Bipartisan legislation unveiled on March 19 by U.S. Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), John Joyce (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-PA) would provide a memorial headstone or marker through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to an eligible Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) led their colleagues in Congress in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a proposed rule covering wastewater discharged by small meat and poultry processors. On Jan. 23, the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on March 1 cosponsored a bipartisan bill to help more American workers access skills training. The Skills Investment Act of 2024, H.R. 7517, which is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Derek Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Monday joined almost 90 of their colleagues in supporting a week that celebrates America’s public schools. “Public schools are the backbone of the American education system,” Rep. Fitzpatrick said. 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. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Feb. 15 led a bipartisan bill that would invest in career counseling services to help more K-12 students get information and advice about the range of career and technical education (CTE) options for 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…
Republican leaders on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and the Financial Services Committee are calling on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to improve federal oversight of the spot market for digital assets that are not securities, such as crypto assets. Despite Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Feb. 9 unveiled a bipartisan resolution that supports the designation of a ‘‘Boy Scouts of America Day’’ in celebration of the organization’s 114th anniversary. “Having spent more than 50 years in Scouting, including Read more…
Repeated delays from the U.S. Department of Education in rolling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program have left students and schools in limbo for the upcoming school year, according to U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Jan. 18 sponsored a bipartisan bill that aims to give states maximum flexibility when plugging orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells. “Pennsylvania’s oil and gas sites ushered in the modern petroleum industry, Read more…
The U.S. Secretary of the Interior would be directed to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington’s Trail, a driving route through western Pennsylvania and other states, as a national historic trail under a bipartisan bill introduced by Read more…
U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of Pennsylvania lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to help preserve the maritime economy of the Allegheny River Valley by 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…
November would be recognized as National Career Development Month under a bipartisan resolution sponsored on Nov. 15 by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA). “National Career Development Month raises awareness of future career opportunities and development programs for all individuals,” Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Oct. 30 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would establish a federal pilot program to award competitive grants for the integration of cybersecurity education. “Our society is increasingly reliant on cyber technologies for our Read more…
Access to skilled rehabilitation therapies for Medicare patients would be expanded under a bipartisan bill introduced on Oct. 26 by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA). “I am pleased to reintroduce bipartisan legislation that will ensure Medicare empowers physicians to Read more…
A bipartisan resolution offered this week by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) supports designating Sept. 10-16 as Celebrate Community Week to honor the efforts of local service organizations across America. Rep. Thompson sponsored House Resolution (H.Res.) 679 alongside six Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Sept. 8 by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) would enable participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program who are over the age of two to receive 2 Read more…
GOP lawmakers in Congress this week said they still aren’t satisfied with the Biden administration’s revised “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army on Aug. 29 announced Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) joined several of his Republican colleagues in chastising U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack for his lack of responsiveness to their questions regarding fraud around federal nutrition programs. “Secretary Vilsack’s woefully inadequate response Read more…
U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), French Hill (R-AR), and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on July 20 introduced legislation that would establish a digital asset market structure framework appropriate for the unique characteristics of digital assets, providing clear rules of the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Tuesday proposed a bipartisan bill to amend the weights used to determine the amounts for targeted grants and education finance incentive grants for local school districts under Title I of the Elementary and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) continued a bipartisan effort to provide more mental health resources for rural Americans by advocating for reauthorization of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) in the current Farm Bill. “Americans living in rural Read more…
U.S. Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) on June 27 offered a bipartisan bill that would require the U.S. State Department to be more transparent with Congress about how wrongful detainment determinations about Americans are made abroad. Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recently formed the bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group, which will focus on the workforce issues facing America’s agricultural producers. Rep. Thompson, chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-GA), Read more…
The nomination process for the director position at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) would be changed under a bipartisan bill introduced on June 14 by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) that would require a presidential appointment and a Read more…
U.S. Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), French Hill (R-AR), and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on June 2 released a 162-page discussion draft that provides a statutory framework for digital asset regulation in the United States. Reps. McHenry and Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) are concerned about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposal to establish a new National Wildlife Refuge in the French Creek Watershed in northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York. Read more…
With many United States military service members experiencing poor living conditions or hazardous housing situations, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on May 9 offered a bipartisan bill that would enable service members to report issues in real-time and find Read more…
U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Frank Lucas (R-OK) joined more than 50 of their Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution that would impede a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) immigration wage rule for agricultural workers that they say Read more…
To help America’s young farmers manage their student loan debt, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on April 19 offered a bipartisan bill that would make them eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. “The average age of a Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Feb. 21 led more than three dozen of his colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation that would allow schools participating in the federal school lunch program to serve whole milk. “Bad federal policy has Read more…
With women’s basketball star Brittney Griner again living on American soil since being freed from Russia in December 2022, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and eight of his congressional colleagues want more details on why the Read more…
The 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization process got under way on Tuesday during a listening session held by U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and David Valadao (R-CA) at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif. “I’m grateful for my friend Read more…
A resolution offered this week by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recognizes February as National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. “I am proud to introduce this bipartisan resolution that recognizes the contributions CTE programs make to the American 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…
The newly created Bipartisan Second Chance Task Force, led by co-chair U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), is the first-ever congressional group focused on reentry policies that will help formerly incarcerated and justice system-involved people gain access to jobs and expand 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…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) should rescind a proposed rule that would change the criteria for determining whether an individual is classified as an employee or an independent contractor, said U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and 46 of his Read more…
A bipartisan resolution sponsored by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) would designate November as National Career Development Month in an effort to encourage students and workers across America to explore future career opportunities. “This month, I encourage employers, students, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) recently led the introduction of a resolution of inquiry to pressure the Biden Administration to designate a teacher from Pennsylvania that was imprisoned in Russia as “wrongly detained.” Marc Fogel, a native of Butler County, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would create a $10 million pilot program within the U.S. Department of Education to award competitive grants to career and technical education (CTE) programs that integrate cybersecurity into Read more…
U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of two dozen Pennsylvania lawmakers in urging the U.S. State Department to prioritize the release of Russian-detained American citizen Marc Fogel. Fogel — a teacher who was arrested by Russian authorities Read more…
U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Steve Womack (R-AR) joined 128 of their colleagues in requesting that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review foreign investment in America’s farmland and its subsequent impact on national security, trade, and food security. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) on Sept. 30 sponsored a discharge petition signed by almost two dozen of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle that would force a vote on his bipartisan bill, the Social Security Fairness Act Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Aug. 26 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries who need intensive, multidisciplinary rehabilitation may receive the right therapies in the right setting. The Read more…
To raise public awareness for America’s skilled trade programs, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on June 23 sponsored a bipartisan bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), enacted in 2014 as the primary law governing federal Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Wednesday led 31 of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would require the Biden administration to reverse its regulatory agenda, which they say has created barriers for domestic agriculture production. Rep. Thompson Read more…
To ensure America’s military veterans might effectively compete in the current housing market, U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and a bipartisan contingent of more than 60 lawmakers urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve its mortgage loan process. “Our nation’s Read more…