Amid reports that the Obama administration will not seek congressional approval to suspend sanctions against Iran, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) urged the president to work with Congress in a statement issued Wednesday. The New York Times first reported Read more…

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) has selected legislative counsel Nicole Gustafson to lead the office’s conservative coalitions outreach, a move praised by prominent conservative organizations on Wednesday. “Nicole is committed to advancing the conservative principles that make America great,” Read more…

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the House majority whip, voiced his support for a federal judge’s ruling Thursday naming BP most responsible for the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon mishap in the Gulf of Mexico. The disaster occurred when an oil rig Read more…

An interim final rule recently issued by the Treasury Department enables Gulf Coast states to begin applying for environmental coastal restoration and economic development grants. The Resources and Ecosystem Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coastal States Read more…

House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) applauded the rollout of a program on Thursday that streamlines the process for mariners and other transportation workers to obtain credentials. The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) OneVisit program, which resulted from legislation Read more…

Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) joined a group of Republican legislators on Friday who urged Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to call the Senate back into session to address the immigration crisis. House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) Read more…

Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Doug Collins (R-Ga.) introduced legislation on Thursday to establish a new process for the elimination and reporting of the economic costs of existing and new federal regulations. The National Regulatory Budget Act would also provide Read more…

The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation on Tuesday that was introduced by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) to streamline the permitting process for new manufacturing facilities. The Promoting New Manufacturing Act would require the EPA to provide more guidance Read more…

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced legislation on Friday that would take steps to prevent delays in the construction of new manufacturing facilities and add transparency to the EPA’s review process. The Promoting New Manufacturing Act would require the EPA to Read more…

Legislators praised the IRS’s decision to withdraw a proposed rule on Thursday that would have restricted the political activities of 501c4 non-profit organizations. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called the decision “long overdue” and a “step Read more…

A recent report from the Congressional Research Service found that oil and natural gas production on federal lands has declined since 2009 despite a boom in production on non-federal lands. From 2009 to 2013, production of crude oil on non-federal Read more…

Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Rep. Rob Woodall (R-Ga.) released their 2015 fiscal year budget on Monday. The budget proposal, called “Back to Basics,” would balance the federal budget Read more…

President Obama signed the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act into law on Friday, which includes an amendment coauthored by Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to prevent sharp increases in flood insurance rates. The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 reformed Read more…

A bipartisan group of lawmakers agreed on Friday to an amendment that finalized the Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which the House is expected to bring to a vote this week. Reps. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) Steve Scalise (R-La.), Daniel Grimm (R-N.Y.) Read more…

A bipartisan group of legislators announced the introduction of legislation on Friday that would reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Act to provide longer-term and comprehensive relief to increased premiums within the National Flood Insurance Program. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) introduced Read more…

Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would retroactively suspend individual mandate penalties under the Affordable Care Act until 2016. Scalise and Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) introduced the Freeing Americans from Inequitable Requirements Act Read more…

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) applauded a congressional agreement on Friday that would prevent flood insurance rate increases proposed under the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. House Minority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) recently said the House would take Read more…

Evidence suggests EPA officials worked with environmental groups to thwart construction of the northern portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline that would have created thousands of new jobs, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) said on Friday. The Keystone XL’s southern Read more…

Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) lauded appropriators in the House Representatives on Tuesday for preventing a proposed $10.2-million cut in funding to the Golf Coast Restoration Fund in the federal spending bill. As proposed, the spending bill would allocate $7.4 million Read more…

Reps. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Steve Scalise (R-La.) urged FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on Thursday to take into account all of a community’s flood protection features that could mitigate the risk of flooding when developing final flood insurance rate maps. Read more…

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) reintroduced the Next Generation Television Marketplace Act on Thursday, which would repeal laws on compulsory copyright licenses, eliminate mandates on private sector companies and withdraw some FCC broadcast and media ownership rules. Rep. Cory Garnder (R-Colo.) Read more…

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) pointed on Thursday to a report commissioned by the National Ocean Industries Association and the American Petroleum Institute as evidence that expanding domestic energy production will have a dramatic effect on the economy and job creation. Read more…

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced a House resolution on Thursday that urges the Senate to consider the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act, which was approved by the House of Representatives in July. The Nuclear Iran Prevention Act, which was introduced by Read more…

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) said on Wednesday that he supports efforts by House Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) to update the Communications Act. Upton and Walden recently announced Read more…

Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced on Tuesday that Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) will chair the newly-established RSC Military Readiness Task Force. “The RSC has always stood up for a strong national defense, and we are focused Read more…

Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) recently sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius seeking to learn if HealthCare.gov was tested prior to its launch. The letter, which was also signed by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and Reps. Read more…

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said in a recent Ripon Forum editorial that his bill to eliminate the Renewable Fuel Standard would allow free markets to compete fairly and fulfill demands for corn supplies. Goodlatte serves as the chairman of the Read more…

The House recently approved Rep. Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) bill that would streamline Federal Communications Commission reporting requirements by reducing the number of reports the agency is expected to produce. Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Ranking Member Read more…

Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who is leading a review of the Renewable Fuel Standard, recently selected four GOP members to lead a committee on RFS reform. Upton and Ranking Committee Member Henry Waxman Read more…

Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) recently introduced a bill aimed at helping homeowners and small business owners avoid potentially significant hikes in their flood insurance rates. The Home Protection Act of 2013 would prevent portions of Section 205 and Section 207 Read more…

For the first time, the United States House of Representatives has voted to oppose a carbon tax. The House voted 237-176 on Friday to pass an anti-carbon tax amendment authored by Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) “President Read more…

The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology approved two legislative proposals on Thursday to improve the transparency, efficiency and accountability of the Federal Communications Commission. The two proposed bills, the FCC Process Reform Act and the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, Read more…

The House approved an amendment offered by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Thursday that would significantly reduce the federal government’s role in schools across the country by eliminating certain federally mandated teacher evaluations. The amendment was part of the Student Read more…

Louisiana Reps. Steve Scalise (R), Cedric Richmond (D) and Bill Cassidy (R) recently spearheaded an effort to ensure critical funding for coastal restoration projects in Louisiana. Richmond, a Democrat, joined forces with the two GOP congressmen in sponsoring an amendment Read more…