U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and John Thune (R-SD) on May 18 proposed legislation that would amend United States Code regarding prevailing wage determinations in order to expand access to affordable housing by reducing costs for construction contractors working on Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would provide for New Market Tax Credit investments in Rural Job Zones, which are low-income, rural communities with a population of less than 50,000. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on May 11 joined almost 40 other Republicans in unveiling legislation that would ensure swift and tough penalties for violent criminals who target America’s law enforcement officers. “Our law enforcement risk their lives to keep Read more…
A congressional charter would be created for the nonprofit, nonpartisan National American Indian Veterans (NAIV) organization under a bipartisan, bicameral bill backed by U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Thune (R-SD), as well as U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD). Read more…
Toward striking a balance between transparency and secrecy, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced two bipartisan bills that would modernize the nation’s process for classification, ensure the safety and security of what should be classified, and make the declassification process Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on May 4 proposed two pieces of legislation that aim to reduce fraud in federal contracting for women-owned small businesses (WOSB) and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB). The efforts of both bills require agencies to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) on May 3 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would authorize federal grants for small airports around the country to help grow their air carrier services. The Small Community Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently led a group of fellow Republicans in proposing legislation that would clarify the rights of American Indians and Indian tribes on native lands under the National Labor Relations Act, helping to restore the sovereign Read more…
Spouses of deceased United States military service members would retain their survivor benefits if they remarry under a bipartisan bill sponsored on Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). The Love Lives On Act, S. 1266, which has four original Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined a bipartisan contingent of 15 fellow lawmakers in supporting a proposed biofuels rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would establish blending volumes for 2023-2025, and suggested specific actions the agency should take Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND) on March 30 introduced legislation along with dozens of their Republican colleagues that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, also known as the death tax, as well as generation-skipping transfer Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to give Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) greater input over federal funding discussions that impact them. “For too long, Tribal Colleges and Universities have been left Read more…
To allow for the year-round, nationwide sale of E-15 gasoline having a higher blend of ethanol, U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on March 14 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide incentives to physicians to practice in America’s rural and medically underserved communities. “Too many rural areas in North Carolina and across the country lack the healthcare workforce Read more…
The nation’s trade embargo against Cuba would be lifted under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). “This legislation will expand market opportunities for U.S. producers by allowing them to compete on a level playing field with Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) would require the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program to provide assisted living services to eligible United Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) on Monday proposed a bipartisan bill that would confirm authority of the U.S. Department of the Interior to take land into trust for Native American Indian tribes, a right formerly afforded to them under federal Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in questioning what steps the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has taken to address delays in visa processing. “Constituents across our states have reported that delays in Read more…
American auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues would get some federal tax relief under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and 49 of his colleagues. “Auto dealers across the country have Read more…
Funding for broadband deployment grants made under several enacted federal laws would not be considered taxable income under bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced on Feb. 9 by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). “Reliable, high-speed internet Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Feb. 9 led 33 of her Senate Republican colleagues – including U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Steve Daines (R-MT) – in introducing a bipartisan resolution that would overturn a rule Read more…
With Alzheimer’s projected to afflict 12.7 million Americans and surpass almost $1 trillion in annual costs by 2050, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) unveiled two bipartisan bills to help bolster research to effectively treat the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced legislation this month that would modify the family caregiver program in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include services related to mental health and neurological disorders. Specifically, the Reinforcing Enhanced Support through Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral bill recently sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) would improve certain programs of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for home and community-based services offered to United States military veterans. The Elizabeth Dole Home Care Read more…
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week reintroduced bicameral legislation that would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to take into custody illegal aliens who have been charged in the United States with Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week signed on as original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill to improve the nation’s aviation safety notification system by preventing Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) outages. The Federal Aviation Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), along with 25 of her Senate colleagues, voiced concerns about Mexico’s proposed ban on U.S. genetically engineered corn in a letter to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Dec. 7 introduced the bipartisan Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act, H.R. 9449, which seeks to exempt broadband grants from taxation. Specifically, the legislation would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that funding allocated Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) recently sponsored a bipartisan bill that would give tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) more input over federal education funding discussions that impact them. “Tribal colleges and universities deserve a seat at the table,” Sen. Fischer Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 1 approved a bipartisan bill U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) helped author to reduce contamination at commercial airports from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and John Thune (R-SD) joined a bipartisan group of Midwest senators to introduce legislation that would expand the year-round sale of E15 gasoline nationwide. “We’ve long known that unleashing the full power Read more…
Bipartisan legislation supported by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) to bolster suicide prevention resources used by law enforcement received approval on Nov. 29 from the U.S. House of Representatives and is headed to the president’s desk to be signed into Read more…
Ukrainian forces must be armed with America’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to continue making gains in the country’s fight against Russia’s war of aggression, said U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. “We write to express Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 17 unanimously passed a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) to create a federal charter for the nonprofit National American Indian Veterans (NAIV). “There are many congressionally chartered veterans service organizations, but Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently joined two of his home-state GOP colleagues in releasing a bicameral statement opposing recent action by the Biden administration to list the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act. “This decision threatens to place Read more…
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) on Nov. 14 helped get a bipartisan bill unanimously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives to limit automatic changes to the standards for designating a core-based statistical area (CBSA) that are used to delineate Read more…
An authorized telehealth grant program should be quickly created to improve health care for United States military veterans living in rural and underserved areas of the country, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently told the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Read more…
With the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) currently at its lowest point in four decades, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) wants the Biden administration to end the continued release of crude oil from the reserve. “Your administration is jeopardizing our nation’s Read more…
The new International Children with Disabilities Protection Program would be established within the U.S. State Department under a bipartisan bill proposed on Sept. 28 by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that aims to empower children with disabilities around the world. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) has proposed bipartisan legislation that would exclude federal broadband deployment grant dollars from being considered taxable income to ensure all awarded monies are used wholly to deploy broadband, rather than making their way back to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and a dozen of her GOP colleagues want to know why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved enough baby formula applications to restore national supplies that could end the Read more…
To help offset rising transportation costs for America’s military veterans, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) proposed a bipartisan bill to increase reimbursement rates when veterans must travel to receive medical care provided through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Sept. 12 led more than 40 Republicans in offering legislation to reform federal permitting and project reviews. “Since our calls for action and offers to see legislative text from the permitting ‘deal’ remain Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) to modify funding for a pediatric disease research initiative within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act Read more…
President Joe Biden on Aug. 10 signed into law a bipartisan bill U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) helped introduce that will provide all generations of toxic-exposed United States military veterans with their earned health care and benefits under the U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently sponsored a bipartisan resolution that would express the commitment of the U.S. Senate to build on the 20 years of success of the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on July 13 joined 49 of her chamber’s Republican colleagues in introducing a joint resolution to nullify a final rule amending regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). “We need environmental review 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…
President Joe Biden on June 23 signed into law bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that requires the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report quarterly on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of its Electronic Read more…