To quickly increase America’s domestic supply of infant formula, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) led nine Republicans in introducing legislation that would designate baby formula as a scarce and critical material under the Defense Production Act of 1950. “As a Read more…
A comprehensive bill to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee agreements introduced last week by a bipartisan group of U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee members includes four bipartisan bills led by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA). Read more…
Three new bills recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) would expand tax incentives to spur innovation that could lead to new cures and treatments for Americans. “As we work to recover from a devastating global pandemic and an Read more…
U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) led 49 Republicans in urging President Joe Biden to end a plan to waive intellectual property (IP) protections for U.S. companies. “According to recent reports, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai Read more…
As the Biden administration begins trade talks to send COVID-19 vaccines to other nations, legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Carol Miller (R-WV) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) aims to protect the American intellectual property behind the vaccines. “We all want to Read more…
The U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on April 6 held a full committee markup and advanced 17 bills to support America’s military veterans, including one sponsored by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL). The committee unanimously passed the Veterans Eligible to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) and more than two dozen of his colleagues want to know how the Biden administration and its new Task Force KleptoCapture plan to enforce new sanctions against the Russian Federation. The bipartisan group of lawmakers Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on Feb. 24 met with law enforcement officers from Florida’s 16th District to discuss the nationwide rise in crime against police and other first responders. “Our brave law enforcement officers put their lives on the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) on Feb. 15 led 18 Republicans in introducing legislation that would amend current federal law to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from requiring taxpayers to provide biometric information. “Too often we have seen the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) recently introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help students who are United States military veterans better understand the higher education credit transfer process. The congressman on Feb. 4 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is calling for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide access to Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Alzheimer’s treatments for a broader number of Medicare beneficiaries, including individuals who have Down Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on Jan. 26 was named co-chair of the Healthy Future Task Force, which was created by U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to develop Republican health reform initiatives. The appointment follows Rep. Buchanan being Read more…
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee recently approved a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) that would designate a segment of the Little Manatee River in Florida as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, Read more…
Florida’s 15 deepwater ports are available to help alleviate the ongoing supply chain delays at West Coast seaports, according to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and a bipartisan contingent of Sunshine State lawmakers. “As the holidays approach, American businesses and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Dec. 1 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would increase enforcement of violations against the Animal Welfare Act. Introduced in response to the recent closure of an Iowa Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) recently unveiled bipartisan legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income cap for and make permanent the mortgage insurance premium deduction in an effort to help middle-class homebuyers. “At Read more…
With 17 U.S. military veterans committing suicide daily, a number nearly double the civilian rate, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) recently urged U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee leaders to take up his related bipartisan suicide prevention bill. Rep. Buchanan’s Veteran Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) last week introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that aims to correct a gap in current federal law that prevents certain domestic abuse survivors from receiving financial assistance from their military spouses. “Just as our men Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS), Sam Graves (R-MO), and 120 GOP members, including all U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Republicans, support new legislation to counter a current Democrat proposal that would give the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) new power Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) requested that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ensure that U.S. telecommunication companies fully implement anti-spam technology mandated by law to help stop robocalls. “Complete industry compliance enforced by the FCC is required by law and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) helped lead a bipartisan group of more than 50 lawmakers in urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift its suspension of canine imports from 113 countries. “I am committed to working Read more…
An amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) to improve military training reforms received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a larger defense bill. Rep. Buchanan’s amendment would require the U.S. Defense Secretary to implement Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on Aug. 20 by U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Fred Upton (R-MI) would ensure the at-home provision of intravenous medications for patients having cancer, immune diseases, serious infections, heart failure, and other conditions. The Preserving Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on Aug. 10 sponsored the bipartisan Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act. “Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery,” Rep. Buchanan said on Aug. 11. “As schools reopen this week, we need Read more…
The West Indian manatee would be officially upgraded from “threatened” to “endangered” under a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL). The Manatee Protection Act, H.R. 4946, which Rep. Buchanan introduced on Aug. 6 with lead original cosponsor Read more…
President Joe Biden must end his administration’s trade moratorium and begin consultations with Congress to renew the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which expired on July 1, according to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and his fellow Republicans on the U.S. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently led 17 Republicans on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee in proposing legislation to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) being used against Americans because of their political beliefs. “Americans should be able Read more…
Three amendments offered by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) to curb U.S. military veteran suicides, examine rising manatee deaths, and combat drug overdoses have been included in a comprehensive government funding bill recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has called on U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to immediately adopt new federal recommendations for reforming United States military training procedures. The congressman’s request followed the June 14 release of a report by the Government Read more…
Two bipartisan bills introduced by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) would designate segments of Florida’s 51-mile-long Little Manatee River and parts of Kissimmee River as national scenic rivers. “Protecting Florida’s beautiful lands and pristine waterways should always be a top Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) proposed legislation to renew two key trade programs that would support high-paying jobs and protect small businesses. “American workers and businesses are in a race against China’s manufacturing infrastructure,” said Rep. Buchanan, ranking member of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) this week requested that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) upgrade the manatee from “threatened” to “endangered” under the federal Endangered Species Act, which protects at-risk species from extinction. “Manatees are beloved, iconic mammals Read more…
To get ahead of future pandemics, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently unveiled sweeping bipartisan legislation that would provide accountability regarding the international reporting and monitoring of outbreaks of novel viruses and diseases. “The response to the tragedy of the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), the only two-time recipient of the Humane Society’s Legislator of the Year award in 2015 and 2020, recently cosponsored bipartisan legislation to permanently ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. The Save America’s Forgotten Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on May 17 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances under existing federal law, which regulates how drugs may be used, produced and sold in the United States. Read more…
With the current drilling moratorium for the eastern Gulf of Mexico set to expire in 2022, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) this week helped lead a bipartisan contingent of Florida lawmakers in reintroducing a bill to permanently extend the drilling Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on April 21 led more than two dozen of her Republican colleagues in introducing sweeping legislation to reform Medicare and decrease prescription drug prices without sacrificing innovation of new cures and treatments. “This legislation Read more…
A bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on April 15 passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a larger anti-fraud measure the congressman also supports to protect older Americans. “We must do everything we can Read more…
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI), Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) joined U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) last week to unveil a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would improve federal hate crimes reporting and widen assistance and resources for victims Read more…
Following a request from U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will help state and county officials manage the risk of discharges of contaminated wastewater from the abandoned Piney Point fertilizer plant in Manatee County, Fla. Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) recently joined the Congressional Bike Caucus, an informal bipartisan group that supports policy and safe infrastructure for bicycling. “As Mayor, I was proud to lead by example and biked to work every day to do Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) this week said robocalls must be silenced “once and for all,” and urged a key congressional committee regulating the nation’s telephone industry to hold a public hearing on the growing problem, particularly among America’s senior Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has introduced the bipartisan Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021, which would educate America’s senior citizens about fraud schemes and improve federal monitoring and response to fraud complaints. “Raising awareness — particularly among older Americans Read more…
Operation Talon, a large federal operation that targeted sexual predators living illegally in the country, was recently axed and U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) wants to know why. The program, organized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to find Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) urged President Joe Biden to take immediate federal action to help American companies distribute millions of protective face masks during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I write to urge you to do everything in your power Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered last week by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) would help prevent common scams against America’s senior citizens, such as sweepstakes and charity schemes, deceptive investment plans, and internet fraud. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, scams Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) on Jan. 5 reintroduced bipartisan legislation to improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test methods use by federal agencies. “Subjecting animals to unnecessary testing is not only cruel but is a waste of taxpayer Read more…
Ten new bills introduced on Jan. 4 by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) highlight the congressman’s priorities for balancing the federal budget, stockpiling ample supplies of medicines, addressing the health of U.S. military veterans, and combating toxic algae blooms. “2021 Read more…
Both houses of Congress last week overwhelmingly voted to override the president’s veto and pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) to reduce U.S. military Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 8 passed a final version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) requiring the Pentagon to examine emergency medical services at U.S. Read more…