saving for their retirements. “We must update the tax code to strengthen Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) is supporting bipartisan, bicameral draft legislation released on Wednesday that would limit the president’s power to levy tariffs on imported goods for national security reasons. “Trade actions with sweeping repercussions, like the implementation of Section Read more…
Language from legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) to improve taxpayer assistance was included as an amendment to a larger proposal that recently received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives. The Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) spearheaded a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging an end to the federal government’s steel and aluminum tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico because they contradict a recently signed trade agreement with the countries, which Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) on Nov. 29 sponsored legislation that would provide investment and production tax credits for emerging energy technologies. The Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2018, H.R. 7196, would encourage the U.S. energy market to be Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) last week commended approval by the Trump administration of $57.5 million in fiscal year (FY) 2019 federal funds that will be used to continue infrastructure rehabilitation work in their home state. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Rodney Davis (R-IL), who both sought federal funding for their home-state’s primary provider of mass transportation in McLean County, Ill., recently acknowledged the success of their efforts. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in September Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) welcomed news this week that the Trump administration planned to negotiate trade deals with the United Kingdom, Japan and the European Union (EU). “I’m pleased to hear the good news,” Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) this week commended an announcement by the president that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will start lifting restrictions on year-round sales of E15 fuel, which the congresswoman says would benefit farmers in South Dakota and Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 27 approved the Tax Reform 2.0 legislative package of bills, which includes a proposal sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) to encourage Americans to save money for both their retirements and families. Read more…
It’s time for the United States government to cut the red tape negatively impacting small businesses owned by the country’s military veterans, said U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) during a Sept. 20 tour of the Salamanca, N.Y.-based Monroe Table Co. Read more…
To help support home-state farmers across America, U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) spearheaded a bipartisan group of 23 U.S. House members in seeking approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for year-round sales of E15 fuel. E15, a higher Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Sept. 10 introduced the Family Savings Act of 2018 to encourage Americans to save money for their retirements and families, one of three pieces of legislation comprising Republicans’ new Tax Reform 2.0 package. “I Read more…
The Obama Administration’s hours-of-service regulations for truckers is getting another look by the U.S. Department of Transportation, an action that U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) said could end the harm current federal rules have on smaller trucking businesses in her Read more…
A newly introduced bipartisan proposal offered by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would put student loan payments on par with how foundations make scholarship payments under the U.S. tax code. “This bipartisan legislation will not only help recruit talent to Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 24 unanimously passed a bipartisan bill from U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) that is designed to lighten the load carried by Americans who are victims of identity theft. The Improving Social Security’s Service Read more…
U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) led members of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee in demanding information from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) about its decision to deny petitions for the return of taxpayer Read more…
Hoping to avert a heightening trade war between the United States and China, U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and a team of bipartisan lawmakers have introduced legislation mirroring a U.S. Senate bill that would reiterate the authority Congress has under Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) led every Republican member from Illinois serving in the U.S. House of Representatives in urging President Donald Trump against possibly pardoning former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached, convicted and removed from office in Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) announced on June 7 that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive a total of $10 million in approved federal funds to restore the deteriorating LaGrange Lock and Dam complex Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) has won in his efforts to persuade the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize staff hires needed to fill critical vacant positions at his home district’s Peoria, Ill., agriculture research lab. “I am happy Read more…