U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) on July 25 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize and increase funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The GLRI Act of 2019, H.R. 4031/ S. 2295, Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) introduced a bipartisan bill to authorize a grant program that would bolster the capacity of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) through alignment with national service participants. “I am proud to work with my colleagues across Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) recently sponsored a bill to simplify federal trucking rules. “This common-sense legislation will make it easier for trucking companies in Michigan and across the country to comply with the law as they move trucks across Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) is the lead original cosponsor of the newly proposed, Republican-led Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act, which would ensure that state and local law enforcement cooperate with federal officials to protect local communities from violent criminals Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on May 15 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would allow qualified current or former federal law enforcement officers to purchase their service weapons. “This legislation is a commonsense solution that allows the federal law enforcement officers Read more…
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), co-chair of the Congressional Northern Border Caucus, led a dozen colleagues in requesting that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) maintain improved staffing levels at the U.S.-Canadian border. “CBP’s consistent inability to attain its statutorily Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on April 3 cosponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill to authorize federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry. “This legislation strengthens cooperation between the federal government, the private sector and the scientific community to further research Read more…
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) on Feb. 25 sponsored a proposal that already has garnered 36 Republican cosponsors who support enhancing penalties for theft of a firearm from a federal firearms licensee and establishing a Mass Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) this week led dozens of bipartisan members in requesting that U.S. House leadership promptly address the “unresolved issue” regarding the nation’s currently expired biodiesel tax incentive. Last February, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 retroactively Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 11 resoundingly approved, 411-1, bipartisan anti-Semitism legislation cosponsored by U.S. Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Will Hurd (R-TX). H.R. 221, which advanced to the U.S. Senate, would promote the Special Envoy on Anti-Semitism Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) led 27 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in requesting that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers include construction funds for a new lock at the Upper Peninsula’s Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) is on a mission to determine if Iran in early 2016 used funds approved by the United States to subsidize terrorist groups, conduct military operations in war-torn Syria, or to promote illegal drug activities, among Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) welcomed the bipartisan, bicameral agreement reached on Sept. 10 by U.S. Senate and House conference committee leaders on a comprehensive water resources infrastructure bill that would benefit Michigan and the nation. Conferees released the Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar’s (R-MI) bipartisan bill that would permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for federal Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). “Health Savings Accounts help millions of Americans save money Read more…
Citing environmental and economic benefits for the Midwest region, members of Michigan and Ohio’s Republican congressional delegation helped shepherd an appropriations bill to approval on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives that would maintain full funding for the Great Read more…
U.S.-imposed tariffs on Canadian newsprint present a looming financial disaster for local newspapers, book publishers and commercial printers across America, testified U.S. Reps. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) during a July 17 Read more…
U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), and U.S. Reps. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) on June 19 unveiled the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018. Read more…
Two Republican members from Michigan supported the June 8 approval by the U.S. House of Representatives to fund the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Read more…
Affordable high-speed internet access must become universally available in all areas of the nation or rural residents stand to miss out on achieving the American dream, said U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) during a May 25 broadband forum held in Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), chairman of the U.S. Senate Rules Committee, has proposed a bipartisan bill that, among several provisions, would require members of Congress to repay awards and settlements stemming from acts of harassment they personally commit, even Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) led 39 fellow members of the U.S. House of Representatives in requesting that the U.S. Department of Commerce simplify its procedures for excluding products from the recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum product imports. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Kristi Noem (R-SD), Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), John Moolenaar (R-MI) and members of the U.S House Agriculture Committee on April 12 introduced a bipartisan draft of the 2018 Farm Bill proposing economic policy solutions for America’s farmers and Read more…
Efforts buttressed by Michigan Republicans U.S. Rep. Fred Upton and Gov. Rick Snyder helped guarantee state residents and businesses will have access to low-interest federal loans to aid in their recovery from severe February flooding. “We’ve seen first-hand the destruction Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) maintains that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) should consider the individual safety records of specific small trucking businesses before forcing them to use an electronic logging device (ELD), or E-Log, which gets attached to Read more…
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton, Bill Huizenga, John Moolenaar and Mike Bishop, all Republicans of Michigan, recently outlined how a framework for the nation’s first comprehensive tax reform in 31 years would provide relief for Michigan families. “In Michigan we’re known Read more…
The Army Corps of Engineers will release a study on Monday that explores the feasibility of options to prevent invasive species like Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes, a development that was cheered by House Republicans from the Midwest. Read more…
Reports that an Asian carp breached an electric barrier in Illinois and was captured nine miles from Lake Michigan on Friday led members of Michigan’s Republican congressional delegation to call for swift action by the Trump administration to protect the Read more…
Job training programs that provide hands-on experience for high school and community college students would be easier to access and more flexible for states trying to meet changing workforce needs under a bipartisan bill that passed the House on Thursday. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) led a bipartisan congressional call on Tuesday for an update on the disbursement of funds to victims of a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak tied to tainted injections. Last fall, Bishop helped secure $40 million to Read more…
The House approved legislation on Thursday that would impose strict sanctions on North Korea’s shipping industry and entities that employ slave labor in response to recent North Korean provocations. The Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act, H.R. 1644, cleared Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) led a bipartisan resolution last week that reaffirms congressional efforts to combat government corruption in Central America. The United States has supported initiatives to counter corruption that have advanced in Guatemala, Read more…
Bipartisan and bicameral legislation originally introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) that reforms federal policies to encourage scientific innovation and economic growth was signed into law. The first major update to federal research and technology policy to originate in Read more…
The House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-PA) introduced to reauthorize and strengthen the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. The bill would reauthorize and reform the Carl D. Perkins Career Read more…
The House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday by a vote of 399-0 that U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) introduced to ensure that sexual assault survivors have access to sexual assault evidence collection kits. The Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act, Read more…
During a telephone town hall with seniors on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. David Young (R-IA) highlighted the resources that are available to help protect Americans from fraud, scams and identity theft. Young founded the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force to Combat Identity Read more…
The House of Representatives approved legislation on Monday that U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) introduced to reauthorize and enhance the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The National Institute of Standards and Technology Improvement Act, H.R. 5639, would reauthorize Read more…
The House of Representatives recently approved health care legislation designed to restore patients’ access to over-the-counter medication through medical savings accounts, while also helping Americans save health care dollars by improving access to these types of accounts. U.S. Rep. Lynn Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) led a congressional call on Monday for President Barack Obama to issue travel warnings for countries where the Zika virus is widespread. Smith, the chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, made the Read more…
President Barack Obama signed chemical safety reform legislation into law on Wednesday that was led by U.S. Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Fred Upton (R-MI). The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 2576, reforms the Read more…
The House Ways and Means Committee approved seven bills on Wednesday that aim to give Americans more access to health care, more choices and more flexibility. U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), the chairman of the committee, said that the bills Read more…
U.S. Rep. David Young (R-IA) launched a bipartisan task force on Thursday that will work to combat identity theft and fraud. Young and U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) launched the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat Identity Theft and Fraud by Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) introduced legislation on Friday that would provide Flint, Mich., and communities across the country with resources for water infrastructure improvement and nutrition assistance. The Safe Water and Nutritional Access Act, H.R. 5013, would provide millions Read more…
Republican members of the House Budget Committee released a budget blueprint for fiscal year 2017 on Tuesday that would repeal Obamacare, cut the deficit and spending, and reform entitlements. Under the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget resolution, “A Balanced Budget for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) headed a bipartisan effort on Friday to avert proposed cuts to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued advance notice of a 3-4 percent cut to MA employer Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy on Thursday about the agency’s response to the water crisis in Flint, Mich., during a House Agriculture Committee hearing. Moolenaar, a member of the committee, said EPA Read more…
The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, which would create a national framework for the voluntary labeling of genetically modified foods, often called GMOs, recently passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. Under the bill, the U.S. Department of Read more…
After the EPA released the final version of its new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) joined House colleagues in voicing concerns with the regulation. The WOTUS Rule drastically broadens the definition of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) led a panel discussion with 16 new members of the House of Representatives during a breakfast forum hosted by The Ripon Society on Thursday. Walden moderated the discussion and spoke about his contributions as chairman Read more…