U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) is taking the reins of a select panel charged with investigating the threats posed to the United States by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday named Rep. Read more…
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on March 12 marked up and approved a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) that would advance public safety services to Native American communities. “I am proud to have this bill Read more…
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee on March 7 twice voted 50-0 to approve two separate bipartisan bills, one cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and the other by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), that aim Read more…
Amid growing concerns over the wide use of popular social media platforms that are controlled by foreign adversaries, U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) helped introduce a bipartisan bill this week that would ban applications like TikTok Read more…
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) recently led a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in proposing legislation that addresses childcare affordability across the nation. The Combating High Inflation Limiting Daycare (CHILD) Act, H.R. 7465, would double the annual contribution limit for tax-advantaged Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and more than two dozen of his colleagues urged the Biden administration to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers for American agricultural exports. “U.S. farmers and ranchers can feed the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) helped lead 109 Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind its recent final rule for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The EPA’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recently led more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning the energy and federal land policies of the Biden administration and encouraging the domestic production of reliable and affordable energy Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral bill offered on Feb. 6 by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) would reauthorize and increase funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, put in place in 2010 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on Jan. 30 joined 66 of his Republican colleagues in calling for the repeal of a final rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) that aims to prevent digital discrimination of broadband internet access Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 18 unveiled a bicameral resolution that would designate Jan. 21-27 as National School Choice Week. “Students and their parents deserve the ability to choose the best education Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on Jan. 18 led six of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that seeks to address the high labor costs facing farmers in Michigan and across the country. Rep. Moolenaar sponsored the Supporting Farm Operations Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) led 20 of their Republican colleagues in calling on the U.S. State Department to provide Congress with a report on how it plans to address the deaths of Nigerian Christians killed Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on Dec. 5 by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) would improve access to the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which helps adults ages 55+ who are living with chronic healthcare needs and/or disabilities Read more…
Rural Americans would receive a refundable tax credit for buying communications signal boosters under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI). The Broadening Online Opportunities through Simple Technologies (BOOST) Act, H.R. 6554, which Rep. Read more…
Bipartisan legislation cosponsored on Nov. 21 by U.S. Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) aims to increase the transparency and oversight of foreign ownership of American farmland. “Farmland is a vital asset for our food supply, economy, and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) on Nov. 15 led more than 20 Republicans in proposing a resolution to block implementation of a Biden administration regulation that the congressman says would directly lead to higher taxes on Americans. “With deficits totaling Read more…
Certain countries of concern would be denied specific green energy tax benefits under legislation led by U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and John Moolenaar (R-MI). “Congress and the federal government should be promoting pro-growth tax policy that supports American businesses Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Oct. 11 sponsored a Republican-led resolution that would recognize the influx of known or suspected terrorists through America’s northern border as a threat to national security and demands the Biden administration do something about Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on Oct. 11 sponsored legislation that would require a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) of greenfield investments made by China. “The Chinese Communist Party is the No. 1 Read more…
A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) that would give Native Americans a faster way to contribute to their health savings accounts (HSAs) passed the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Sept. 28 with a 24-18 Read more…
Services provided by certain individuals in postsecondary vocational institutions would not be treated as employment under a bill sponsored on Sept. 27 by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI). The Training Assignments for Student Knowledge (TASK) Act, H.R. 5742, aims to Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) offered a bipartisan bill that would require federal funds to be set aside for naloxone training in America’s schools so that more adults would know how to administer the opioid reversal Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) to safeguard global interests passed unanimously out of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee this week. The bill is also under consideration by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee. “In a Read more…
Native Americans who are regularly treated at Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities would receive improved access to federal Health Savings Accounts (HSA) under bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI). “Native Americans should be able to save money Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on Sept. 12 led eight Republicans in introducing legislation that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing its proposed rule to amend energy conservation standards for residential clothes washers. Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) sponsored a resolution that would designate the week of Sept. 11-17 as Patriot Week. “I am proud to introduce legislation honoring the founding principles of our nation, the Constitution, and the victims of the horrific Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of Michigan lawmakers in urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ramp up efforts toward stopping the rising threat of bone grafts being tainted by tuberculosis (TB). Rep. Moolenaar Read more…
To ensure patients have reliable access to anesthesia, U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on Aug. 22 proposed a bipartisan bill that would allow rural hospitals across America to use Medicare funding to hire physician anesthesiologists. “Michigan residents in rural communities Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) this week led 15 of their Republican colleagues in expressing “deep concern” to the Biden administration about recent news reports that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would only restart counternarcotics cooperation Read more…
To address the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) effort to eliminate gas appliances, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) recently sponsored legislation that would modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens. “My legislation will stop Read more…
An amendment offered by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 2024 budget that would prohibit the DOE from awarding any research funding or contracts to companies that partner with adversaries of the United States Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on June 20 signed on as an original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would make permanent the ReConnect Program, which offers loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in underserved areas of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on Flag Day, June 14, cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would require American flags displayed on federal property or purchased by federal agencies to be 100-percent manufactured in the United States from American-made materials. “Flying Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to voice concerns with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the breakdown in the functioning of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which is responsible for Read more…
U.S. House GOP leadership, along with Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX) and John Moolenaar (R-MI), applauded their chamber’s passage of legislation that will end partisan spending and avoid a default on the national debt. The House on Wednesday voted to advance Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of 34 other lawmakers calling on the Biden administration to help America’s potato growers gain access to the Japanese market, which could result in an additional $150 million per year Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and David Valadao (R-CA) joined a bipartisan contingent of 32 other lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to work with its Japanese counterparts to eliminate Japan’s frozen blueberry tariffs in an effort to help support Read more…
A bicameral Republican bill offered on April 19 by U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) would reform America’s labor laws for the 21st century. Among numerous provisions, the Employee Rights Act, S. 1201/H.R. 2700, would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on April 20 led 41 Republicans in introducing legislation that would prohibit certain financial service providers from denying persons involved in “politically unpopular businesses” from having fair access to their financial services. “Banks should make Read more…
A bicameral group of Republican lawmakers led by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) wants all members of Congress banned from using the China-based app TikTok for official communications. “We urge you to amend the House and Senate rules to bar Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to change course on its recent reclassification of southwest Michigan counties that failed to meet the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). 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…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently sponsored legislation that would give states more control over how taxpayers’ money is spent on education. “Parents know what is best for their children and this legislation will Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined their Republican colleagues to offer bicameral legislation that would provide scholarships to an estimated two million students attending any elementary or secondary education setting to cover tuition, fees, Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) recently sponsored legislation that would repeal the unobligated balance of appropriations made by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and instead use the funds to pay down the federal debt. “The pandemic is over Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution led by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) would designate Jan. 22-28 as National School Choice Week. “From the rural poor to the inner cities, test scores are down even lower Read more…
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday named U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Darin LaHood (R-IL), John Moolenaar (R-MI), and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) to the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Read more…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) should extend the challenge period for the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) draft of the National Broadband Map, according to U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and 25 of his GOP colleagues. The FCC’s pre-production Read more…
To keep America’s supply chain moving more efficiently, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) on Jan. 10 introduced legislation that would eliminate a specific restriction on America’s interstate truckers. “For the better part of two years, families have struggled to get Read more…