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…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) introduced a measure on Nov. 3 that would keep foreign contributions out of state and local ballot initiatives and referenda. “Allowing foreign contributions to ballot initiatives and referenda poses a Read more…
Underscoring the gaps that exist in helicopter safety compared with commercial airplanes, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) has introduced legislation that would require helicopters to have flight data and cockpit voice recorders. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires commercial airplanes Read more…
More women would be encouraged to seek early treatment for breast cancer under new bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Cole (R-OK) that would make diagnostic testing more affordable. Current law requires insurance companies to Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) recently introduced legislation to give communities tools to support the millions of Americans who struggle with mental health issues. The COVID-19 pandemic has taxed the nation’s mental health services for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) is among 20 original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill tackling growing food shortages at animal shelters across the country. The Bring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act of 2021, H.R. 5684, which U.S. Rep. Jamie Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently introduced the bipartisan Fair Drug Prices For Kids Act to help lower prescription drug costs for families. If enacted, H.R. 5576, which Rep. Fitzpatrick cosponsored with bill sponsor U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Oct. 15 proposed a bipartisan bill to establish the nation’s first interagency task force tasked with developing a response to the growing economic coercion being perpetrated by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would expand the number of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vet Centers, which provide myriad social and psychological services to U.S. military veterans and Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would bolster support for children and parents affected by America’s worsening opioid crisis. “As our nation continues to grapple with the opioid epidemic, it is essential that we recognize Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Oct. 1 approved bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to designate the new 1,300-mile September 11th National Memorial Trail Route. The bill on Oct. 5 was presented to the president to be signed Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Sept. 29 unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would provide direct federal funds to cities and localities toward developing, restoring and maintaining their parks and other outdoor recreation Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) helped lead a bipartisan group of more than 50 lawmakers in urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift its suspension of canine imports from 113 countries. “I am committed to working Read more…
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations should support implementing all UN sanctions and reimpose travel restrictions on senior members of the Taliban, according to U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and 20 of his Republican colleagues. “We are writing to Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would expand free school meals programs for some 400,000 children living in kinship care, meaning they reside with their grandparents or in other arrangements. “Food Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Sept. 7 by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would increase access to loans for small businesses and prospective homeowners. Rep. Fitzpatrick signed on as the original cosponsor of the Member Business Loan Expansion Act, H.R. 5189, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) joined their fellow co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force to introduce a resolution honoring National Recovery Month. “Addiction doesn’t discriminate by party, geography, or the color Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Aug. 10 cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve the detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers. “Firefighters and 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…
The Problem Solvers Caucus on Aug. 13 endorsed bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) in his chamber that would authorize the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a program easing entry by farmers, ranchers, and 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…
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) aims to bolster law enforcement measures, hold universities and colleges accountable, and increase prevention efforts against campus sexual violence in America. “Our institutions of higher education must be held accountable Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Aug. 3 introduced bipartisan legislation to spur a clean hydrogen economy based on the faster development of clean hydrogen technologies. “Providing funding for fuel cell and hydrogen technology paves the way for our nation’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address issues with the Strategic National Stockpile, domestic medical supply chain manufacturing and national security. “We Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and John Katko (R-NY) on July 28 cosponsored a bipartisan bill to address the workforce shortage of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), who work to help adults with disabilities live independently. “Individuals with disabilities deserve good Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) recently led several colleagues in urging the U.S. Trade Representative to include “Wagner Language” in future trade agreements to help protect victims of human trafficking. Wagner Language contained in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) this week reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would help combat homelessness among United States military veterans while ensuring that disabled veterans have access to affordable housing options. “Our veterans have put their lives at great Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) to fund victims services grants that help survivors of traumatic crimes received unanimous U.S. Senate approval this week and was sent to the president on July 21 to be signed Read more…
America’s 9-1-1 call-takers and dispatchers would receive health and wellness services under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI). “Emergency dispatchers selflessly serve their communities and are often confronted with stressful and tragic situations where they are Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on June 28 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would establish the Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers, including school psychologists, social workers and counselors. 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…
U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) this week introduced a bipartisan bill that they say would end the reckless opioid prescribing that puts Medicaid beneficiaries at risk of misuse and overdose. The congressmen cosponsored the Improving Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Katko (R-NY), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) this month introduced bipartisan legislation that would ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics. The NO PFAS in Cosmetics Act, H.R. 3990/S. 2047, Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed on June 22 by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would improve the way patients receive care for mental illness in emergency departments across the United States. “Over the past year, the demands on our emergency departments Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently unveiled bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would authorize a national network of statewide senior legal hotlines to help protect older Americans from scams. “With thousands of Americans turning 65 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on June 17 led a bipartisan contingent of 31 other original cosponsors to introduce legislation that would modernize the United States notarization process. Rep. Armstrong joined bill sponsor U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) to introduce Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) would pump an additional $60 billion in appropriations into the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which supports restaurants impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The mom Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Tuesday by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) would authorize the United States president to sanction any foreign person engaged in corruption against an American business person abroad. “Many businesses, and especially small businesses, do not Read more…
To help break congressional gridlock on the latest infrastructure package and encourage bipartisanship, the Problem Solvers Caucus recently released Building Bridges: A Bipartisan Physical Infrastructure Framework. The 58-member bipartisan caucus, led by co-chairmen U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Josh Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) this week proposed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would authorize $25 million in grants to states to support their oversight of health insurance plans’ compliance with mental health parity requirements. Read more…
American contract growers, who raise chickens for poultry processing companies, have not yet received federal assistance during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers. “As the U.S. Department of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on May 28 sponsored a bipartisan bill focused on ensuring the United States takes the necessary steps to mitigate the impacts of future national emergencies, improve responsiveness and save lives. “Our response to the September Read more…
To get ahead of future pandemics, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently unveiled sweeping bipartisan legislation that would provide accountability regarding the international reporting and monitoring of outbreaks of novel viruses and diseases. “The response to the tragedy of the Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) on May 25 sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require a state child health plan to include coverage for screening blood lead tests. “Lead poisoning can have a devastating impact on the health and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program to help nonprofits decrease their greenhouse gas emissions and cut their operating budgets to better serve their communities. Rep. Fitzpatrick on May Read more…
To bolster America’s youth workforce, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) last week introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to support out-of-school programs that develop youth career skills and opportunities. “Setting our country’s kids up for success requires investment in career development Read more…
U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) earlier this month introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to discourage the use of discriminatory land use policies and remove barriers that hinder affordable housing across America. “Having a safe and stable home helps create safe Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on May 17 joined fellow Democrats to request that Congress again increase funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), which provides emergency assistance for eligible restaurants, bars and other Read more…
A newly proposed bipartisan bill from U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would eliminate certain fuel excise taxes and impose a tax on greenhouse gas emissions to provide revenue for maintaining and building United States infrastructure. “With the American public overwhelmingly Read more…
Incoming students would know beforehand what tuition costs would be at the American universities and colleges they plan to attend under bipartisan legislation introduced on April 30 by U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) that aims to improve tuition transparency and Read more…