In response to escalating hostility from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) toward Taiwan in recent weeks, U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) led a bipartisan group of eight other lawmakers in seeking action by the U.S. House of Representatives on pending Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) this week proposed a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would allow Afghans with temporary status who undergo additional vetting to apply for permanent legal residency in the United States. “This Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) recently introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would authorize a defense lend or lease program with Taiwan’s government. “Taiwan is our greatest partner in the Indo-Pacific region, and their continued Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led two dozen of her GOP colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in requesting information on how actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are impacting the nation’s electric grid Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and 15 of his colleagues on May 18 introduced a bipartisan resolution urging acceptance of the applications of Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). House Resolution (H.Res.) 1130, which is Read more…
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) led six Republican colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to stop delaying America’s establishment of a uranium reserve. “This delay is particularly disturbing as the current situation between Russia and Ukraine 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…
Ukraine would receive military and diplomatic support from the United States to combat Russia’s destabilizing military buildup at its borders under legislation sponsored on Jan. 10 by U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX). “Vladimir Putin must take note that Congress will Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) on Dec. 16 sponsored a Republican bill that would direct the president to provide Congress with a plan for addressing rising energy prices in the United States. “The American people deserve Read more…
To complement ongoing efforts in other committees of jurisdiction that are trying to address the ongoing supply chain crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Dec. 7 sponsored legislation that would require the U.S. Read more…
In response to a recent buildup of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined his fellow co-chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and 18 other lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to provide increased military Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved two bipartisan cybersecurity bills introduced earlier this year by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). “Offensive cyber operations conducted by America’s adversaries and cyber criminals are growing more prevalent and more sophisticated by Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Nov. 30 sponsored a bipartisan bill to clarify that American sanctions on Iran’s conventional weapons program under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act include the supply, sale or transfer to or from Iran Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Nov. 18 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would extend the authorization of financial assistance through 2038 for the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area (ALNHA) located in central Illinois. The Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently proposed by U.S. Reps. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Dave Joyce (R-OH), and Peter Meijer (R-MI) would support research on neurological and psychiatric illnesses associated with COVID-19 infection. Rep. Gonzalez on Oct. 28 sponsored the Brycen Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX), ranking member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Brian Fitzpatrick, ranking member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, led their GOP subcommittee members in calling Read more…
In order to gain a greater understanding of the long-term mental health impacts of COVID-19, U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) sponsored legislation on Oct. 28 to support research on neurological and psychiatric illnesses associated with the virus. Rep. Gonzalez introduced Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) helped lead 25 Republican members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in voicing “serious concerns” to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) about rapidly rising energy prices and their negative impact on the Read more…
In addition to being a lead cosponsor on three pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on the nation’s supply chains, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) recently authored a bipartisan bill that would create a unified national effort to secure critical supply Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and 21 fellow Republicans urged President Joe Biden to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “We are deeply disappointed by the rumors that indicate your administration is reversing course on its promises as it relates Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) led fellow Republican members on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee in urging the U.S. Treasury Department to maintain and expand America’s current sanctions framework against the Taliban and associated forces. “The Taliban is yet Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and their fellow U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans earlier this week demanded that President Joe Biden commit to continuing evacuation flights out of Kabul, Afghanistan, until all American citizens and their Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Aug. 6 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Energy to establish a civil nuclear credit program. “This legislation is an important measure to save and support nuclear power,” Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) this week joined members of the For Country Caucus in requesting a meeting with President Biden to discuss passage and enactment of legislation that would authorize construction of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Aug. 3 led 14 Republican cosponsors in introducing legislation that would impose sanctions against foreign persons and governments responsible for certain clandestine attacks on United States personnel. Rep. McCaul sponsored the Havana Syndrome Attacks Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) last week signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to eliminate the United States passport application processing backlog created by the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ve heard from hundreds of Illinoisans about the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on June 24 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of State to establish an investor visa denials database, which would flag denials of investor visas on the grounds of corruption or human Read more…
Working to help raise awareness of cybersecurity risks in order to thwart future attacks, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill last week to establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign. “Over the past few months, we have seen rampant Read more…
Two pieces of legislation authored and reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) would call for greater transparency about products coming into America from originating countries like China and Russia. “I’m proud to reintroduce these two pieces of legislation that Read more…
As U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack looks to provide additional relief under the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program using funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and 21 of his colleagues on Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) joined 20 of his colleagues on the bipartisan Honoring Our Promises Working Group in urging President Joe Biden to ensure that in the wake of the United State’s withdrawal from Afghanistan that the Afghans who Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on May 25 led a bipartisan contingent of 32 lawmakers in introducing legislation that would authorize 4,000 new Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for America’s Afghan partners. “While we may have differing opinions on the withdrawal Read more…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would be barred from regulating the rates charged for broadband internet access service under legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). “If the goal of my friends on the other side of the aisle Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on May 18 sponsored a bill that would establish a Manufacturing Security and Resilience Council to oversee national policy and administer a $25 billion grant program to incentivize American companies operating abroad to move their Read more…
The U.S. Treasury Department would be authorized to mint coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “We must make sure this memorial is Read more…
Language should not be included in the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill that would prohibit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from allowing pharmaceutical prescribing information to be delivered primarily in digital form, according to U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) recently sponsored bipartisan legislation that would allow the deduction for interest paid on student loans without reduction for employer educational assistance. “Currently, Americans collectively owe more than $1.6 trillion in student loan debt,” Rep. Kinzinger Read more…
As the U.S. House Appropriations Committee considers the fiscal year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers requested that committee members include report language that emphasizes Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) would require that a comprehensive report be submitted to Congress that examines the cybersecurity of existing wireless networks, their vulnerabilities to cyberattacks, and if they are being surveilled by adversaries. “The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) recently introduced legislation to increase reimbursements for biosimilar drugs so that more doctors prescribe them and cost-sharing for patients is decreased. “One of the most consistent issues I hear about from my constituents is the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would better position the United States and its allies to meet the increased demand for clean energy technologies. “This legislation will ensure that the United States remains the global leader Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on April 16 sponsored a bipartisan resolution that would establish a bipartisan, bicameral National Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform tasked with reducing the federal deficit over a 10-year period by $3.25 trillion. “Enacting this Read more…
Medicare coverage and Social Security Disability Insurance would be available to people suffering from Huntington’s Disease immediately after they qualify for federal disability under a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced on March 18 by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and U.S. Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) would provide federal relief to America’s struggling rural hospitals. “Rural hospitals are critical in communities across IL-16 and the country,” Rep. Kinzinger said. “As we continue to battle COVID-19, Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) led a bipartisan contingent of almost two dozen congressmen in seeking to ensure that Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. “We urge you to work with our allies and consult Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) has reintroduced a bill to streamline nuclear technology regulatory permitting and licensing. “We need an all-of-the-above strategy, one that I have advocated for a long time, and one that has worked in our state of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of congressmen expressed “unwavering support” for the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for Afghan and Iraqi civilians who assisted the United States in the Global War on Terrorism and seek continued Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Feb. 23 proposed legislation to support United States international cyber diplomacy. “This is a bipartisan bill,” Rep. McCaul said, “because promoting freedom and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and members of the Republican Governance Group, a caucus of congressional Republicans, recently urged the Biden administration to work in a bipartisan way to advance the next COVID-19 relief package. The effort follows a move Read more…