U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Liz Cheney (R-WY) led 115 Republicans in urging President Joe Biden to immediately stem the influx of fentanyl coming into the United States from its southern border and from China. The members also requested Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers requesting that the Biden administration permit H-2A farmworkers from South Africa to temporarily travel to the United States to supplement labor shortages on American farms. “Due to ongoing workforce Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) to create a library for cattle contracts within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The House on Dec. 8 voted 411-13 to pass Read more…
The National Coal Council (NCC) would be reinstated under legislation introduced on Dec. 16 by U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “Coal remains a reliable, affordable and vastly abundant energy source in America,” said Sen. Hoeven, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) led 19 of his Republican colleagues in denouncing President Joe Biden’s request that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate oil and gas companies. “We write to express our concern regarding your November 17, 2021, letter Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) last week expressed concern regarding vacancies on the United States Sentencing Commission and urged President Joe Biden to prioritize commission nominations. The commission is a bipartisan, independent agency created by Congress in 1984 to reduce Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) that would limit a federal court from considering at sentencing the acquitted conduct of a defendant passed the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Nov. 17 and now moves to the full Read more…
Bicameral legislation offered by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) would authorize North Dakota to relinquish state-owned lands and minerals contained within tribal reservations and the Little Missouri National Grasslands to the U.S. Department of Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Frank Lucas (R-OK) on Oct. 19 offered a bipartisan bill that would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a contract library for America’s cattle producers. “Data drives marketing decisions and a Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) helped lead 25 Republican members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in voicing “serious concerns” to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) about rapidly rising energy prices and their negative impact on the Read more…
America’s rural small businesses would have improved access to international markets under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND). “This bipartisan bill is a win for small businesses and rural communities, and I am proud to support Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Pete Stauber (R-MN) joined several of their GOP colleagues to request an immediate report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on putting new border procedures into operation. Spurred by President Joe Biden’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on Tuesday commended passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of his bipartisan bill to eliminate the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. The House on Sept. 28 voted Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) recently signed on as a cosponsor of a Republican bill that would provide $60 billion to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to assist American restaurant owners impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the Entrepreneurs Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on Aug. 13 offered a bipartisan bill that would authorize $600 million in grants for local governments, in partnership with nonprofit organizations, to develop and implement a strategic plan to decrease local jail incarcerations. “Our Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on Aug. 4 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to ensure protections and rights for all sexual assault survivors, according to the congressman’s office. Rep. Armstrong joined U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) and U.S. Sens. Chuck Read more…
U.S. Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and Mike Bost (R-IL) on Tuesday joined almost a dozen other original cosponsors to reintroduce a bipartisan bill that would expand access for all National Guard and Reserve service members to SkillBridge, a U.S. Department Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on July 27 proposed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would provide relief to American producers experiencing drought conditions during primary nesting season. Sen. Thune sponsored the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to commend passage by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee of their bill to eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine offenses. “We applaud our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives advanced Wednesday the Justice for Juveniles Act, H.R. 961, introduced by U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), with unanimous, bipartisan support. The legislation, which now awaits action in the Senate, seeks to help minors from abuse 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…
U.S. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) joined members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) denouncing President Joe Biden’s action to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline that essentially killed the project. Rep. Scalise and HEAT Co-Chairs Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on May 28 offered a bipartisan bill that aims to provide thousands of jobs in the oil and gas industry by allocating more than $4.7 billion in funding to clean up orphaned oil and gas Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on May 13 sponsored legislation directing the U.S. Transportation Secretary to develop and carry out annual education campaigns that inform the public about certain motor vehicle-related health and safety risks. “It is important to ensure Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on May 11 unveiled a bicameral bill that would shorten both the extension and the amount of federal pandemic unemployment compensation payments in order to get Americans back to work. “There Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on April 26 introduced a bipartisan bill that would restore the integrity of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States via sweeping reforms to the nation’s civil asset forfeiture laws. “Innocent until Read more…
U.S. Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), and Tom Rice (R-SC) joined more than 100 other Republicans in supporting the newly introduced Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act. If enacted, H.R. 684 would Read more…
U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) this week joined several colleagues in commending a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to reverse the nationwide injunction on pipeline construction. “This overly broad and unlawful nationwide injunction created uncertainty for dozens of Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined his home-state GOP colleagues to ensure the nation’s community financial institutions are able to work with their farm clients amid the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, Sen. Hoeven and the lawmakers are concerned about “the ability Read more…