To ensure America’s military veterans might effectively compete in the current housing market, U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and a bipartisan contingent of more than 60 lawmakers urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve its mortgage loan process. “Our nation’s 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. Fred Upton (R-MI) on May 10 proposed a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that supports designating a National Fentanyl Awareness Day to increase public awareness about the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people. As Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) on April 4 cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would provide more support to primary care providers in America’s rural and underserved areas through accredited continuing medical education and clinical support. If enacted, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) this week signed on as original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCAA) of 1990. H.R. 7419, which is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) on April 1 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of the bipartisan Protecting Semiconductor Supply Chain Materials from Authoritarians Act. “Congress must exercise its full authority to protect and preserve our supply chain — Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan contingent of his colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to support a coalition working to bring hundreds of Ukrainian orphans and their caretakers to the United States. “We must uphold our commitment Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on March 24 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would establish the Mental Health Excellence in Schools Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services Read more…
A new bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would increase access to specialized instructional support personnel (SISPs) for students in rural and lower-income school districts. The congressman said that SISPs work in schools across the country to Read more…
President Joe Biden should organize an international humanitarian aid airlift to quickly deliver non-military supplies to Ukrainians, said U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) and a bipartisan group of her congressional colleagues. “In response, Russia would be forced to either agree Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) joined a bipartisan group of 22 other members serving on the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in calling for the Intelligence Community (IC) to maximize intelligence sharing with America’s Ukrainian and international partners. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) recently cosponsored a bipartisan bill to reauthorize federal legislation that supports programs and activities to prevent underage drinking. Rep. Joyce introduced the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act, H.R. 7105, also known as Read more…
President Joe Biden on March 18 signed into law a bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) that establishes grants and requires other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among the nation’s healthcare workforce. Sen. Young originally Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on March 17 by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would add per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to a federal list of toxic air pollutants. “PFAS chemical contamination is a public health and environmental crisis that impacts millions Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) would collectively award the distinguished Congressional Gold Medal to the Ukrainians defending free democracy against Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression. “The Ukrainian people are truly resilient,” Rep. Johnson said. “Despite looking Read more…
Russia’s Central Bank would be prevented from using its gold reserves to fund the government’s unprovoked war in Ukraine under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Reps. Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “We must continue all efforts that Read more…
Legislation from U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to bolster state courts’ abilities to recognize and adjudicate domestic violence and child abuse allegations will be signed into law by the president. Kayden’s Law, authored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, received approval on March Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden use existing authorities to investigate, seize and sanction the assets of Russian oligarchs and kleptocrats who are complicit in the war atrocities Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers seeking increased federal incentives for the provision of value-based care that could help improve health outcomes for America’s senior citizens. The congressmen Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on March 2 introduced a bipartisan bill that would prevent Ukrainians currently in the United States from being deported back to their homeland during the Russian invasion. “As a co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) led 29 of her colleagues in urging congressional leaders to approve bipartisan legislation that would reinstate a federal tax credit to help America’s small businesses and nonprofits rehire and retain employees they had to let Read more…
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on March 3 led a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in introducing the Ban Russian Energy Imports Act. “While the Biden administration has taken noteworthy steps to try to convince Vladimir Putin and his regime to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on Feb. 25 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would address the current polarization and division in the United States by establishing a new, non-partisan pilot program within AmeriCorps known as the Office of Civic Bridgebuilding. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on Feb. 24 met with law enforcement officers from Florida’s 16th District to discuss the nationwide rise in crime against police and other first responders. “Our brave law enforcement officers put their lives on the 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. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) on Feb. 9 introduced a bipartisan resolution to raise awareness about teen dating physical violence, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report has impacted nearly one in 11 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 3 offered bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at ramping up America’s cybersecurity workforce. “Strengthening our cyber workforce will bolster our ability to safeguard American interests at home and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Jan. 28 introduced a bipartisan bill that would establish a $10 billion fund this year to help sustain America’s assisted senior-living facilities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Since the onset of the pandemic, hard-hit Read more…
Aimed at ending the nation’s opioid crisis, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Jan. 20 helped lead a GOP effort that would amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to put fentanyl smugglers in prison for life. “It’s time Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) on Jan. 20 proposed a bipartisan bill that would authorize a federal grant program for smaller police departments across the country to ensure they have needed resources and training to keep communities safe. “I am Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating January as National Stalking Awareness Month introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) aims to raise awareness about the roughly one-in-six American women victimized by a stalker. “I am proud to support this bipartisan resolution, Read more…
Months following the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) seeks to ensure proper spending of taxpayer dollars needed to help evacuate stranded Americans and their Afghan allies who remain in the region. Toward that goal, Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) led 27 House Republicans in demanding that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) immediately provide an overdue report to Congress on United States equipment and property removed, left behind, or destroyed in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. “We 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…
A federal review process would be established under bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) that aims to protect America’s supply chain against foreign enemies. “The unfolding global supply chain crisis is evidence that America can no longer Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would increase federal funding for cancer research so that it’s more in proportion to America’s mortality rates of cancer. “Current federal funding levels for cancer research do not match the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is supporting bipartisan legislation that would require a report on establishing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facilities in Taiwan and other Indo-Pacific countries. The Taiwan Preclearance Act, H.R. 6212, which Rep. Fitzpatrick cosponsored Read more…
A bipartisan effort led by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) seeks the establishment of a bipartisan House Select Committee on the Supply Chain Crisis. “Americans across the country continue to reel from the impacts of the supply chain crisis, especially Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Dec. 14 cosponsored a bipartisan resolution that calls on the United States to increase support for and work with international partners — including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Education Cannot Wait, and the Read more…
Because his constituents’ livelihoods have been disrupted by the surge in supply chain and shipping issues caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) helped lead 21 of his colleagues in urging the Biden administration to adopt 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…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently proposed legislation that would extend duty-free treatment to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. “Families in Haiti are desperate following repeated natural disasters and unrest,” Sen. Cassidy said on Dec. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Dec. 1 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would increase enforcement of violations against the Animal Welfare Act. Introduced in response to the recent closure of an Iowa Read more…
President Joe Biden on Nov. 30 signed into law bipartisan legislation co-authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to address the maternal mortality crisis among America’s female military veterans. “Now that our bill has been signed into law,” Sen. Collins 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…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would designate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as a medically underserved population to ensure they receive improved healthcare services. “We must do more to ensure that all Americans have Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Nov. 18 signed on as an original cosponsor of a bipartisan resolution that would designate the week beginning Nov. 15, 2021, as National Apprenticeship Week. “I am proud to join my bipartisan colleagues in 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…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) led several of his Republican home-state colleagues in calling on Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Josh Shapiro to block President Joe Biden’s recent vaccine mandate. The Biden administration on Nov. 4 announced two policies to fight Read more…
In a show of their commitment to the nation’s veteran-owned small businesses, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Young Kim (R-CA) introduced a bipartisan resolution last week supporting National Veterans Small Business Week. “More than 2.5 million successful veteran entrepreneurs, Read more…