The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must address discrepancies between state, local, and federal suicide data for United States military veterans and be more transparent about sharing such data to help combat veteran suicides, said U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on March 1 sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would reauthorize $415 million in funding to reduce wildfire threats, improve water clarity, combat invasive species, and restore the environment in the Lake Tahoe Basin. “Lake Read more…
In an attempt to limit the control of proxy advisors, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) on Tuesday led 12 of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would require proxy advisory firms to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) led six Republicans in introducing legislation that would let Congress more thoroughly analyze actions by the Executive Branch that may conflict with congressional intent. “This action will help rein in agency officials who pursue a Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) this week celebrated that the U.S. Navy’s proposed Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC) Modernization has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023, critical public lands legislation in Nevada that the congressman and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) and three of his colleagues, including U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Mark Amodei (R-(NV), want the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prohibit the collection and stockpiling of the personally identifiable information (PII) of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) led more than 60 Republican lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) help solve the nationwide shortage of qualified drivers holding commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) in the motor fuels distribution industry. “The Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed on March 3 by U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) aims to better support jackpot winners by raising the federal tax threshold for slot winnings from $1,200 to $5,000. The Shifting Limits on Thresholds (SLOT) Act, H.R. 6937, Read more…
The Fallon Range Training Complex located in the high desert of northern Nevada would be expanded and modernized under legislation sponsored on Sept. 14 by U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV). The complex, located about 65 miles east of Reno, Nev., Read more…
The National Guard would be fully reimbursed $521 million for securing the U.S. Capitol and surrounding grounds following the Jan. 6 insurrection under legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR) and Ken Calvert (R-CA). Without such authorized supplemental emergency Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on July 19 introduced bipartisan legislation that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish tests and vaccinations to America’s military veterans during public health emergencies. “I look forward to swift consideration of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on May 11 led a Republican effort to protect America’s law enforcement officers from violence. “Those who protect our communities — whether it’s on the beat, from the bench, behind a hose, or performing CPR Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on May 12 sponsored bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would reauthorize $415 million in funding through Sept. 30, 2034 to reduce the threat of wildfires, improve water clarity, combat invasive species, and restore the environment in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined several Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee in seeking an update from Vice President Kamala Harris on the results of the Biden administration’s 60-day pause and review of border wall construction contracts Read more…
The United States flag would be lowered to half-staff on all federal buildings every Aug. 31 to support Overdose Awareness Day under a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The congressman joined 25 other cosponsors to introduce Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) helped lead a bipartisan group of 32 congressional members in urging President Joe Biden to create a position of Special Advisor on Sexual Violence within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “It Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Feb. 18 joined several colleagues to introduce a bipartisan bill directing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review U.S. military veteran suicides. Rep. Joyce signed on as an original cosponsor of the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Wine Caucus, led 40 lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide America’s wine grape growers with pandemic-relief funding in the next emergency legislative package. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) recently commended action by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide $23 million in funding for a transportation improvement project in his home state. “I applaud President Trump and [DOT] Secretary Chao for continuing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on Aug. 14 applauded action by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), which awarded $12 million to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) to decontaminate an on-campus building previously occupied by the U.S. Bureau Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers requested that the U.S. Air Force provide them with a long-term management plan for a proposal to reduce its fleet of C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, the prime transport Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) applauded April 13 action by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which launched a web portal to allow eligible state, local and tribal governments to receive federal payments that will help offset the costs of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on March 3 introduced the bipartisan Passenger Train Safety Act with bill sponsor U.S. Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) to require the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak to implement and carry out certain National Transportation Safety Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 11 voted 260-165 to approve the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, a bipartisan bill spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), along with original cosponsors who included U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers 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…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) on Oct. 11 sponsored bipartisan legislation to help local governments maintain and repair Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) water supply infrastructure around the country. “As a farmer, former state director of agriculture, and now a congressman Read more…
U.S. Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Mark Amodei (R-NV) commended passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019. H.R. 1595, which the U.S. Senate received on Sept. 26 for consideration, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) this week headed a bipartisan contingent in supporting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s proposed rule to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the contiguous United States. “The gray wolf should Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on May 7 sponsored legislation that would require the administration to more efficiently develop domestic sources of minerals of strategic and critical importance to the economic, national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the United States. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) is the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at spurring renovations and investments at local retail stores and restaurants by fixing a so-called ‘retail glitch’ in the federal tax code. “This bipartisan, common Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) last week led a bipartisan group of current and former members of Congress in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to end the political manipulation of district boundaries, a process known as gerrymandering. “Excessive partisan gerrymandering Read more…
U.S. Reps. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Mike Turner (R-OH) are lead cosponsors of a bipartisan proposal that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into public or private partnerships with the sole intent of offering legal services to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) applauded the Dec. 6 announcement that a final rule will be released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that puts low-fat flavored milk back on the national school meals program menus for America’s Read more…
The president’s recent memo calling for streamlined regulatory processes and the removal of unnecessary burdens on the Columbia River basin water infrastructure in Washington State is great news, according to U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). “I’ve led on legislation Read more…
A group of Republican lawmakers led by U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) have introduced a discharge petition to force a floor vote regarding legislative reform proposed for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. During a May 9 press conference Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) is helping steer a Congressional Western Caucus initiative regarding American mineral mining that is championed by Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Emmer and other members of the caucus seek a comprehensive Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) on March 13 introduced a resolution to invoke a rule that would quickly bring four immigration reform bills to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives without pre-approvals from House leaders. “President Trump set Read more…
The entire Nevada congressional delegation, including Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller and U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, has requested that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adjust how certain anti-terror designated funding amounts are determined for high-risk urban areas like Read more…
A bipartisan bill from U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) that would permit qualified undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers to earn status as American citizens by enlistment in the U.S. Armed Forces has garnered enough cosponsors to gain approval by the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen’s (R-MN) bipartisan legislation supporting craft brewers in Minnesota and across the country, which became law as part of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently signed by President Donald Trump, will help independent and small Read more…
A $31.4 billion bill to support the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Forest Service and related agencies gained committee approval on Tuesday with support from U.S. Reps. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Mark Amodei (R-NV) and Ken Calvert (R-CA). The Read more…
Reforms would be made to help the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) reduce partisanship and better oversee campaign finance laws under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH). The Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act, which Renacci introduced Read more…
A coalition of House Republican leaders introduced a resolution this week that pledges to work toward finding creative yet economically feasible solutions to protect the environment from the risks of climate change. U.S. Reps. Ryan Costello (R-PA), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) on Friday would offer a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants who were brought into the country as children. Curbelo introduced the bill with nine original cosponsors, including U.S. Reps. Jeff Read more…
The cumbersome process for transferring small parcels of federal land to local communities would be streamlined under legislation reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV). Under the Small Tracts Conveyance Act, H.R. 1106, deadlines would be established for the Bureau Read more…
Bicameral legislation recently led by U.S. Reps. Mark Amodei (R-NV) and U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) would lead to better development of mineral sources, an industry responsible for more than 13,000 jobs and $11 billion in annual economic output in Nevada Read more…
In a bid to halt future presidents from expanding national monuments in Nevada, legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) and U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) would require congressional approval before public lands could be designated as monuments by Read more…
President Barack Obama signed legislation into law on Friday that U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced to address tribal housing shortages, preserve cultural resources and promote economic development in Nevada. The Nevada Native Nations Land Act, H.R. 2733, which was Read more…
Nevada lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that would eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate penalty in counties where fewer than two insurance providers participate in health care exchanges. U.S. Reps. Mark Amodei (R-NV), Cresent Hardy (R-NV) and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Joseph Heck (R-NV) convened a hearing on Thursday that explored a measure led by U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) to establish a memorial for Vietnam War helicopter pilots. Heck, the chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Read more…