The Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) helped introduce last year to improve efforts around combating marine debris, is heading to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. “I look forward to seeing this Read more…
Members of the congressional Problem Solvers Caucus joined several U.S. senators this week to unveil a bipartisan, bicameral $908 billion COVID-19 emergency relief framework that they hope lays the foundation for another stimulus package to support Americans and boost the Read more…
Unallocated federal funds from the Provider Relief Fund should be distributed to senior living facilities for the purchase of COVID-19 tests and personal protective equipment, according to U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN). “While COVID-19 has impacted countless Americans, our senior Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) recently introduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to commemorate and acknowledge U.S. veteran-owned small businesses. “Through my military service, I’ve heard stories from many veterans who applied the skills they developed Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would improve the criteria required for America’s disabled military veterans to receive federal higher education financial aid. “We need to be doing everything we can to help our veterans,” Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) helped lead a bipartisan contingent of more than 30 lawmakers in expressing “deep concern” to the U.S. State Department that various countries have taken steps to renew formal diplomatic ties with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan contingent of more than 30 members of Congress in calling for expanded Medicare coverage of telehealth-provided audiology and speech-language pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic. “At a time when individuals with hearing, communication Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) announced this month that the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed his bipartisan resolution recognizing the role of Lebanon and its institutions as historic examples of democratic values in the Middle East. “I am Read more…
Amid reports of U.S. sales of advanced defense technology to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and John Katko (R-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation reiterating American law supporting Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME). “Despite the incredible steps Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) unveiled bipartisan legislation to establish a $30 billion federal recovery fund that would help gyms and fitness clubs devastated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The men and women who work in the fitness industry need Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) last week joined a bipartisan contingent of congressmen to introduce legislation that would support the Belarusian people following the Alexander Lukashenka regime’s political repression in the aftermath of a fraudulent election on August 9. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Sept. 29 proposed a bipartisan bill that would extend GI Bill benefits for U.S. military veterans whose registered apprenticeships were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Veterans contribute so much to our workforce, and registered Read more…
Legislation to fund the government through Dec. 11 recently received approval in both houses of Congress with a final vote scheduled for Wednesday that would send the stopgap spending bill to President Trump to sign before the new budget year Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) on Sept. 24 endorsed bipartisan legislation that would authorize a $120 billion stabilization grant program for independent restaurants suffering financially from closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Congress has a responsibility to step in and Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) to bolster the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) on Sept. 21 received approval by the U.S. House of Representatives, which advanced the bill to the U.S. Senate for action. “I am pleased Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) on Monday proposed bipartisan legislation to extend the federal school meal waivers through the end of school year 2021, ensuring students continue to have free meals. Rep. Davis sponsored the Operation Feed Our Kids Act, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Sept. 11 proposed bicameral, bipartisan legislation to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global basic education programs. Rep. Fitzpatrick signed on as the lead original cosponsor of the Global Learning Loss Assessment Read more…
Following last month’s illegal election in Belarus, U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently urged the Trump administration to institute sanctions against the Belarusian government for human rights violations against its own people. “As long-time supporters of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Sept. 4 introduced a bipartisan bill that would expand access to childcare services through the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Congress must ensure that our school districts can provide the best quality of education Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Sept. 1 introduced bipartisan legislation that aims to enhance suicide prevention efforts for the nation’s military service members via integrative health measures at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “It is imperative that Read more…
In an effort to improve diversity and inclusion within the U.S. armed services, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Mike Turner (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Diversity in Defense Act this week. “It is critical that the forces that protect our Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Aug. 21 proposed legislation aimed at improving COVID-19 research and health data-sharing between federal and state agencies in order to combat the pandemic. Rep. Fitzpatrick introduced the Health STATISTICS Act of 2020, H.R. 8080, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan Pennsylvania contingent in seeking a deadline extension for states and localities to spend Coronavirus Relief Funds authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Read more…
Two pieces of bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) recently received approval from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee. The committee passed House Resolution (H.Res.) 1062, which Rep. Reschenthaler cosponsored on July 23 with bill sponsor U.S. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) seeks to have a bipartisan bill he introduced earlier this year that would provide relief to small businesses utilizing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding included in a forthcoming pandemic-relief measure being debated in Congress. The Read more…
The federal government would more quickly forgive Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling $150,000 and less under a newly introduced bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI). “As much as we all wanted the COVID-19 crisis over by Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on July 23 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would forgive the student loans for public service workers whose employment may have been affected by the COVID–19 pandemic. “Now more than ever, we need to support those Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to extend the permissible use of funds timeframe under the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), which are used to reimburse local governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This bipartisan bill Read more…
As congressional lawmakers consider additional COVID-19 relief legislation, U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) led 39 other lawmakers in urging that more funds be directed to the nation’s childcare providers. “It is critically important that childcare providers Read more…
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) applauded the July 10 endorsement by the Problem Solvers Caucus of their sweeping bipartisan conservation legislation, the Great American Outdoors Act. “Protecting our public lands isn’t a Republican or Read more…
Americans suffering from opioid addiction have experienced additional challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, said U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Republican leader of the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force, during its June 24 meeting. “While the COVID-19 pandemic has turned many of Read more…
U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) earlier this week urged the president against reducing the numbers of U.S. service members stationed in Germany. “I am concerned that significantly reducing the United States military footprint in Germany may Read more…
The needs of the nation’s military veterans, transitioning service members and their families must be included in the next federal COVID-19 emergency legislative relief package, said U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and several colleagues. “The transition for our service members Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) last week proposed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would authorize a $120 billion restaurant revitalization fund to support the nation’s independent restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus pandemic Read more…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would be required to determine if contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exists at any of its facilities or operating sites under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “As Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) earlier this week urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to further promote widespread access to testing and support the ongoing efforts at the state and federal level to reopen the country. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on June 4 unveiled bipartisan legislation to provide permanent, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the nation’s premier recreation and preservation support program. “The Great American Outdoors Act would also address Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) utilize existing authorities under U.S. law to remotely administer naturalization ceremonies or temporarily waive certain requirements for individuals awaiting Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on June 4 introduced a bipartisan resolution that would designate March 1 as National Healthcare Professional Appreciation Day in commemoration of the day the first American healthcare professional became infected with COVID-19 while caring for Read more…
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would provide $500 billion in emergency funding to every state, county and community across the nation and prioritize assistance to the areas having Read more…
A bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Ken Calvert (R-CA) would designate May 2020 as ALS Awareness Month. “There are approximately 5,000 new ALS diagnoses per year in the United States, each one bringing a new Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and more than 100 lawmakers urged the leaders of both chambers of Congress to provide full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in the next COVID-19 economic relief legislation. “Since Read more…
Newly introduced bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would establish a new commission to designate specific essential workers and to provide them with student loan debt relief during the pandemic. “Our essential workers put their lives at Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) helped lead more than 385 congressional members in urging increased diplomatic action by the United States to renew the expiring United Nations arms embargo against Iran, as well as U.N. travel Read more…
America’s nonprofits must receive federal support in the next emergency stimulus relief package, wrote U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and more than 140 of his colleagues in an April 29 letter sent to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives Read more…
Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) borrowers would receive zero interest rate benefits and payment suspensions under bipartisan legislation introduced on April 22 by U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) that seeks to help students during an uncertain time. While the Coronavirus Read more…
Following a surge in reports of domestic violence across the country, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) this week joined a bipartisan contingent of 80 lawmakers in requesting that more emergency funding be included in the next Read more…
As negotiations continue in Congress on the next COVID-19 legislative relief package, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and several colleagues asked U.S. House of Representatives leaders to improve the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was signed into law as part Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) led a bipartisan contingent of more than 140 lawmakers in seeking federal protections for the nation’s frontline transit workers. “Our transit workers are out there every day, risking exposure to COVID-19 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) led a bipartisan group of 62 lawmakers in requesting federal relief eligibility for local chambers of commerce, which continue helping small businesses navigate the current economic downturn spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, local chambers Read more…