Proposed federal regulations could have the unintended consequence of impeding charitable giving in America’s communities, particularly at local community foundations, say U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and 32 of his fellow U.S. House Ways and Means Committee colleagues. Specifically, the Read more…
As foreign steel imports from countries including China and Mexico surge in the United States, the Biden administration must defend domestic steel production, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) said during an April 16 U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) on Monday sponsored legislation that would exclude electric vehicles (EVs) having batteries that contain materials sourced from prohibited foreign entities from receiving the clean vehicle credit. “Congress must lead when Joe Biden refuses to,” Rep. Read more…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on April 4 issued a final rule revising energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers, a decision that U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) says will maintain domestic Grain Oriented Electrical Steel (GOES) production and 1,300 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) hosted a town hall this week in Butler, Pa., to highlight the concern of hundreds of local workers about a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) related to electric transformers that would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) this week helped lead a bipartisan call for the Biden administration to ensure that the final rate announcement for the Medicare Advantage (MA) program accurately reflects growth rates and healthcare cost increases. “I am deeply Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) led 19 fellow Republicans in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure support and protection for patients affected by a recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare. “I am extremely concerned Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 21 approved a resolution led by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) that denounces the energy and federal land policies of the Biden administration. “I am proud to have brought this resolution to the Read more…
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. 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…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently sponsored bipartisan legislation to improve both patient care and patient outcomes by improving the standardization of how patients’ demographic information is entered into certified health IT products. “For too long, patient misidentification has put Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recently led more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning the energy and federal land policies of the Biden administration and encouraging the domestic production of reliable and affordable energy Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution offered by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would support the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States and celebrate the 50th annual National Catholic Schools Week. “As a proud graduate of Catholic grade school, high Read more…
Come tax time, Americans who participated in clinical trials would not have to count their payments as part of their gross income under a bipartisan bill proposed on Jan. 25 by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). “By exempting these payments Read more…
U.S. Reps. David Valadao (R-CA), Mike Carey (R-OH), and Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Jan. 18 signed on as original cosponsors of bipartisan legislation that aims to tackle the nation’s opioid epidemic by getting more doctors trained to treat addiction. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 18 unveiled a bicameral resolution that would designate Jan. 21-27 as National School Choice Week. “Students and their parents deserve the ability to choose the best education Read more…
U.S. Reps. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of lawmakers in commending the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which on Jan. 17 finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule. “Today’s Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Mike Carey (R-OH), who serve on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, on Tuesday applauded the introduction of legislation to expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and incentivize American manufacturing. “I’m proud to Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered on Dec. 19 by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) would ensure that Americans living with kidney failure who are on dialysis receive the care they need. “This legislation is critical for Americans living with End Stage Read more…
U.S. Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Dec. 14 offered a bipartisan bill to bolster the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which provides a federal tax credit to employers who invest in American workers facing barriers to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) last week expressed concerns with a U.S. Energy Department proposed rulemaking that he says would severely limit the ability of the nation’s utility providers to ensure grid reliability and security. Specifically, the proposed rulemaking, entitled 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…
To improve treatments for children facing brain cancer, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Nov. 8 proposed a bipartisan bill to improve the collection and use of specific data that would support pediatric cancer research. “It is our hope that Read more…
Patients having rare diseases would receive evidence-based, medically necessary care covered by their health insurance under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). “Modern medicine has the potential to address many of the most serious diseases we Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Oct. 11 sponsored a Republican-led resolution that would recognize the influx of known or suspected terrorists through America’s northern border as a threat to national security and demands the Biden administration do something about Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Sept. 28 proposed bipartisan legislation that would address the root causes of mental health issues via public-private partnerships. “When it comes to addressing mental health access and care, we must utilize every tool in Read more…
To increase transparency in the streamlining reporting process on projects in rural communities, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Carol Miller (R-WV) on Sept. 27 offered a bipartisan bill that would modify the rules related to qualified Opportunity Zones, which Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on Sept. 28 by U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) would permit individuals eligible for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits to contribute to health savings accounts (HSAs) without regard to a non-service-related disability. “We owe every Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), co-chair of the Digital Trade Caucus, joined a bipartisan group that included members of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to disapprove of Canada’s decision to impose a digital services tax (DST) that they Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) does not want America’s K-12 public schools to accept funds from anyone or anything associated with China’s regime. Toward that goal, the congressman on Sept. 19 sponsored the bipartisan Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Sept. 12 proposed a bipartisan bill to ensure that a fair percentage of federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research. “More than 17,000 children in the United Read more…
To attract and keep families and businesses in rural America, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) recently signed on as an original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to construct or rehabilitate 500,000 homes for middle- and low-income families. “Between labor shortages Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), along with U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), on July 26 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that calls for the immediate release of U.S. citizen and teacher Marc Fogel, who has been Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on July 18 led 10 of his Republican colleagues, including U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV), in introducing legislation that would impose reciprocal tax measures on a foreign country that has issued the Under Taxed Profit Read more…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could not be used as a political weapon against nonprofit groups under legislation introduced on July 13 by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). “Americans should be able to donate to causes they believe in without 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. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) led bipartisan, bicameral letters urging swift action by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize proposed rules that would update prior authorization processes so that senior Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on June 9 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would establish a tax credit for neighborhood revitalization across America. The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, H.R. 3940, which has five original cosponsors, including U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to voice concerns with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the breakdown in the functioning of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which is responsible for 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…
Republicans on May 18 proposed legislation that would expedite the completion of the under-construction Mountain Valley Pipeline, a natural gas system that spans approximately 303 miles from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia. “Ensuring that the natural resources beneath the Read more…
Membership in healthcare sharing ministries (HCSMs) would qualify for the medical expenses deduction under legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). “It’s time we brought freedom, competition, and dignity back to our healthcare system,” Rep. Kelly said in introducing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on May 17 led more than a dozen congressional members in introducing a bipartisan bill that would authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to direct drug companies to conduct pediatric cancer trials on combination Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) on May 11 introduced GOP-led legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently increase the standard deduction. “As a member of the Ways and Means committee, it is my responsibility to Read more…
U.S. Route 20 between Newport, Ore., and New England would be designated as the National Medal of Honor Highway under bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced this week by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). “Covering more than 3,000 miles, U.S. Route 20 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on April 6 proposed bipartisan legislation that would make permanent the New Markets Tax Credit Extension (NMTC), which is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. “Over the years, the New Markets Tax Credit has Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on March 30 introduced a bipartisan bill that would allow states to make medical assistance available to inmates during the 30-day period preceding their release from prison to preemptively combat the opioid crisis and recidivism. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) on March 29 led several colleagues in proposing bicameral, bipartisan legislation that would provide dedicated federal funding to expand commercial truck parking capacity, addressing a critical shortage in available parking for semis and large commercial Read more…
With the nation’s airline industry continuing to face a pilot shortage, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would make training at federally certified commercial pilot and aircraft maintenance technician schools a qualified expense for existing Read more…