U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) recently reintroduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill to provide children in pre-placement foster care with improved access to emergency services. “Children in foster care often face so many hardships. One Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Nov. 3 by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) would eliminate a tax burden imposed on United States military personnel regarding their Basic Needs Allowance (BNA) benefits. “It makes sense to treat the BNA just like other Read more…
With data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs showing that about one in three women and one in 50 men experience military sexual trauma, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on Oct. 11 introduced a bipartisan bill that would authorize Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Sept. 21 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to provide states with more federal resources to help prevent trafficking of homeless and runaway youth and to increase support services Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) led a bipartisan group of 51 lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to deny entry visas to the United States for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on Sept. 2 signed on as one of 22 GOP original cosponsors of legislation that would rescind the funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which President Read more…
U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), and Ken Calvert (R-CA) earlier this week denounced President Joe Biden’s nearly $300 billion student loan forgiveness plan as unfair to everyday Americans and inflationary. “President Biden’s federal student loan cancellation plan Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would authorize grants to nonprofit foster care stabilization agencies to provide emergency relief to foster care youth and bolster pre-placement services. “Having already faced significant hardships, foster kids deserve Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) last week joined efforts urging both the president and his administration to promote and enhance the American agricultural exports market and reduce import duties on fertilizer. In a July 14 letter that Sen. Fischer and Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) on July 12 signed on as original cosponsors of the bipartisan Equality for Families with Disabilities Act, which protects parents and guardians with disabilities against discrimination in state child welfare proceedings. Read more…
Ahead of the national launch of the 9-8-8 Mental Health Hotline, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) led 19 of his Republican colleagues in requesting that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release finalized 2021 data on suicides among Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led a bipartisan contingent of 10 of his colleagues in urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen its recently proposed opioid disposal rule. “Safe opioid disposal saves lives by cutting off a key Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) led more than 60 Republican lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) help solve the nationwide shortage of qualified drivers holding commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) in the motor fuels distribution industry. “The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on June 23 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would expand the success of 24/7 sobriety programs nationwide by creating and authorizing a $50 million annual grant program for five years within the Office of Justice Read more…
While overtime compensation for federal police and first responders is often negatively restricted, a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) aims to ensure they receive full compensation for all extra hours worked as Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Wednesday led 31 of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would require the Biden administration to reverse its regulatory agenda, which they say has created barriers for domestic agriculture production. Rep. Thompson Read more…
A national Technology Competitiveness Council (TCC) would be established under bipartisan legislation sponsored on June 13 by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) that seeks to secure the United States as the global genesis of cutting-edge technological innovation while simultaneously protecting Read more…
As global threats from Iranian backed-extremists continue rising, Republicans joined their colleagues on the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus to introduce a bill that aims to unite America’s Middle East partners. The bipartisan, bicameral Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently introduced the bipartisan Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022, which would provide skills training to family caregivers of children with autism. “Millions of American families devote enormous time and attention to care for loved Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) recently sponsored a bipartisan resolution that would recognize 100 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. “Freedom is fragile and must be defended,” said Rep. Read more…
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 25 advanced a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that would provide federal workers’ compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) addresses police staffing shortages in her home state and across America by investing $100 million in state and local law enforcement programs. Rep. Herrera Beutler on May 18 signed on Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report on the cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the federal government on Monday received approval from the U.S. House of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) on May 10 introduced a resolution expressing support for recognizing the Police Unity Tour, a four-day, 300-mile bicycle ride from locations across the country to Washington, D.C., to raise public awareness about law enforcement officers Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) have introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating April as Second Chance Month to honor the work of communities, government institutions, nonprofits, congregations, employers, and individuals to remove the unnecessary Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on April 26 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would require an independent study and report on the effect of pass-through budgeting on organizations and elements of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The Defense Budget Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Don Bacon (R-NE) cosponsored bipartisan legislation on April 14 that would spotlight high prescription drug prices by requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose the list prices of medication in TV advertisements. “Prescription drug prices strain Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on April 7 sponsored the bicameral Traveler’s Gun Rights Act in their respective chambers to address the gun rights of Americans in certain living situations. “An address is an Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently joined more than 30 of his Republican colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden quickly nominate individuals to fill the vacant positions of Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced a GOP-led bill that would ensure full accountability and oversight of infrastructure spending authorized by the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act. “Our country’s infrastructure needs are extensive, but the cost Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral bill offered by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) aims to deter Russia from extending its war on Ukraine into NATO territory, bolster America’s partnerships with the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and improve the capabilities Read more…
President Joe Biden should organize an international humanitarian aid airlift to quickly deliver non-military supplies to Ukrainians, said U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) and a bipartisan group of her congressional colleagues. “In response, Russia would be forced to either agree Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) led 29 of her colleagues in urging congressional leaders to approve bipartisan legislation that would reinstate a federal tax credit to help America’s small businesses and nonprofits rehire and retain employees they had to let Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on Feb. 25 introduced a bipartisan bill that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones, markers and medallions for the graves of enslaved individuals and those who performed military functions despite Read more…
Lynching would be deemed a federal hate crime under a bipartisan bill introduced on Monday by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). The Emmett Till Antilynching Act, S. 3710, which Sen. Scott cosponsored on Feb. 28 with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on Feb. 25 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would address the current polarization and division in the United States by establishing a new, non-partisan pilot program within AmeriCorps known as the Office of Civic Bridgebuilding. Read more…
School Resource Officers (SROs) would receive more federal funding under legislation introduced on Feb. 11 by U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Mike Bost (R-IL). “As a father, grandfather and former first responder, ensuring that our children Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Mike Turner (R-OH) on Feb. 7 introduced a bipartisan bill that would nix a Medicaid coverage exclusion for pre-trial detainees, who currently make up roughly two-thirds of people held in local jails. Rep. Emmer 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…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) joined 37 other Republican cosponsors of a bill that would sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation for increasing aggression in Eastern Europe. “Russia is on the verge of invading Ukraine, and since Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) on Jan. 20 proposed a bipartisan bill that would authorize a federal grant program for smaller police departments across the country to ensure they have needed resources and training to keep communities safe. “I am Read more…
A bipartisan effort led by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) seeks the establishment of a bipartisan House Select Committee on the Supply Chain Crisis. “Americans across the country continue to reel from the impacts of the supply chain crisis, especially Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) plans to introduce his chamber’s version of a bill that would award withheld taxes to America’s combat-injured Coast Guard veterans. “Members of the Coast Guard who are wounded protecting our country should be treated the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) has urged the Biden administration to take immediate action to provide intelligence and weapons support to Ukraine amid concerns that Russia is planning additional incursions into Ukraine territory. In a Nov. 5 letter to President Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced a bill last week that would require a review of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cyberattack response plans, following high-profile ransomware attacks earlier this year on major energy and food companies. “Americans Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on Oct. 19 introduced legislation that would expand federal funding to urban areas designated as potential targets for terrorist attacks. Rep. Bacon is the lead original cosponsor of the bipartisan Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) applauded the reauthorization of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program that allows local communities across the country to assist with the planning and construction of VA healthcare Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on Sept. 21 applauded approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of an annual extenders bill that includes his bipartisan, bicameral legislation to allow communities across the country to help in the planning and constructing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and 21 fellow Republicans urged President Joe Biden to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “We are deeply disappointed by the rumors that indicate your administration is reversing course on its promises as it relates Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Sept. 15 sponsored a bicameral Republican resolution urging Congress to recognize and honor the Americans who fought in the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan. “It is because of these heroes’ brave and selfless Read more…