Bipartisan legislation proposed on May 26 by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) aims to end the global sex trafficking crisis by creating a coordinated strategy with other countries to target the individuals purchasing trafficked victims. “One of the major ways Read more…
Due to long-standing operational challenges that have caused persistent mail delays in the St. Louis region, U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) wants the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to submit a report to Congress detailing mail and package delivery service performance Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Blake Moore (R-UT) have proposed a bipartisan bill that would support state efforts to require and retain the digital recordings of all Child Protective Services (CPS) interviews. Rep. Wagner on April 9 sponsored the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Blake Moore (R-UT) on April 9 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would support state efforts to record all child welfare interviews. The Generate Recordings of All Child protective Interviews Everywhere (GRACIE) Act of 2026, Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 16 passed a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host Read more…
The bipartisan Trafficking Survivors Relief Act proposed by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) became law on Jan. 23 with the president’s signature. “Our justice system should be helping victims, not making life harder for them, and my Trafficking Survivors Relief Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Jan. 8 introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the 30th anniversary of the first flight of the F/A–18 E1 Super Hornet from Lambert Field in St. Louis, Mo., and 30 years of its distinguished service Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) that would reduce bureaucratic red tape for small and mid-sized businesses seeking to raise capital investment through initial public offerings (IPOs). The Encouraging Read more…
A bipartisan financial legislative package sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and supported by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AK) received approval on Dec. 11 by the U.S. House of Representatives, which advanced the measure to the U.S. Senate for Read more…
The definition of venture capital fund would be updated for purposes of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registrations under a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO). “This practical update supports early-stage Read more…
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) to require the U.S. State Department to conduct periodic reviews of its guidelines for U.S. engagement with Taiwan. “The world is on fire, and the People’s Republic of China has made Read more…
Following a decade-long effort to overturn a Biden-era fiduciary rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Nov. 26 applauded the department’s recent move to dismiss its appeal defending the rule. “This is Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) led more than a dozen of her Republican colleagues in filing an amicus brief supporting several groups challenging a U.S. Department of Labor fiduciary rule that they say severely limits access to financial advice for Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of 46 colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize a rule on imported Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and to hold firm on the proposed biomass-based diesel volumes. Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR), Ann Wagner (R-MO), and Bryan Steil (R-WI) are investigating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its Office of Information Technology (OIT) for compliance with federal recordkeeping laws, transparency obligations, and the integrity of agency Read more…
The U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense would be required to submit a report to Congress on the emerging threats posed to the Republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania by hostile actors under a bipartisan bill cosponsored on Sept. 23 Read more…
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Sept. 16 voted 50-0 to advance a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would give the financial industry better tools to address suspected financial exploitation and abuse of senior Read more…
Toward helping to prevent federal land seizures, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) on Aug. 8 proposed legislation to bolster the rights of landowners across America. “Our right to own property, to farm, and to provide for our families is sacred,” Read more…
Bipartisan legislation led on Aug. 1 by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) would combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM) generated by or modified with artificial intelligence (AI). CSAM “is an evil that must be purged from our nation,” Rep. Wagner Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 21 approved a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that aims to help America’s small businesses grow. “This is one of seven capital markets bills I was proud to usher Read more…
Toward maintaining stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Mike Turner (R-OH) on June 25 introduced legislation that would ensure the United States stands firm behind the Dayton Peace Agreement, also known as the Dayton Peace Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on June 23 approved a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would expand investor opportunities and help Americans save for their futures. “This is a straightforward and common-sense bill that took Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) on May 26 joined a bipartisan contingent of her Missouri colleagues in supporting a request by Gov. Mike Kehoe seeking federal support to aid disaster recovery following several confirmed tornadoes on the afternoon and evening Read more…
As the Trump administration continues working on policies that promote American energy and renewable fuels, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) recently led a bipartisan contingent of 27 of her colleagues in urging the president to support a strong Renewable Fuel Read more…
Three bipartisan bills sponsored on May 14 by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) aim to promote capital formation and support Main Street investors. “Families need greater access to investment opportunities, and small businesses deserve to grow without fighting reckless overregulation Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would require the U.S. Department of State to conduct periodic reviews of its guidelines for U.S. engagement with Taiwan. The Taiwan Assurance Read more…
Federal banking regulators would be prohibited from using reputational risk as a justification to deny financial services to lawful businesses or individuals under bipartisan legislation unveiled on April 8 by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY). The congressman sponsored the Financial Read more…
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), who chairs the committee’s Subcommittee on Capital Markets, recently joined fellow subcommittee Republicans to urge the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to fix the framework Read more…
Toward building on the success of the historic Abraham Accords, U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) joined a bipartisan contingent of her colleagues in relaunching the Abraham Accords Caucus, which also will help promote peace between Israel and its neighbors. “I Read more…
Federal criminal record relief would be provided to human trafficking survivors who committed a non-violent offense due to having been a trafficking victim under bipartisan legislation proposed on Feb. 14 by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO). The congresswoman cosponsored the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) on Feb. 4 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would temporarily provide additional deposits into the Crime Victims Fund. “Across the nation, child advocacy centers, rape crisis centers, and domestic violence shelters — Read more…
U.S. Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Jan. 15 offered legislation that would prohibit the removal of Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism until certain conditions are met. Introduction of the Fighting Oppression Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) recently proposed a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would increase the sentences for any criminal who commits violent crimes on American soil at the direction of an adversarial foreign government. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Jason Smith (R-MO) recently joined several other Missouri Republicans in questioning President Joe Biden about alleged reports that local law enforcement have been instructed to release illegal immigrant gang members from Read more…
During one of the 120 Tax Team events held in 20 states across the country by the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, local business leaders and workers in Missouri urged U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) recently led a bicameral letter with 65 of his congressional colleagues urging U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to address what they are calling encroachment from the European Union (EU). In May, the EU formally adopted Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) joined a bipartisan group of 12 of his fellow members in urging the U.S. State Department to develop more tools to disincentivize wrongful detention and hostage taking, and to discourage Americans from traveling to hostile Read more…
U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD), two of the co-chairs for the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, unveiled a bipartisan bill that would extend the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) volatility waiver to enable the year-round, nationwide sale of ethanol Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), two of the co-chairs of the Abraham Accords Caucus, recently unveiled a bipartisan resolution that seeks to promote peace and tolerance through education across the Middle East. House Resolution (H.Res.) Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Mike Bost (R-IL) joined three of their Republican colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to advance the department’s St. Louis bed tower replacement and clinical expansion project. “For far Read more…
With the rise of organized retail crime across America, U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Laurel Lee (R-FL) led 83 of their colleagues in requesting an update on efforts by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to establish an Organized Retail Crime Read more…
Legislation led by Ann Wagner (R-MO) passed the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week that would cut bureaucratic red tape to ensure American technologies are not sold to foreign adversaries. “The current export control regime is simply too slow Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Aug. 23 sponsored legislation that would authorize the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and his fellow U.S. House Financial Services Committee Republicans are demanding that Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg resign. “Your unwillingness to leave the FDIC continues to erode the credibility and independence of Read more…
President Joe Biden is expected to sign into law a bipartisan, bicameral bill supported by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) to reauthorize the federal DNA grant program that provides funding to law enforcement to analyze untested rape kits. The U.S. Read more…
A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) to reauthorize a federal DNA grant program that provides funding to law enforcement to analyze untested rape kits is on its way to being signed into law by the president. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) joined 33 of their fellow lawmakers in seeking to quash a climate disclosure rule adopted in March by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that requires publicly traded Read more…
The case of U.S. citizen Tigran Gambaryan, a former federal agent who is being wrongfully detained by the Nigerian government, should be transferred to the Special Presidential Envoy to Hostage Affairs, say more than a dozen U.S. House Republicans. “Mr. Read more…
A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) to establish a seating policy for young children under the age of 14 on airplane flights became law on May 16 as part of a larger Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Read more…
Strict guidelines would require the administration to review and consider terminating the designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally under a bipartisan bill sponsored on April 30 by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO). “It’s simple: if Read more…