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…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) on April 26 introduced the bipartisan Puppy Protection Act, which would amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure the humane treatment of commercial breeding dogs. “It’s crucial we stand up for Read more…
The United States flag would be lowered to half-staff on all federal buildings every Aug. 31 to support Overdose Awareness Day under a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The congressman joined 25 other cosponsors to introduce Read more…
To bolster national security, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) this week introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would authorize $110 billion to boost American technological research and development, education and training, supply chains, and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on April 15 introduced the Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act, which would expand the presumption of exposure to the toxic Agent Orange herbicide for U.S. military veterans who served during the Vietnam War and Read more…
Protections for Americans and the environment from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) would be established under a bipartisan bill introduced on April 13 by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI). “PFAS contamination represents a clear and present danger to Michigan Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined a bipartisan contingent of 70 other congressional members in urging President Joe Biden to support sizable investments in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. Despite the importance of semiconductors for America’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) helped lead a bipartisan contingent of 15 other lawmakers in requesting support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in seeking more federal funding to research and combat the spotted lanternfly (SLF), an invasive insect Read more…
In an effort to reduce doctor shortages in his home district in Central New York and across the nation, U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to phase in 14,000 new Medicare-supported residency positions. “For years, our community and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on April 1 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide coverage and payment for services to individuals who are patients in institutions for mental diseases during the COVID-19 public health emergency and for another 180 Read more…
U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to offer a bipartisan, bicameral bill to help strengthen America’s manufacturing industry and workforce and improve the nation’s global competitiveness. “Our bipartisan legislation takes the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Katko (R-NY), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined 35 other original cosponsors to introduce the bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2021, which aims to reduce a physician shortage in America that the Association of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) sponsored on March 26 a bipartisan bill to ensure that a fair percentage of federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research. “This legislation takes steps to ensure pediatric cancer researchers have the Read more…
The United States would be authorized to participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a public-private partnership developing vaccines for coronavirus and other highly infectious pathogens, under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The congressman Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) earlier this month introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require a review of American women and lung cancer. “Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation proposed this month by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) would require a portion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil exports to be transported on American-built and United States-flag vessels. “As foreign nations continue to invest Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) and several colleagues recently urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and to the frontline workers who support them. “This Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) recently sponsored a bipartisan bill that would retroactively reimburse members of the National Guard an estimated $43 per day during their deployment to the U.S. Capitol. Earlier this month, Rep. Huizenga also led a bipartisan Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 17 voted to approve sweeping bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and 185 of his colleagues to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994. “This is not a Read more…
Mental health parity — which under federal law means that insurance plans must provide the same level of coverage for mental health and substance-use disorders that they provide for physical health conditions — would be better enforced under a bipartisan Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) helped lead a bipartisan group of 32 congressional members in urging President Joe Biden to create a position of Special Advisor on Sexual Violence within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “It Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently joined more than 150 cosponsors to introduce the bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021. Authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994 expired in 2018. During the previous congressional session, Read more…
Americans could file claims in federal and/or state courts against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion under bipartisan legislation introduced on March 8 by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “Our adversaries are increasingly engaging in sophisticated cyberattacks designed to disrupt Read more…
Due to the poor quality of food being served to the National Guard deployed to the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) led a bipartisan group of 38 lawmakers in requesting that the soldiers receive per diems, or daily Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Monday joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of congressional members to unveil legislation that would authorize the deposit of certain funds into the Crime Victims Fund and would waive matching requirements. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and a group of his colleagues serving on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee on March 4 discussed bipartisan infrastructure collaboration with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and U.S. Department of Read more…
Mental health resources would be provided to America’s first responders and healthcare providers under a bipartisan bill introduced on March 2 by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “For too long, the challenges facing our nation’s firefighters and emergency medical responders Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on March 1 by U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) would help the spouses of active duty U.S. military service members save for retirement by expanding access to employer-sponsored retirement plans. “Our nation’s military spouses make countless sacrifices Read more…
U.S. military service members and their dependents would receive comprehensive treatment for eating disorders under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY). The congressman on Feb. 24 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of the Supporting Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral bill to ensure federal public safety officers who are injured in the line of duty receive their full retirement benefits, which they currently lose with a work-related injury. “Communities in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) earlier this month proposed a bipartisan bill to establish a $30 billion Small Business Administration (SBA) grant fund to support eligible fitness businesses across America. Rep. Fitzpatrick on Feb. 5 cosponsored the Gym Mitigation and Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Feb. 11 proposed a bipartisan resolution requesting that the Egyptian government take additional action to promote religious tolerance and end religious discrimination against Egypt’s Coptic Christians. “Those attacking Coptic Christians rarely face punishment, and Read more…
The installation of secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial passenger aircraft would be required to prevent terrorist attacks under bipartisan legislation sponsored on Feb. 8 by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “Ensuring the safety of our nation’s aircraft is paramount Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would direct federal banking regulators, law enforcement and financial institutions to cooperate on combating the use of America’s financial system for human trafficking. The International Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) would allow states to make medical assistance available to inmates during the 30-day period preceding their release. “Incarcerated individuals are 129 times more likely to overdose and die relative to the Read more…
As broader bipartisan talks and the reconciliation process continues, Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Tom Reed (R-NY) led the 56-member bipartisan caucus in requesting an immediate vote on the standalone, $160 billion Defeating COVID-19 vaccine distribution package. “We continue to support Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 4 unveiled bipartisan, bicameral legislation to establish a $120 billion revitalization fund to support independent restaurants and small franchisees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus pandemic Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and members of the Republican Governance Group, a caucus of congressional Republicans, recently urged the Biden administration to work in a bipartisan way to advance the next COVID-19 relief package. The effort follows a move Read more…
Full retirement benefits would be available for federal law enforcement officials, firefighters and other first responders if they are injured on the job under a proposed bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “Our federal first responders Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) has introduced bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from charging United States military veterans copayments for preventive services related to COVID-19. “Our heroic veterans have sacrificed so much to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) recently reintroduced a bipartisan bill that seeks to institute an alternative approach to combating human trafficking. “I’m proud to re-introduce this bill that would pinpoint the individuals who solicit and purchase trafficking services,” Rep. Kinzinger Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would direct the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to implement a system and procedures for conducting elections remotely using an electronic voting system. “Our bipartisan legislation will require the NLRB Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Fred Upton (R-MI) on Jan. 19 introduced a bipartisan bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) proposed a bipartisan bill last week that would protect federal civil servants from returning to a failed patronage system and ensure they cannot be fired for standing up to political pressure. Rep. Fitzpatrick signed on Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Monday introduced three constitutional amendments and four standalone bills that he said aim to reform Congress and restore Americans’ faith in the elections process. “I believe that these ideas introduced today transcend political parties Read more…
Congressional leadership should include two pieces of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to establish new Smithsonian museums in the year-end omnibus appropriations package, urged U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Will Hurd (R-TX). Specifically, the National Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) applauded congressional approval of their bipartisan, bicameral bill to bolster policies that advance early childhood development internationally. The Global Child Thrive Act, H.R. 4864/S. 2715, which the lawmakers introduced Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 8 approved bipartisan, bicameral legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) that will authorize longer federal jail sentences for criminals who prey on and stalk children. The U.S. Senate passed the bill Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to request that congressional leaders include $120 billion in federal funds for independent restaurants in any forthcoming pandemic relief package or year-end Read more…