Legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) to prohibit the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from claiming Texas land along the Red River as public domain on Feb. 26 received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Jan. 30 sponsored bipartisan legislation to ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. “All service providers – religious or otherwise – should have a Read more…
U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Tom Cole (R-OK) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in both chambers of Congress to ensure that federal lawmakers’ complete authority under the U.S. Constitution to legislate for the benefit of American Indians and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), joined by more than a dozen Republican U.S. House members, on Jan. 4 introduced legislation that would require American employers utilize the E-Verify system to confirm that all future hires are eligible to work in Read more…
Republican legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) to change a federal law that has restricted how Native Americans in Oklahoma bequeath land to their heirs recently received final approval in Congress. The bill was signed into law by Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) is on a mission to determine if Iran in early 2016 used funds approved by the United States to subsidize terrorist groups, conduct military operations in war-torn Syria, or to promote illegal drug activities, among Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Mike Turner (R-OH), and Tom Cole (R-OK) commended final U.S. House approval of the conference report resolving differences with the U.S. Senate on the fiscal year (FY) 2019 national defense funding package. The House on Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) moved closer to achieving his goal of changing a federal law that has restricted how Native Americans in Oklahoma bequeath land to their heirs. The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on June 13 approved the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and John Hoeven (R-ND) have cosponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would improve federal processes benefiting members of the National Guard. “North Dakota National Guard members are ‘always ready and always there’ whenever they are Read more…
U.S. Reps. Evan Jenkins (R-WV) and French Hill (R-AR) are working to impose harsher sentences for fentanyl trafficking. Rep. Jenkins last week questioned U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions about prosecuting drug traffickers, while Rep. Hill discussed a newly proposed bill Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) led 46 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in calling for President Donald Trump to tread lightly on American agriculture while taking China to task over trade dealings with the United States. “Your leadership Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) supports full funding in the nation’s fiscal year 2019 budget for YouthBuild USA, a federal job skills, education and counseling program for low-income 16-24 year olds who lack high school diplomas and employment. “It’s not Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) have teamed up to support students and their families in financing higher education by pressing for inclusion of two critical provisions in the final tax reform bill. The two provisions would Read more…
Citing potential harm to the United States’ technological competitiveness and global science and industry status, 31 Republican members of Congress urged House and Senate leaders in a Dec. 7 letter to oppose repealing a tax provision which keeps graduate tuition Read more…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed commitment to fight terrorism in Afghanistan is the right American policy at the right time, said several Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives this week. “The president made it clear that the United Read more…
The House approved a $658 billion consolidated defense appropriations bill on Thursday with key contributions from U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK), Kay Granger (R-TX) and Charlie Dent (R-PA). The Make America Secure Appropriations Act, which consolidates spending bills for defense, Read more…
The House Appropriations Committee approved a funding bill on Wednesday that would cut discretionary spending for the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education and related agencies by $5 billion from current levels. U.S. Rep. Read more…
Key provisions led by U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK), Dan Donovan (R-NY) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) were included in a national defense authorization bill that the House recently approved. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 would Read more…
The federal government would be barred from factoring the social costs of carbon, methane and nitrous oxide in the rulemaking process under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV). The Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act would Read more…
A recent legislative effort led by U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) would reform the Indian Health Service (IHS) by helping to recruit capable medical staff and leadership, to improve quality of care and to boost accountability. Noem and U.S. Reps. Read more…
A provision of federal law that jeopardizes the “restricted free” federal status of lands held by five Native American tribes is addressed under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) on Tuesday. The Stigler Act of 1947 stipulates that Read more…
A comprehensive appropriations bill to fund U.S. government operations through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 was released by the House Appropriations Committee on Monday, a measure that will boost funding for national defense, border security and Read more…
Strong bipartisan support exists for boosting funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), who expressed confidence Congress would fight to restore sharp cuts to the agency’s spending under the Trump administration’s proposed 2018 Read more…
A defense spending bill for fiscal year 2017 that would increase troop levels, troop pay and spending on preparedness cleared the House on Wednesday with support from U.S. Reps. Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK) and Bill Flores (R-TX). The Read more…
U.S. Reps. Charlie Dent (R-PA) and Leonard Lance (R-NJ) cosponsored bipartisan legislation that was introduced on Tuesday to ensure Congress reviews any efforts to lift existing sanctions on Russia. The Russian Sanctions Review Act, H.R. 1059, would require the president Read more…
The House approved legislation on Wednesday that U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) introduced to require a survey of contested land along the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma. The Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act, H.R. 428, would require the Read more…
The House Administration Committee approved bills on Wednesday that U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Gregg Harper (R-MS) introduced to eliminate the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and the Election Assistance Commission, which lawmakers argue are a waste of taxpayer money. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Steve Scalise (R-LA) applauded President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to serve as Secretary of the Interior. Zinke serves on the House Committee on Read more…
The House and Senate recently approved a comprehensive water resources infrastructure bill with provisions championed by U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK), Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Mike Bishop (R-MI). The House approved the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK), Bill Flores (R-TX) and David Young (R-IA) called for new solutions after the Obama administration this week confirmed health insurance premiums will skyrocket in many states next year under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) highlighted proposals to help combat poverty on Wednesday during a listening tour held in Waverly, N.Y., with local officials and community advocates. Reed hosted the listening tour with Lori Beth Cole, a representative of the Read more…
House Republicans called for federal resources to be directed to Florida on Friday following reports that mosquitoes had likely transmitted Zika virus in four cases. The Florida Department of Health announced that it had gathered sufficient information to conclude that Read more…
The House Appropriations Committee recently approved a spending bill led by U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) to provide funding to federal programs within a number of key agencies. The Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill outlines fiscal year Read more…
The House of Representatives approved a final conference report early Thursday morning that would provide $1.1 billion for domestic and international efforts to fight Zika virus. The House-approved Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Zika Response Appropriations Act, H.R. 2577, Read more…
Congressional leaders applauded a federal court decision on Wednesday that struck down the Obama administration’s regulation of hydraulic fracturing on federal lands. In the ruling, a federal judge struck down regulations against hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on federal lands issued Read more…
The House of Representatives approved a legislative branch appropriations bill on Friday that would preserve critical functions of Congress and prevent pay increases for its members in fiscal year 2017. U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA), the chairman of the House Read more…
The House of Representatives passed a military construction and veterans affairs appropriations bill on Friday that was introduced by U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA). The fiscal year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies (MilCon) Appropriations Act, H.R. Read more…
The House of Representatives approved $622.1 million in emergency funding on Wednesday for federal agencies to fight the spread of the Zika virus. Combined with the $589 million that was previously redirected to Zika activities, the House measure would bring Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) said on Tuesday that he was “outraged” over a Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report found that a grant administered through the AmeriCorps Community HealthCorps program broke federal Read more…
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MILCON) spending bill, which includes $81.6 billion in discretionary funding for military infrastructure projects. U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), the chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Read more…
The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that federal agencies will be able to use existing funds to help fight the Zika outbreak, a move previously called for by legislative leaders. U.S. Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX), the chairwoman of the House Read more…
Republican members of the House Budget Committee released a budget blueprint for fiscal year 2017 on Tuesday that would repeal Obamacare, cut the deficit and spending, and reform entitlements. Under the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget resolution, “A Balanced Budget for Read more…
Legislation authorizing the use of force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) and its associated force was introduced on Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) to encourage Congress to discuss and debate U.S. military Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) and 34 other House lawmakers signed a letter sent to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Friday, asking him to schedule and debate an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), as the U.S. commits Read more…
With a Senate vote on the Iran nuclear arms agreement looming, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) recently wrote an op-ed to voice his concerns on the issue. “Over the last few weeks in town hall meetings and other visits across Read more…
Following the stabbing death of Oklahoma State Labor Commissioner Mark Costello on Sunday, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) offered his condolences, and discussed the loss suffered by his friends, family and community. “I am stunned and saddened by the tragic Read more…
At an Alzheimer’s disease conference last week, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) called on the federal government to invest in research and prevention of the disease now to avoid out-of-control cost increases for society in the future. “It will cost Read more…
Earlier this week, the House Appropriations Committee released the draft of the Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill for Fiscal Year 2016. The legislation, which is now being considered in the LHHS Subcommittee, will outline funding for numerous Read more…
U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s (D-ND) bipartisan bill to better the lives of Native American children recently was introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Tom Cole ( R-OK). “For decades, the federal government has failed to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) met with U.S. military leaders and their Iraqi counterparts in Baghdad on Monday to review the growing concerns of security threats in the region. Roby is traveling throughout the Middle East with a high-profile delegation Read more…