U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and French Hill (R-AR) on Aug. 27 urged passage of GOP-sponsored legislation that would speed payment of rental assistance funds after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s extended eviction moratorium. The High Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Lisa McClain (R-MI), and Seth Moulton (D-MA) joined more than 150 fellow lawmakers to unveil a bipartisan bill that would posthumously award Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would task the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with determining how the nation could implement a nationwide 9–1–1 disability alerting system. “Far too often, first responders lack critical information Read more…
America’s military veterans living in rural communities would receive improved federal assistance with travel necessary for counseling, mental health services, health care, vocational rehabilitation, and other services furnished by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under a bipartisan, bicameral Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recently requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review federal efforts to recover declining salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest’s Puget Sound off the coast of their home state. Numerous Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), as well as U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Todd Young (R-IN), would offer support services to students with disabilities who are transitioning from high Read more…
The bipartisan Resilient Federal Forests Act, introduced on July 22 by U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) along with 68 other cosponsors, would address the health of American forests and prevent catastrophic wildfires. “The devastating wildfires Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced on July 21 by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) would authorize the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to states to improve outreach to United States military veterans. “I Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) to fund victims services grants that help survivors of traumatic crimes received unanimous U.S. Senate approval this week and was sent to the president on July 21 to be signed Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) recently led 15 other Republican members of the U.S. House Suburban Caucus in calling for an investigation into the potential theft of taxpayer dollars through fraudulent unemployment claims made during the COVID-19 pandemic. “In order Read more…
U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) last week led a group of Republicans in requesting that U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership schedule a hearing on state laws allowing for student athletes to capitalize on their name, image, and likeness Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) on June 17 joined more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues to introduce a bill that would give United States military veterans an extended amount of time to notify the U.S. Department of Veterans Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on June 15 sponsored legislation to ensure that a declaration for a major disaster or emergency is made on a timely basis so that rural areas quickly receive federal assistance. Rep. McMorris Rodgers introduced Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Garret Graves (R-LA), and Andy Barr (R-KY) joined 65 other House Republicans to express “strong objections” to President Joe Biden’s recent decision to waive sanctions for Russia’s Nord Stream 2AG natural gas pipeline through Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and the entire bipartisan Washington State congressional delegation last week expressed concerns about the challenges facing U.S. military veterans who need to access medical care in their home state and requested immediate federal action to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) recently requested that the Energy Information Administration (EIA) analyze the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets announced by the president during the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate in April. “When Congress and the Read more…
Over five years, a total of more than $11.58 billion would be authorized to invest in and modernize America’s drinking water infrastructure under legislation introduced on Monday by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). “To win the future, this must Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), ranking member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, and two of her GOP committee colleagues raised concerns about whether the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to incentivize American employers to hire the spouses of United States military service members. “Military families face a unique set of challenges, one of which 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…
With the National Low Income Housing Coalition reporting that the United States has a shortage of seven million affordable homes, a bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) aims to spur the construction of low- and middle-income Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on April 8 sponsored legislation that would extend for one year a temporary order that keeps fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) instituted a ban Read more…
Bipartisan legislation to help workers with disabilities find jobs with competitive wages was introduced on April 5 by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). “Disability employment is the next policy frontier to empower people with disabilities to live full and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) recently voiced support for World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who called for further investigations by scientific experts into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Everyone in the global community should Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) are interested in any documents and related information regarding internal research or study conducted by Google on the effect its products, including YouTube, have on the mental health of America’s Read more…
The Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, which provides assistance to rural counties and school districts affected by the decline in revenue from timber harvests on federal lands, would be extended through fiscal year 2022 under a bipartisan bill introduced by Read more…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on March 19 ordered a strategic review of its Cerner electronic health record (EHR) modernization program being rolled out in the home state of U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), who argued the 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…
America must secure leadership in the development and deployment of emerging technologies, said U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and a colleague last week. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen just how helpful and impactful these emerging technologies can Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on March 3 sponsored legislation to modernize America’s hydropower licensing process and to promote next-generation hydropower projects. “In order to address climate change, we must prioritize the continued development of hydropower resources and promote Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Monday joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of congressional members to unveil legislation that would authorize the deposit of certain funds into the Crime Victims Fund and would waive matching requirements. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Feb. 23 introduced bipartisan legislation to build upon the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, a 2014 law that aims to ease financial strains faced by individuals with disabilities through tax-free savings Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Feb. 15 sponsored legislation that aims to hasten projects to replace or improve wireless communications facilities damaged during a wildfire. “My goal in introducing this bill is to restore and improve the wireless Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) last week denounced a recent proposal to breach the Lower Snake River Dams to restore salmon populations and introduced a resolution to protect and expand the nation’s use of hydropower. “These dams are the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), and Tom Rice (R-SC) joined more than 100 other Republicans in supporting the newly introduced Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act. If enacted, H.R. 684 would Read more…
Bipartisan legislation co-authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to support the health and well-being of family caregivers became law on Jan. 5 with the president’s signature. “This new law will give caregivers and their loved ones the support they Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Jan. 5 applauded the bipartisan Combating Pandemic Scams Act of 2020 being signed into law. “This law will help save lives and money, and will help ensure Americans do Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Dec. 17 unveiled bipartisan legislation to help advance America’s use of and global competitiveness in emergent technologies. “In order to strengthen our national security and grow our economy, the U.S. must remain a leader Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and a bipartisan group of 56 members of the U.S. House of Representatives voiced support for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) and the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), who has held the position for four years, congratulated his successor, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), who will take the reins in 2021 as the first woman in 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), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Pete Stauber (R-MN) last week applauded action by the U.S. Department of Interior to delist the gray wolf in the lower 48 states. The official delisting of Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans Greg Walden (R-OR), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Buddy Carter (R-GA) recently questioned the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) about Chinese-made products entering the U.S. that may be the result of the human Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) applauded passage this week by the U.S. House of Representatives of her bipartisan bill that aims to restore American global competitiveness in emerging technologies. “In order for America to win the future, beat China, Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Sept. 24 passed a bipartisan online consumer protection bill offered by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) that now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. “Especially during a pandemic when people are Read more…
America’s kidney dialysis patients would receive high-quality, integrated, coordinated services under a new care option contained in bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN). “Helping Hoosiers with end-stage renal disease [ESRD] receive improved care will result in better Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday unveiled bipartisan legislation that would require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to estimate the value of the electromagnetic spectrum used by federal entities. “This legislation will bring transparency to the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Wine Caucus, led 40 lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide America’s wine grape growers with pandemic-relief funding in the next emergency legislative package. The Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to ensure America’s leadership in emerging technologies on Sept. 9 received approval by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and now heads to the full chamber for consideration. “This Read more…
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) led more than two dozen colleagues in requesting that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provide COVID-19 relief funds to America’s wheat growers impacted by price fluctuations during the pandemic. “COVID-19 and other factors outside Read more…