To help support America’s working families, U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) on Dec. 13 sponsored legislation to help them pay for child care and a range of other related expenses. The Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act of 2022, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on Sept. 19 joined a bipartisan contingent of 50 lawmakers to unveil legislation that honors the late Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN) by reauthorizing a federal home visiting program for mothers and their children. “I’m proud Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) recently signed on as a cosponsor of the bicameral Educational Choice for Children Act. “As a father of two young daughters, I recognize the importance of empowering parents with the ability to determine the right Read more…
Ahead of the national launch of the 9-8-8 Mental Health Hotline, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) led 19 of his Republican colleagues in requesting that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release finalized 2021 data on suicides among Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Todd Young (R-IN) recently unveiled bicameral legislation that would expand education freedom and opportunity for millions of students across the country. “Giving parents the ability to make decisions Read more…
Republicans in both houses of Congress on June 16 introduced the Educational Choice for Children Act, which would provide $10 billion in annual tax credits to incentivize education choice for K-12 students. “Giving parents the ability to make decisions over Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) recently helped lead a bipartisan contingent of 33 lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to prioritize a World Trade Organization (WTO) moratorium on imposing tariffs on electronic transmissions. Specifically, the members support the WTO Moratorium Read more…
With Americans facing a severe housing supply and affordability crisis, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of congressional members urged the Biden administration to ensure an upcoming Internal Revenue Service (IRS) final rule provides a workable Read more…
Foreign nationals associated with the government of the People’s Republic of China would be prohibited from buying American farmland under legislation introduced last week by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA). According to information provided by the congressman’s staff, China’s American Read more…
Hoping to expand investments in low-income communities and strengthen local economies, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly are helping to lead bipartisan and bicameral legislation to reform Opportunity Zones. Opportunity Zones are an economic development tool 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…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on April 7 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would reform the federal Opportunity Zones tax incentive. The Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act, H.R. 7467 / S. 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…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on March 1 sponsored legislation that would prohibit imports to the United States of crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation. Rep. Latta introduced the Powering America through Domestic Energy (PADE) Act, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) led a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in support of the Biden administration’s recent request that the European Union (EU) revise its proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA), which they think threatens American workers. “We are troubled Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Liz Cheney (R-WY) led 115 Republicans in urging President Joe Biden to immediately stem the influx of fentanyl coming into the United States from its southern border and from China. The members also requested Read more…
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) led their U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Republican colleagues, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and 139 bipartisan members in urging the Biden administration to provide American businesses with additional economic Read more…
With millions of Americans facing food insecurity, U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on Dec. 13 introduced a bipartisan bill to help expand food donations from businesses and nonprofits. “Tackling hunger is a bipartisan priority, and the Read more…
Access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) would be expanded for jailed individuals fighting opioid addictions under a bipartisan bill cosponsored on Oct. 22 by U.S. Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN). “The deadly opioid epidemic is devastating communities in 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. Fred Upton (R-MI) on Sept. 17 joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to ensure Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin. “We can never allow hazardous materials of any kind — particularly nuclear Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) this week joined two Republican colleagues to request that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the scope and severity of fraudulent activity in COVID-19 unemployment insurance programs. “Fraud in COVID unemployment programs appears to 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…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on July 22 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide certainty and equip industry leaders to make long-term investments in safe motor-racing environments. The Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2021, H.R. 4674, which Rep. 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…
Medicare beneficiaries would gain quicker access to breakthrough medical technologies under a new bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN). “By streamlining the Medicare coverage process for new technologies, this commonsense legislation will boost American innovation and give Read more…
With America’s southern border crisis intensifying, U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) is pushing to get answers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which has been charged with overseeing the surge of unaccompanied migrant children. During a Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on May 28 introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide startup businesses with advance refunds of certain net operating losses and research expenditures they missed out on under previous legislation Congress enacted during the ongoing COVID-19 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would would authorize $500 million annually through fiscal year 2024 to improve the nation’s ability to quickly scale up manufacturing of critical medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) Read more…
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) introduced legislation to extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all Americans making claims for unemployment benefits. “As vaccines get us closer to defeating COVID-19, now is the time to rebuild Read more…
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Don Bacon (R-NE) on May 7 introduced bipartisan legislation that would make the current Adoption Tax Credit permanently refundable, removing income as a barrier to adoption for more low-income families. “For years, income has Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) this week joined a bipartisan group of 101 congressional lawmakers in urging the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to establish a new exclusion process that would permit U.S. importers to request relief from the Section 301 Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) joined their fellow co-chairs of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force and 32 congressional lawmakers in releasing the task force’s fiscal year 2022 budget priorities for the Great Lakes region. Read more…
To spur investment in safer freight railcar manufacturing in the United States and ramp up jobs, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on March 29 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide a tax credit to encourage the replacement or modernization Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) recently sponsored a bipartisan bill that would retroactively reimburse members of the National Guard an estimated $43 per day during their deployment to the U.S. Capitol. Earlier this month, Rep. Huizenga also led a bipartisan Read more…
Due to the poor quality of food being served to the National Guard deployed to the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) led a bipartisan group of 38 lawmakers in requesting that the soldiers receive per diems, or daily Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) applauded a $173 million grant agreement between the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) for the Double Track Northwest Indiana Project. The project Read more…
The roughly $1.4 trillion year-end omnibus package recently signed into law by the president includes bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct outreach to healthcare Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) to simplify the Medicare enrollment process and protect America’s senior citizens from lifetime late-enrollment penalties and coverage gaps recently received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives. “As more and Read more…
Unallocated federal funds from the Provider Relief Fund should be distributed to senior living facilities for the purchase of COVID-19 tests and personal protective equipment, according to U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN). “While COVID-19 has impacted countless Americans, our senior Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 21 approved legislation that includes a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) to bolster domestic manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE). “One of the key lessons from the coronavirus response Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 22 passed a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) that would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish on its website a certain disability benefit form for Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) to bolster the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) on Sept. 21 received approval by the U.S. House of Representatives, which advanced the bill to the U.S. Senate for action. “I am pleased Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN), on Monday, announced support for a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study on preventing the illegal passing of school buses to improve student safety. “I’m glad NHTSA has announced plans to study these important Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on Sept. 15 launched the International Water and Sanitation Caucus, a bipartisan group focused on highlighting the global need for clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. “Inadequate water and sanitation around the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) recently signed on to cosponsor bipartisan legislation that would help spouses of active U.S. duty service members save for retirement by expanding access to employer-sponsored retirement plans. Rep. Lucas on Sept. 4 cosponsored the Military Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) helped lead members of the bipartisan, bicameral Great Lakes Task Force in requesting that tribal, commercial, charter and recreational fisheries in the Great Lakes regions become eligible for future pandemic emergency relief funding provided by Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on Aug. 7 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide temporary, targeted support to protect the nation’s vulnerable foster youth impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “America’s most vulnerable children and families face unique challenges even Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide liquidity to innovative medical technology businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Walorski, on July 31, cosponsored the IGNITE American Innovation Act, H.R. 7917, with bill sponsor U.S. Read more…