The U.S. Senate on June 16 voted 84-14 to approve a bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) to provide comprehensive relief from toxic exposures for all generations of United States military veterans — from Agent Orange to Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tim Scott (R-SC) led 30 of their colleagues in denouncing a proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they say could place unattainable climate disclosure regulations on America’s farmers, ranchers and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) on June 9 sponsored bicameral legislation that would allow states and local educational agencies to use any remaining COVID-19 elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds to bolster school security measures. “Now more than ever, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and several of her Republican colleagues urged U.S. Senate appropriations leaders to substantially double funding for the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). “As you develop the fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) would establish a pilot program to help state, local and tribal governments prepare for advanced air mobility operations, a next-generation propulsion aviation system to move people and cargo between Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jon Tester (D-MT) on May 18 unveiled a successfully negotiated bipartisan bill that would provide all generations of toxic-exposed United States military veterans with earned health care and benefits. “This bipartisan legislation is the Read more…
A pair of bipartisan bills recently introduced by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) seek to continue the nation’s progress in working to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, which costs the United States a staggering $321 Read more…
A bipartisan bill cosponsored on May 12 by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) would require the administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide awards recognizing state and local governments that improve the process for forming a new business. Read more…
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on May 11 passed legislation containing an amendment from U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that would disallow votes cast by Federal Trade Commissioners (FTC) from being counted after a commissioner has left Read more…
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on May 11 advanced two pieces of bipartisan, internet-related legislation originally cosponsored by committee member U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). During an executive session held by the committee, members voted to Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) last week joined 29 of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution to dissolve a proposed Biden administration rule that would amend regulations for how the U.S. government grants asylum claims. “The Biden administration is Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Steve Daines (R-MT) applauded the Biden administration, which announced on Monday that the American embassy will be reopened as soon as possible in Kyiv, Ukraine. Sens. Moran and Daines sent an April 19 letter 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. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in requesting details from the Biden administration on America’s mission in Ukraine, including what provisions, risk assessments and strategy the United States has provided Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) on March 28 introduced legislation that would expand Americans’ access to more affordable housing. “The lack of affordable housing is an issue that is consistently raised by folks as I travel Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) to facilitate collaboration between federal agencies and the civil aviation industry on developing advanced air mobility (AAM) policies received U.S. Senate approval on March 23. “Passing this legislation in the Senate Read more…
More than two dozen Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation that would reform the nation’s labor laws to protect America’s independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and others seeking flexible work options. “The complexities of our modern economy demand creative, forward-thinking legislation that Read more…
Amid Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, a bipartisan contingent of United States senators this past weekend traveled to Poland and Germany to visit U.S. troops and meet with top military and political leaders, non-government organizations (NGOs), Ukrainian refugees, German Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in calling on the president to allow the year-round sale of E15 gasoline to help reduce America’s reliance on Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) helped lead a bipartisan contingent in urging Senate leaders to support U.S. economic competitiveness and innovation in any upcoming legislative package by expanding the research and development tax credit for small businesses and preserving full Read more…
American farmers and ranchers stand ready to provide food and commodities that would help reduce the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) told the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week. As Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) on March 3 led 19 Republicans in introducing legislation that would prohibit the U.S. importation of petroleum products from Russia. Rep. Cole sponsored the Prohibition on Imports of Russian Oil Act, H.R. 6919, which also Read more…
Due to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) this week urged President Joe Biden to immediately institute an embargo on all Russian energy exports and to encourage America’s allies and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), John Thune (R-SD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) on March 1 offered legislation that would streamline how consumers consent to receiving electronic documents, such as contracts, bank statements and account information. The senators, Read more…
To incentivize private-public partnerships supporting domestic manufacturing, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would task the U.S. Commerce Secretary with establishing the Manufacturing Communities Support Program. “West Virginia is home to dozens of communities Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Todd Young (R-IN) recently joined a dozen other Republicans to introduce legislation that would increase transparency around a broadband buildout grant awarded to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Specifically, the Broadband Buildout Read more…
As auto dealerships struggle with inflation and inventory shortages amid ongoing supply chain disruptions, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and his Republican colleagues requested that the U.S. Treasury Department use its existing authority to provide America’s automobile industry with some Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would make more Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding available for commercial airports to buy devices necessary to test their firefighting equipment without discharging toxic chemicals. Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Feb. 16 unanimously approved a bipartisan bill introduced earlier this month by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that would improve federal health care and services for United States military veterans exposed to toxic substances. “Supporting our Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and John Hoeven (R-ND) wasted no time this week in letting U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm know that a Keystone XL Pipeline jobs loss report due to them is late. The lawmakers joined Read more…
The Biden administration must raise the H-2B seasonal worker visa cap to help struggling businesses find additional workers as the economy recovers, urged U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and a bipartisan group of 34 senators. American businesses from industries such Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) on Feb. 9 sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill to improve health care and services for United States military veterans exposed to toxic substances. “I appreciate the bipartisan support for this bill from my House and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) unveiled comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) through 2027 that also provides several key provisions to improve the current law. “As a survivor of domestic violence Read more…
To help American producers more quickly export their products internationally, U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and John Thune (R-SD) on Feb. 3 introduced the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act to update federal regulations for the global shipping industry. If enacted, Read more…
Roughly one million of the 3.5 million post-9/11 United States combat veterans who may have experienced some level of exposure to burn pits during their service are currently unable to access health care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Read more…
Almost a dozen Republican senators serving on the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee urged the Biden administration to ensure broadband infrastructure funding through the Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds remains focused on the nation’s unserved areas. The Read more…
With approximately 45 million people across 43 countries on the brink of famine, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and a bipartisan group of colleagues this week urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and a group of Republican lawmakers plan to unveil legislation that would reform management of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in an effort to preserve its political independence. “Any threat to the independence of Read more…
The national liver distribution policy is disproportionately harmful to patients living in the Midwest and South and it must be reversed by the Biden administration, said U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and 14 of their colleagues. In Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) are calling the relationship between the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and organ procurement organizations collusion following the release of internal communications between the groups regarding the national liver allocation Read more…
President Joe Biden on Dec. 21 signed into law a bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that will extend certain expiring provisions of law related to benefits provided under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational Read more…
Newly introduced bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) aims to bolster transparency of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. Introduction of the VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021, Read more…
Once a commissioner’s term has expired on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), he or she should no longer be able to cast a vote on an issue pending before the FTC, say U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roy Blunt (R-MO) Read more…
Republican members of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee requested a closed briefing with Biden administration officials to discuss transportation supply chain issues and the nation’s “unprecedented levels of freight congestion.” “This committee would benefit from the opportunity Read more…
The Biden administration must address a gap in coverage under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP), according to U.S. Sen. John Thune (SD) and a bipartisan contingent of his colleagues. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Read more…
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that will expand in-state tuition eligibility for the families of certain United States military service members and veterans. “Today we were able Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined a dozen other Republicans to urge the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to reevaluate the new fees being imposed for shipping container carriers at the Ports of Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) expanding in-state tuition eligibility for the families of U.S. military veterans who die from service-connected disabilities is headed to the president’s desk to be signed into law. The U.S. House Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Nov. 4 by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Steve Daines (R-MT) would make expanded access to telehealth services permanent. “After the public health emergency ends, we need to ensure Montanans continue to have access to Read more…