Federal funding for conservation and restoration efforts in the Delaware River Basin would be reauthorized under a bipartisan bill introduced last week by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “The Delaware River is a crucial natural resource for our communities in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on March 8 led a bipartisan contingent of 37 lawmakers in introducing a bill that would amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow animals used in federal research to be adopted or rehomed after being Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 24 offered a bipartisan, bicameral bill to penalize anyone who defrauds United States military veterans of their earned benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “Individuals who defraud our veterans must Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined a bipartisan group of 27 lawmakers requesting information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) about how it failed to conduct proper oversight of the foreign acquisition of U.S. agricultural land. “USDA’s failure to Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 24 introduced legislation that aims to crack down on foreign adversaries’ efforts to secretly influence U.S. policy. “I am proud to lead this bipartisan group to ensure that our Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently joined 20 of his Republican colleagues to offer legislation that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing any new reporting requirements for banks or other financial institutions that they think will infringe Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) on Tuesday signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that aims to increase students’ access to civics and government education and resources. The Promoting Programming, Research, Education and Preservation in (PREP) Read more…
With women’s basketball star Brittney Griner again living on American soil since being freed from Russia in December 2022, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and eight of his congressional colleagues want more details on why the Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently sponsored by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) would apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance toward the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans to help decrease patients’ out-of-pocket prescription drug costs. Rep. Carter said in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Feb. 14 led a bipartisan resolution calling on the United States and North Korea to reunite Korean Americans with the families they were separated from during the 1950-1953 Korean War. “We must continue our Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 9 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on commercial passenger aircraft. “Securing the safety of our nation’s Read more…
The first federal program to provide local governments with resources to purchase containment devices that can reduce first responders’ risk of secondary exposure to lethal substances would be authorized under a bipartisan, bicameral bill offered by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce Read more…
Numerous national organizations representing teachers, principals, and superintendents are backing a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) that would improve their access to mental health resources. Rep. Fitzpatrick on Feb. 2 signed on as the lead original Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on Jan. 31 sponsored bipartisan, bicameral legislation to prevent foreign entities from acquiring U.S. farmland and to ensure American farmers have a seat at the table when the federal government makes decisions impacting national security. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) recently led six of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. “I’m proud to introduce the Strengthen the Pediatric Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) kicked off the new session of Congress by introducing 10 bills focused on his priorities, including balancing the federal budget, protecting the local environment, promoting innovations in health care, and supporting law enforcement, among others. Read more…
A bipartisan bill reintroduced last week by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) would effectively ban members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependents from trading individual stocks. “Members of Congress should be held to a high ethical standard,” Rep. Johnson Read more…
A bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) that would modernize the nation’s precipitation data and help communities prepare for extreme weather was signed into law by President Joe Biden. The senator noted that flooding puts lives and property Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently joined 47 of his House Republican colleagues in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend the Title 42 immigration policy that they say helps protect national security. Title 42 is a policy Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) urged House leadership to pass legislation by year-end that would help more than 21,000 Delphi Corporation retirees that lost portions of their retirement benefits in the aftermath of the General Motors bailout in 2009. Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan contingent of colleagues in advocating for continued advocacy by the Biden administration to protect United States businesses and workers against discriminatory European Union (EU) competition regulation that unfairly targets American companies. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) helped lead more than two dozen of her GOP colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to halt the spread of LOGINK, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-controlled digital platform for maritime data-sharing. “Widespread adoption of the Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently proposed by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would reauthorize and increase federal resources for local fire departments across the nation by boosting funding for three key federal initiatives. “Communities across our country rely on local fire Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) requested that the Small Business Administration (SBA) issue a detailed plan for releasing all unobligated funds from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund by Nov. 14. “It is vital that the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of two dozen Pennsylvania lawmakers in urging the U.S. State Department to prioritize the release of Russian-detained American citizen Marc Fogel. Fogel — a teacher who was arrested by Russian authorities Read more…
To ensure that U.S. international development programs are managed with integrity and accountability, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Oct. 21 introduced a bipartisan bill that would authorize law enforcement authority to the Office of Inspector General of the United 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 resolution recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) expresses support for recognizing October 2022 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. “As a father of a child with dyslexia, I know just how imperative it is to detect and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on Monday applauded recent approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of the bipartisan Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022, which she signed on to as an original cosponsor. “Thanks to the bipartisan leadership and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) on Monday introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that would recognize Sept. 19 as National Stillbirth Prevention Day. If enacted, the resolution would recognize the tens of thousands of American families that have endured a stillbirth, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Sept. 13 introduced a bipartisan bill that would bolster the cybersecurity of the nation’s Healthcare and Public Health Sector, one of the United States’ 16 critical infrastructure sectors. “Forty-six million Americans had their health 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…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Aug. 22 announced his new fellow co-chair of the bipartisan caucus he leads that advocates for funding and conservation needs throughout the Delaware River Watershed, which touches 23 congressional districts across parts of New Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Aug. 16 signed on as an original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that would establish an alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program in the United States. The Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity (AERO) Act, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on July 28 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would create a fifth center at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) dedicated to developing and disseminating innovative, cutting-edge practices, tools and digital learning platforms to help Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on July 26 helped unveil a bipartisan bill that would provide criteria for how federal funds should be used to support trauma-informed practices in America’s schools. “I am proud to support this bipartisan legislation that Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Tom Emmer (R-MN) are alarmed by the pace at which Chinese companies have been purchasing U.S. agricultural land and want to ensure the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has the reporting tools necessary to Read more…
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, which is co-chaired by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), on Tuesday called on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to bring up legislation for a vote that addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on July 14 introduced a bipartisan bill that would authorize a new $30 million grant program to connect individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services with follow-up services. “Now more than ever, it is Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) on July 12 signed on as original cosponsors of the bipartisan Equality for Families with Disabilities Act, which protects parents and guardians with disabilities against discrimination in state child welfare proceedings. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) led 11 Republicans, including the entire New York GOP congressional delegation, in urging U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership to mark up bipartisan legislation that would ensure sufficient funding for the World Trade Center Read more…
U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) on July 1 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would require federal agencies to treat small construction contractors fairly and equitably during the procurement process. “Small businesses are the economic engines of our economy, and it’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on July 1 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation aimed at improving how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) identifies, locates and pays benefits to survivors of recently deceased United 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. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led a bipartisan contingent of 10 of his colleagues in urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen its recently proposed opioid disposal rule. “Safe opioid disposal saves lives by cutting off a key Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) seeks to end a gap in federal law that allows the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to conceal its role in American lobbying efforts. “Iowans have a right Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) that would provide mental health resources to America’s first responders and health care providers on June 22 received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a larger Read more…
While overtime compensation for federal police and first responders is often negatively restricted, a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) aims to ensure they receive full compensation for all extra hours worked as Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on June 13 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would reduce America’s reliance on the Chinese Communist Party for rare-earth elements by enhancing such reserves at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). “We cannot let the 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…