U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would expand free school meals programs for some 400,000 children living in kinship care, meaning they reside with their grandparents or in other arrangements. “Food Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and his fellow House Baltic Caucus co-chair on Wednesday commended the first-ever authorization of the Baltic Security Initiative being included in a federal defense bill currently under consideration in Congress. “The partnership and friendship between Read more…
The Problem Solvers Caucus on Aug. 13 endorsed bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) in his chamber that would authorize the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a program easing entry by farmers, ranchers, and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) this week joined members of the For Country Caucus in requesting a meeting with President Biden to discuss passage and enactment of legislation that would authorize construction of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to commend passage by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee of their bill to eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine offenses. “We applaud our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) this week reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would help combat homelessness among United States military veterans while ensuring that disabled veterans have access to affordable housing options. “Our veterans have put their lives at great Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on July 9 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would end what he calls the preventable problem of separating groups of siblings who are in foster care. “Keeping siblings together in the foster care system significantly increases Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and his fellow co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth on July 1 introduced the Foster Care Stabilization Act, which would improve pre-placement services for children placed in the foster care system. “Children Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) led his Republican colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in introducing legislation that would investigate the involvement of Antifa during the riots and looting that took place nationwide in 2020. Rep. Bacon was joined Read more…
To help break congressional gridlock on the latest infrastructure package and encourage bipartisanship, the Problem Solvers Caucus recently released Building Bridges: A Bipartisan Physical Infrastructure Framework. The 58-member bipartisan caucus, led by co-chairmen U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Josh Read more…
As U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack looks to provide additional relief under the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program using funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and 21 of his colleagues on Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) joined 20 of his colleagues on the bipartisan Honoring Our Promises Working Group in urging President Joe Biden to ensure that in the wake of the United State’s withdrawal from Afghanistan that the Afghans who Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on May 28 sponsored a bipartisan bill focused on ensuring the United States takes the necessary steps to mitigate the impacts of future national emergencies, improve responsiveness and save lives. “Our response to the September Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on May 25 led a bipartisan contingent of 32 lawmakers in introducing legislation that would authorize 4,000 new Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for America’s Afghan partners. “While we may have differing opinions on the withdrawal Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on May 11 led a Republican effort to protect America’s law enforcement officers from violence. “Those who protect our communities — whether it’s on the beat, from the bench, behind a hose, or performing CPR Read more…
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Don Bacon (R-NE) on May 7 introduced bipartisan legislation that would make the current Adoption Tax Credit permanently refundable, removing income as a barrier to adoption for more low-income families. “For years, income has Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to incentivize American employers to hire the spouses of United States military service members. “Military families face a unique set of challenges, one of which Read more…
The bipartisan Military Hunger Prevention Act of 2021, introduced on April 29 by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), would create a basic needs allowance to help end food insecurity for low-income United States military members and their families. “Members of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently introduced legislation that aims to increase farm productivity in America and fight climate change by optimizing agriculture’s ability to sequester carbon and reduce net emissions. “These practices will help reduce our carbon footprint while Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), a U.S. Air Force veteran, introduced a bipartisan bill that would strengthen benefits for veteran firefighters diagnosed with diseases that are tied to firefighting work. In March, Rep. Bacon joined U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) recently led a Republican contingent of lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to support modernization of the United States’ nuclear deterrent and homeland missile defense in the nation’s fiscal year 2022 budget. “The U.S. nuclear Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on March 10 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would specify lynching as a federal civil rights offense. “While we cannot undo the injustices of the past, we can ensure that those committing this terroristic crime in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) helped lead a bipartisan group of 32 congressional members in urging President Joe Biden to create a position of Special Advisor on Sexual Violence within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “It Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) is pushing back against the so-called corporate cancel culture in which left-wing activists are attempting to use financial regulation to thwart access to financial services for industries they despise. “Banks should make lending decisions relying Read more…
Several Republicans on March 9 cosponsored legislation that would establish the Office of Intelligence in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure American agriculture is safe from all threats both foreign and domestic. U.S. Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH), Brad Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), a co-chair of the House Biofuels Caucus, recently proposed two bipartisan bills that would ramp up access to biofuels in the United States. The congressman on March 8 signed on as the lead original cosponsor Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on March 1 by U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) would help the spouses of active duty U.S. military service members save for retirement by expanding access to employer-sponsored retirement plans. “Our nation’s military spouses make countless sacrifices Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) would extend concealed carry privileges for America’s qualified active and retired law enforcement officers. “Unfortunately, our officers are facing greater and greater dangers, and current restrictions hinder their ability Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) has sponsored legislation that would impose sanctions on certain persons contributing to the proliferation of arms in the Islamic Republic of Iran. “For decades there has been a strong bipartisan consensus on the need to Read more…
As broader bipartisan talks and the reconciliation process continues, Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Tom Reed (R-NY) led the 56-member bipartisan caucus in requesting an immediate vote on the standalone, $160 billion Defeating COVID-19 vaccine distribution package. “We continue to support Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Fred Upton (R-MI) on Jan. 19 introduced a bipartisan bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and Read more…
Members of the congressional Problem Solvers Caucus joined several U.S. senators this week to unveil a bipartisan, bicameral $908 billion COVID-19 emergency relief framework that they hope lays the foundation for another stimulus package to support Americans and boost the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on Oct. 16 offered bipartisan legislation that would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to educator and activist Mamie Till-Mobley and her son, Emmett Till, who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955 after allegedly offending Read more…
Legislation to fund the government through Dec. 11 recently received approval in both houses of Congress with a final vote scheduled for Wednesday that would send the stopgap spending bill to President Trump to sign before the new budget year Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) on Monday proposed bipartisan legislation to extend the federal school meal waivers through the end of school year 2021, ensuring students continue to have free meals. Rep. Davis sponsored the Operation Feed Our Kids Act, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on Aug. 7 introduced a bipartisan bill that would create a new $2 billion emergency funding stream to support America’s homeless population during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “As we work to restore and rebuild our Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to unveil a bill that would establish limits on the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). “The legislation brings back to Congress the authority to deploy forces Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) soon plans to introduce a bipartisan bill that would support America’s farmers and foresters who want to earn income through carbon markets. “Many of our nation’s farmers and foresters do not know how to implement Read more…
The needs of the nation’s military veterans, transitioning service members and their families must be included in the next federal COVID-19 emergency legislative relief package, said U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and several colleagues. “The transition for our service members Read more…
Following recent action by the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy, which banned the Confederate battle flag from all installations, ships and aircraft, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on June 11 introduced bipartisan legislation that would form the National Read more…
A proposed U.S. troop reduction in Germany would harm America’s security abroad, said U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, and 21 other committee Republicans. “We are very concerned about reports that the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on May 19 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to speed up the review of permit applications for certain flood control projects located near American military installations. “We Read more…
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act should be brought to the U.S. Senate floor for a vote, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) wrote in a May 13 letter sent to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “With more details emerging about Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Don Bacon (R-NE) on May 8 introduced the bipartisan Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to strengthen the healthcare workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. “As we continue to monitor and combat the spread of COVID-19 and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to help local governments utilize funding already allocated under the federal government’s three previously approved bipartisan emergency relief funding packages. “If we don’t address these shortfalls now, our local leaders 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…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) led a bipartisan contingent of more than 140 lawmakers in seeking federal protections for the nation’s frontline transit workers. “Our transit workers are out there every day, risking exposure to COVID-19 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) on March 23 introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the president to invoke the Defense Production Act of 1950 to respond to COVID-19 with the stateside production of more healthcare supplies. The Defense Production Act Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) on March 23 introduced a bipartisan resolution that calls upon the president to make urgent use of the Defense Production Act to direct the domestic production of supplies needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic. “I Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to improve transparency of the budget of the U.S. Air Force. “This legislation is critical in order to invest in our Armed Forces to ensure our service members are equipped Read more…