The U.S. House of Representatives on May 13 voted 246-169 to pass a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) to update the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. “CSBG has not been reauthorized in more than Read more…
U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) and a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers want to ensure Canada lives up to its commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), particularly its dairy provisions. “The USMCA was negotiated to benefit America and Canada alike, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recently unveiled bipartisan legislation that would task the U.S. Defense Secretary with developing a feedback tool, such as a rating system or similar mechanism, that members of the United States Armed Forces and their Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on Feb. 25 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would address the current polarization and division in the United States by establishing a new, non-partisan pilot program within AmeriCorps known as the Office of Civic Bridgebuilding. Read more…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would be prohibited from hiring additional tax enforcement personnel until it processes its backlogged tax returns from the past two years under legislation proposed on Feb. 18 by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA). “Our solution Read more…
U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), and John Joyce (R-PA) recently requested an in-person meeting with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to discuss Pennsylvania’s plans to toll bridges throughout the Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Department of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers requesting that the Biden administration permit H-2A farmworkers from South Africa to temporarily travel to the United States to supplement labor shortages on American farms. “Due to ongoing workforce Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) to fund federal research on chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations. Currently, there is no known Read more…
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) led 32 Republicans in opposing a plan by President Joe Biden and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help end rising fuel costs. “Instead of unleashing oil Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) led several of his Republican home-state colleagues in calling on Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Josh Shapiro to block President Joe Biden’s recent vaccine mandate. The Biden administration on Nov. 4 announced two policies to fight Read more…
A newly introduced bipartisan bill from U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) aims to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a contagious, neurological disease that is most often fatal for deer, elk and moose. “It is imperative we Read more…
A bipartisan effort led by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) aims to determine how the Federal Reserve will support domestic financial innovation and widespread adoption of decentralized digital assets. “The Fed’s work with other regulators to support domestic innovation and Read more…
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations should support implementing all UN sanctions and reimpose travel restrictions on senior members of the Taliban, according to U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and 20 of his Republican colleagues. “We are writing to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recently voiced concerns about the reemergence and spread of Little Cherry Disease (LCD), a virus that is currently impacting United States sweet cherry growers. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) recently joined a bipartisan group of fellow lawmakers to introduce a bill that would extend economic protection to any Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled equipment disrupted by Ligado Networks, essentially finishing the job started by the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would build upon previously enacted provisions in the COVID-19 relief packages and provide more senior citizens, regardless of their geographic location, with access to healthcare services. Rep. Thompson Read more…
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) recently signed on as a cosponsor to the Broadband for Rural America Act, which is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) to help close America’s digital divide. Rep. Lucas on June 22 became Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently introduced legislation that aims to increase farm productivity in America and fight climate change by optimizing agriculture’s ability to sequester carbon and reduce net emissions. “These practices will help reduce our carbon footprint while Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on April 13 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would ensure American workers receive the skills needed for in-demand infrastructure jobs in fields like construction, transportation, maritime, and Read more…
As volunteer fire departments and other emergency service organizations struggle to maintain operations during the ongoing pandemic, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) last week sponsored a bipartisan bill to expand the permissible uses of federal pandemic relief funds. “The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on Oct. 6 introduced a bipartisan bill that would authorize grant awards for new agricultural education programs in America’s secondary schools. “Restoring a robust rural economy depends largely upon appealing to the next generation,” Read more…
With their home state of Pennsylvania estimated to have more orphan wells than any other state in the nation, U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) introduced legislation to reauthorize a federal program for five years at Read more…
U.S. Reps. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan Pennsylvania contingent in seeking a deadline extension for states and localities to spend Coronavirus Relief Funds authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) unveiled a bipartisan bill this week that would extend the period for local counties across America to spend pandemic emergency relief funds authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) last week spearheaded a bipartisan query into the impact the pending deployment of a terrestrial nationwide network to provide 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) services would have on the nation’s precision agriculture industry. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) on July 6 introduced a bipartisan bill to permit the nation’s meat and poultry processors to become federally inspected facilities so they are able to more quickly sell their products across state lines. “Right now, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined a bipartisan contingent of more than two dozen lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provide economic relief to American apple growers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “As with countless industries Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on June 11 introduced a bipartisan bill that would make Medicare payments permanent for any telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. Specifically, Rep. Thompson sponsored the Helping Ensure Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan bill last week to support food supply chain employees by providing tax relief for certain essential food and agriculture workers. “Food security is national security, and employees in the supply chain Read more…
The safe harbor provision of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was implemented under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, should be extended until the federal government issues final guidance, according to U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI). Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) led 20 of his congressional colleagues in suggesting that a telephone hotline be set up for Americans without broadband service who lack access to the U.S. Treasury Department’s economic impact payments (EIPs). Authorized under the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on April 21 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide tax relief for America’s grocery and convenience store employees on the front lines of the pandemic. “Grocery and convenience store workers are among the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recently urged U.S. House of Representatives leadership to provide $1 billion in forthcoming emergency funding legislation for Carl D. Perkins state grants to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on student learning. “Providing $1 billion Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Troy Balderson (R-OH) teamed up with a bipartisan group of 23 of their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to express unfair tariff concerns regarding the nation’s electrical transformer supply chain and the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to create Community and Technical College Centers of Excellence in Transportation Workforce Training, which would help address the nation’s shortage of skilled infrastructure workers. “This bill will help us meet infrastructure Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on Feb. 25 introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. Rep. Thompson is the lead original cosponsor of House Resolution (H.Res.) 864 with sponsor U.S. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on Feb. 7 unveiled legislation that seeks to modernize federal laws surrounding wetlands designations on agricultural lands and protect farmers’ rights. Rep. Thompson introduced the Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act, H.R. 5799, with Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) on Dec. 6 introduced legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reduce unnecessary litigation. Thirty Republicans have already signed on as original cosponsors of the proposed bill. “Bureaucratic red tape and frivolous Read more…
Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) on Oct. 18 sponsored a resolution that would permit all members of Congress to access the impeachment proceedings involving U.S. President Donald Trump. “The stakes are too high for Chairman Schiff and Speaker Pelosi’s impeachment Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Sept. 9 unveiled bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) trust fund. “Reauthorizing the AML fund will ensure continued support for critical reclamation activities, while also providing both environmental and economic Read more…
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) on Monday welcomed new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines on prescribed fire. “The EPA’s new guidelines are small steps in the right direction for forest management and reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire,” Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) has introduced bipartisan legislation to increase milk options in America’s schools so that more milk is being consumed by students. Between 2014-2016, schools served 213 million fewer half pints of milk despite increasing school Read more…
U.S. Reps. Paul Mitchell (R-MI) and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would award federal grants to promote industry partnerships encouraging worker training, retention and advancement as part of an infrastructure investment. “The American workforce must Read more…
U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA) on May 8 cosponsored the Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2019, which would address the economic and environmental threats posed by extreme wildfires. As an original cosponsor, Rep. Cook introduced H.R. 2607 with bill sponsor Read more…
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) on May 8 offered the bipartisan Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019, which would make major reforms to forest management policy across Oregon’s forests and throughout the United States. “Oregonians and people across the West Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) helped lead a bipartisan contingent of 50 other congressional members in requesting that U.S. House leadership include workforce development investments in any legislation being crafted to bolster the nation’s infrastructure. “Any successful infrastructure package Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) recently sponsored bipartisan legislation that would authorize a $15 million federal grant program to research a cure for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act, H.R. 2081, would authorize funding under Read more…
Bipartisan groups of 38 senators and 77 representatives led respectively by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to hasten implementation of 2018 Farm Bill provisions that they Read more…
Women in America shouldn’t be paid less than men, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said on Wednesday when she unveiled the WAGE Equity Act with 48 original cosponsors, all of them Republicans. “The WAGE Equity Act is a prime example Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on March 22 celebrated a federal decision to improve risk management coverage for the nation’s dairy farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) now permits more dairy farmers the option to enroll in both Read more…