U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) led 19 of his Republican colleagues in denouncing President Joe Biden’s request that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate oil and gas companies. “We write to express our concern regarding your November 17, 2021, letter Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) helped lead a bipartisan contingent of more than 150 congressional members in requesting that the Biden administration amend an interim final rule (IFR) on surprise billing so that it aligns with established law. Specifically, the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently sponsored legislation that would provide financial relief to overburdened health care providers and physicians facing looming Medicare payment cuts. “Since the onset of the pandemic, our health system has been under enormous pressure due Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) helped lead 25 Republican members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in voicing “serious concerns” to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) about rapidly rising energy prices and their negative impact on the Read more…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be authorized to consider real-world evidence generated during an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for an application’s final approval under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX). “Thanks to Operation Warp Speed, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) on July 9 cosponsored bipartisan legislation to improve both maternal health and obstetric care in rural areas. “I applaud this bipartisan legislation, which will benefit patients and communities that are currently struggling by providing them Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed recently by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) seeks to increase transparency and accountability in the nation’s defense budget by ensuring that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) achieves a clean audit opinion on its financial statements. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on June 17 sponsored legislation that would make it unlawful to send a demand letter in bad faith for a patent relating to COVID-19 related products. The Vaccine Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) led several of his Republican colleagues from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in proposing the SELF DRIVE Act in order to advance the deployment of autonomous vehicles. Rep. Latta on June 4 sponsored Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) last month introduced a bipartisan bill to modernize the verification process for contact lens prescriptions, which are worn by an estimated 45 million Americans. “This bill will maintain consumers’ freedom while ensuring that physicians can Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on May 18 offered bipartisan legislation to establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program, which would award loan repayment agreements to public health professionals in efforts to recruit a qualified workforce and end shortages Read more…
To support the mental and behavioral health of America’s students, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on April 28 offered bipartisan legislation that would set the course for using intervention teams to identify the earliest signs of violence to self or Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on April 19 led more than a dozen fellow Republicans to introduce legislation that would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to codify the definition of the term “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) recently unveiled legislation to promote new manufacturing in the United States by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in obtaining necessary permits. “As our economy continues to recover from a global pandemic, the last thing Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Dec. 10 proposed a bipartisan bill to modernize a federal incentive program for manufacturing clean, environmentally friendly aviation technology. “This legislation will help foster electric vehicle startups, including electric airplanes, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on Nov. 24 introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish a $10 million grant program to map optimal locations for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning (EV MAP) Act, H.R. 8807, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently requested information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on specific U.S. laboratory capacity that would allow for preclinical animal model research to develop vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics Read more…
Republican members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee this week expressed “significant concerns” that certain lawsuit marketing and advertising practices by trial lawyers pose a serious threat to Americans’ public health and safety. “Plaintiff lawyers intentionally continue Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) joined other members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee to request a briefing from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on its management of the nation’s opioid supply. “This request Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a technology assessment of COVID-19 contact tracing applications. The lawmakers’ request would provide additional information to the U.S. House Energy and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would provide states with strategies to increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid program and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). “Amidst the pain and suffering that our nation has Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 1 unanimously approved U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran’s (R-KS) bipartisan Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, which he introduced with cosponsor U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). The bill now heads to Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) seek information on how the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are protecting the nation’s biomedical research from foreign influence. The lawmakers, along with U.S. Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) to bolster the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) on Sept. 21 received approval by the U.S. House of Representatives, which advanced the bill to the U.S. Senate for action. “I am pleased Read more…
The Behavioral Health Intervention Guidelines (BIG) Act of 2019, introduced by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), on Sept. 9 received approval from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, which advanced the bill to the full chamber for consideration. “The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Aug. 28 proposed a bipartisan bill that would establish and maintain the United States as a leader in emerging technologies. Rep. McMorris Rodgers sponsored the American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Read more…
Republican members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee on Aug. 12 requested information about how the federal government is working to improve surveillance of COVID-19 in the United States. Specifically, the E&C Committee lawmakers asked Centers for Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee members earlier this week requested a federal briefing on the nation’s latest substance abuse and overdose trends, how they are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and what additional measures the United States government Read more…
Robocall prescription verification allowed under the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Contact Lens Rule must be addressed in year-end legislation, urged U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and a bipartisan group of 93 representatives. “Despite repeated engagement from Congress, the FTC refuses Read more…
U.S. Reps. Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Fred Upton (R-MI) on July 15 introduced bipartisan legislation to ramp up and expand America’s Strategic National Stockpile. The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee the same day marked up and passed the measure, Read more…
In an effort to help alleviate the struggles of the U.S. energy industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on July 13 sponsored the Save American Vital Energy (SAVE) Jobs Act. H.R. 7579, if enacted, would assist Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on June 25 proposed legislation that would prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for the sale of cable systems. “In 2020, Americans should not be limited by franchise restrictions when choosing broadband services,” Rep. Burgess Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) on June 18 introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide an additional $210 million for quality and infection control support for skilled nursing facilities. “Today’s bipartisan bill will provide the necessary support our nursing homes need Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Republican leaders this week expressed support for the 5G Upgrade Order, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will consider during its open meeting on June 9. “During these unprecedented times, connectivity has remained Read more…
U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) led almost 60 Republican members in urging the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to implement additional reforms that would expedite the royalty relief process for the U.S. energy sector and help protect Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and 33 of his Republican colleagues urged U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to consider providing federal funds to nursing homes, skilled nursing centers, senior living communities, independent living, assisted living, memory Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), ranking member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, urged subcommittee chairwoman U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to hold a hearing on the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) that examines initiatives aimed at Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on May 4 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the United States for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). “I’m leading this bipartisan, bicameral legislation Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ron Estes (R-KS), and Tom Cole (R-OK) support bipartisan, bicameral legislation to appropriate $3 billion for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) account. “This Read more…
America’s physicians need immediate access to the $100 billion in federal funds provided to them under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to remain operational, U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) said. “Doctors across the country are doing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently led his home-state colleagues in denouncing a proposed rule to revamp aspects of Medicaid financing that they said could negatively impact beneficiaries in Texas and other states. In a March 10 letter sent to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), ranking member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, led a bipartisan group of committee members in seeking a federal briefing related to the current coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. Specifically, the lawmakers want information Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently praised an initiative by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help laboratories in rural communities improve diagnostic excellence. Specifically, the CDC announced that its Division of Laboratory Systems this year is Read more…
Holding out for their own bipartisan drug-pricing legislation, U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess (R-TX), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Bob Latta (R-OH) on Dec. 12 voted against the the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, H.R. 3. Nevertheless, the Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) and U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), ranking member of the committee’s health subcommittee, on Nov. 13 applauded subcommittee approval of several bipartisan bills aimed at bolstering the health of Read more…
A bipartisan bill from U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to increase the diversity in the healthcare workforce was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 28 as part of broader healthcare legislation. Rep. McMorris Rodgers introduced the Read more…
The Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR), on Monday received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives. “This legislation closes an internet loophole to help ensure that our youth can’t obtain Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on Oct. 28 applauded passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of bipartisan legislation he introduced to reauthorize funding for programs designed to strengthen America’s health professions workforce. “This legislation reauthorizes the Title VII health Read more…
Although it has been law for an entire year, the federal government has not fully implemented the bipartisan SUPPORT Act to tackle the opioid crisis, said U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) during his Oct. 25 weekly address. “Passing the SUPPORT Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR), Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Larry Bucshon (R-IN), all members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, recently requested that committee leaders schedule a follow-up legislative hearing on maternal mortality and morbidity in the United Read more…