U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) led a bipartisan bill that aims to financially stabilize the Crime Victims Fund (CVF), which has seen a drastic funding decline in recent years, according to the Office for Victims of Crime. “The CVF supports Read more…
A Republican-supported bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) that would hold Iran accountable and limit the regime’s terrorism financing passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, advancing to the U.S. Senate on April 16 for consideration. “Tonight, Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 19 voted 365-30 to approve a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons involved in actions that threaten the peace, stability, Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would allow a closed-end fund to increase its investment in private investment funds received approval on March 8 from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a larger capital Read more…
Several priorities advanced by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) regarding funding for law enforcement and victims of sexual assault and child sexual abuse were included in an appropriations package passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Rep. Wagner said Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Tuesday proposed legislation that would help protect survivors of human trafficking from having a federal criminal record by vacating or expunging certain arrests. “Far too often, traffickers force their victims to commit crimes against Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in urging the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to include a Form 1099-K reporting requirements solution in an upcoming tax package to protect millions of Americans selling used Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), French Hill (R-AR), Andy Barr (R-KY), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) on Jan. 18 offered legislation that would bolster congressional oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “Policies should Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and French Hill (R-AR) denounced a proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor that they say negatively impacts the nation’s competitive financial services system by making it more expensive for Americans to invest for retirement. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), co-chairs of the Abraham Accords Caucus, worked with a bipartisan, bicameral delegation that traveled to the Middle East on getting the hostages held by Iran-backed Hamas released to the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Nov. 9 proposed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would overturn a cyber disclosure rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “This cybersecurity disclosure rule Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered on Monday by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) addresses online child exploitation by requiring a provider of a report to the CyberTipline to preserve the contents of that abuse report for one year. Rep. Wagner is one Read more…
The Iranian government would be prevented from accessing the U.S. financial system under legislation sponsored on Oct. 11 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) The bill “cuts off the Iranian regime’s access to our financial system while protecting American taxpayers Read more…
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Sept. 28 voted 28-0 to pass a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would continue the federal government’s work toward reducing the nation’s rape kit backlog. “Thank you to the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and French Hill (R-AR) and U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) led their colleagues in requesting information about a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they say could harm broker-dealers, investment advisors, and Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Sept. 19 unveiled a bipartisan resolution to commemorate the third anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords, which are bilateral agreements on Arab–Israeli normalization signed between Israel and Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led eight of their GOP colleagues in calling on the U.S. Commerce Department to ding Huawei Technologies Co. for U.S. export control violations. Huawei reportedly has developed a smartphone containing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Aug. 31 led a bipartisan congressional delegation, known as a CODEL, to meet with America’s allies and partners in Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands. “As America’s adversaries grow increasingly emboldened, now is the time Read more…
Proposed changes by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to specific noncompliance standards are in direct conflict with existing rules and risk undermining audit quality, auditor independence, and the materiality standard, according to U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO). Specifically, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) last week introduced the Child Online Safety Modernization Act, H.R. 5182, to enhance efforts in reporting child exploitation and child sex trafficking. H.R. 5182 would improve and modernize the CyberTipline, the national clearinghouse for online Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on July 19 helped lead almost a dozen colleagues in proposing bipartisan legislation that would set up a tax agreement between the United States and Taiwan to spur investment, protect against tax evasion, and allow Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Mike Turner (R-OH) on July 18 introduced bipartisan legislation that would codify U.S. sanctions to address the political crisis and corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ethno-nationalist politicians like Milorad Dodik, the Serb leader of Read more…
Young children would be seated together with their family members on flights without incurring any extra costs under bipartisan legislation introduced on June 15 by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO). The Fly Together Act of 2023, H.R. 4193, which Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on June 1 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan resolution marking the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the ongoing human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 367-8 to approve a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that she says plays a vital role in expanding investment opportunities for all Americans, improving access to capital for Read more…
Legislation led by U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) would direct the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. “As a physician, a lawmaker, and an Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly last week attended the Spring Session of the Assembly held May 19-22 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, where they pushed NATO allies bilaterally and collectively to hold Read more…
Two bipartisan capital formation bills sponsored earlier this month by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) received approval on April 26 from the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and advanced to the full chamber for action. “As chair of the Financial Read more…
Victims of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) could hold online platforms accountable in both state and federal courts for distributing images and videos of their abuse under a bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO). The Eliminating Abusive Read more…
Survivors of human trafficking would receive enhanced support and more resources would be authorized for law enforcement combating these crimes under a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Ann Wagner (R-MO). The IMPACTT Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) recently led more than a dozen of his colleagues in introducing a bipartisan bill to modernize the nation’s notarization process so that services may be provided remotely online. “The pandemic highlighted the need to modernize Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) applauded action by the U.S. House of Representatives, which on Jan. 30 passed their bipartisan financial services-related bills. The House on Monday voted 419-0 to approve the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) joined their fellow colleagues on the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus in urging more interfaith dialogue between the countries represented by the Abraham Accords Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Jan. 12 led seven Republicans in introducing legislation to permanently eliminate the federal Estate Tax, what’s also known as the death tax because it’s a tax on a person’s right to transfer property at Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) sponsored legislation last week that would shield individual investors from arbitrary rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “It is vital the SEC only issues regulations that are absolutely necessary, to avoid burdening Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led eight of his Republican colleagues in requesting details about Project Hamilton, an initiative to research the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by a Federal Reserve bank. Project Hamilton is a collaboration Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Nov. 22 introduced a bipartisan bill to help provide support and services to individuals impacted by human trafficking, as well as the law enforcement officers working to combat such crimes. Read more…
In a bold move to counteract the nation’s opioid crisis, illicit fentanyl would be designated as a weapon of mass destruction under a Republican bill led by U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX). “Current policies to counter Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Rep. French Hill that would prohibit the U.S. Treasury Department from exchanging special drawing rights (SDRs) held by Russia or Belarus is on its way to being signed into law by President Joe Biden. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus, proposed a resolution to commemorate the second anniversary of the signing of the accords declaration, a series of joint normalization statements between Israel, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) led a bipartisan group of 51 lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to deny entry visas to the United States for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s Read more…
Amid reports that Russia’s foreign minister is trying to secure a visa to attend a United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York in September, U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) called on the U.S. State Department to step up and Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Frank Lucas (R-OK) both voted against their chamber’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which the president signed into law today. In separate statements released on Aug. 12, the members decried spending Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led 22 of his Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee in voicing concerns that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) may be politicizing its examination appeals process. Previously, the FDIC established the Read more…
In advance of Bosnia’s October general elections, U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) on July 20 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would impose sanctions on foreign persons undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement or threatening the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina. “The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) last week joined efforts urging both the president and his administration to promote and enhance the American agricultural exports market and reduce import duties on fertilizer. In a July 14 letter that Sen. Fischer and Read more…
A recent tariff exemption for solar panels from certain Southeast Asian countries will increase U.S. dependency on Chinese supply chains and punish domestic manufacturers for abiding by American trade rules and regulations, according to U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Read more…
As global threats from Iranian backed-extremists continue rising, Republicans joined their colleagues on the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus to introduce a bill that aims to unite America’s Middle East partners. The bipartisan, bicameral Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) on June 8 joined a bipartisan contingent of his colleagues to announce the relaunch of the House Diplomacy Caucus, which aims to strengthen American diplomacy as the nation’s foreign policy tool of first resort, among Read more…