U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) joined 25 of his colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to quickly permit the nationwide summer sale of gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) fuel by extending the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) Read more…
U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL) recently unveiled legislation that would expand options and cut red tape for veterans seeking to earn disability compensation benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appeals process. “Veterans and their Read more…
U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) on March 18 led more than a dozen of their colleagues in seeking action from the Biden administration on developing new markets for biofuels exports, and called on the administration to Read more…
The Biden administration’s recent decision to lift a ban on beef imports from Paraguay would be overturned under a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution filed on Feb. 26 by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “I’m pleased to be filing Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) helped lead 109 Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind its recent final rule for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The EPA’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on Jan. 30 joined 66 of his Republican colleagues in calling for the repeal of a final rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) that aims to prevent digital discrimination of broadband internet access Read more…
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) led 10 of his Republican colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency to swiftly open the sign-up period for America’s producers to enroll in the 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) recently offered a bicameral bill to prevent resources from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from being used to provide taxpayer-funded health care to illegal aliens. “Our nation’s Read more…
U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Mike Bost (R-IL) on Nov. 13 proposed bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN), which connects individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to Read more…
Certain countries of concern would be denied specific green energy tax benefits under legislation led by U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and John Moolenaar (R-MI). “Congress and the federal government should be promoting pro-growth tax policy that supports American businesses Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) on Nov. 1 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for renewable fuels. Specifically, the Adopt Greenhouse Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL), chairman of the U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, on Nov. 1 released a bipartisan report from the Women Veteran Task Force (WVTF), which the congressman reauthorized in March for a six-month period to examine issues Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Mike Bost (R-IL) on Sept. 26 proposed bipartisan legislation that would address the federal regulatory challenges making levee maintenance and improvements difficult. “I am proud to join members of the Illinois delegation to introduce Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) last week sponsored legislation to ensure that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) completes several due diligence requirements before pursuing a change that could reduce reimbursement rates for U.S. military veterans who use emergency Read more…
U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) led 27 Republicans to introduce legislation that would develop and disseminate a civic education curriculum and oral history resources to help teach middle and high school students about the dangers of communism and totalitarianism. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Bost (R-IL) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) continue their efforts to hold the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Loma Linda Healthcare System in California accountable for the inadequate discipline of VA managers at the facility. “It appears Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Bost (R-IL) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) are not satisfied with action that has been taken thus far at the Loma Linda VA Medical Center (VAMC) regarding reports of a hostile work environment and again pressed the U.S. Read more…
Whistleblower reports alleging a hostile work environment at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Loma Linda, Calif., prompted U.S. Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Mike Bost (R-IL) to introduce legislation that would modify personnel action procedures Read more…
With the goal of increasing highway safety and lowering car insurance rates, U.S. Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Mike Bost (R-IL) are cosponsoring bipartisan legislation that would make the intentional cause of a motor vehicle collision a federal crime. “Our Read more…
Companies converting prime farmland into solar panel tracts would be prevented from receiving federal clean energy tax credits under legislation introduced on June 27 by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL). “We are losing precious and productive farmland to companies that Read more…
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) recently sponsored a bipartisan bill that would increase access to faster broadband telecommunications services in America’s rural areas. “Access to high-speed, affordable internet is critical to the success of our rural communities and our long-term Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation offered on June 22 by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) would bolster the authority of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to hold inadequate VA middle managers accountable for their conduct. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) on June 20 signed on as an original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would make permanent the ReConnect Program, which offers loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in underserved areas of Read more…
Reinstated import tariffs by Brazil on American ethanol will harm U.S. agriculture and biofuel production, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) warned in a recent letter he led to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai. Brazil reinstated an import tariff on Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Mike Bost (R-IL) on May 18 introduced legislation that would authorize $15 billion through the U.S. Department of Justice to help state and local law enforcement departments boost their department personnel. “I am proud Read more…
U.S. Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX) and Mike Bost (R-IL) on Wednesday led the introduction of comprehensive GOP legislation that would federally fund military construction, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sept. Read more…
To combat inadequate funding and teacher shortages in America’s rural schools, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) has sponsored bipartisan legislation that would amend federal law regarding partnership grants for establishing rural teaching residency programs. “Rural communities face unique challenges in Read more…
U.S. Route 20 between Newport, Ore., and New England would be designated as the National Medal of Honor Highway under bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced this week by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). “Covering more than 3,000 miles, U.S. Route 20 Read more…
Mike Bost (R-IL) on Monday signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation to authorize an electronic health record (EHR) modernization program in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “For too long veterans and VA staff have Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) this week proposed a bipartisan bill that would invest more than $3.8 billion over five years to expand the national apprenticeship system and create nearly one million new registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship opportunities. Read more…
U.S. manufacturers would be permitted to sue foreign producers for customs fraud under legislation sponsored on April 18 by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL). “This is America First legislation that puts foreign fraudsters on notice that there will be serious Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA), along with the entire Iowa delegation, recently unveiled a bipartisan bill to promote low-carbon, high-octane fuels to protect public health and to improve vehicle efficiency and performance. “Iowa is the top Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) on March 29 led several colleagues in proposing bicameral, bipartisan legislation that would provide dedicated federal funding to expand commercial truck parking capacity, addressing a critical shortage in available parking for semis and large commercial Read more…
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Monday proposed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would create a $750 million grant program within the Federal Emergency Management Administration to modify, upgrade, and construct fire and EMS department facilities. “Those who serve as firefighters Read more…
To allow for the year-round, nationwide sale of E-15 gasoline having a higher blend of ethanol, U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on March 14 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) has sponsored legislation that would establish a penalty for anyone who sabotages the nation’s pipeline infrastructure. “Pipelines continue to be the safest way to transport oil and gas across our nation,” Rep. Bost said. “But Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined a bipartisan group of 27 lawmakers requesting information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) about how it failed to conduct proper oversight of the foreign acquisition of U.S. agricultural land. “USDA’s failure to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) recently proposed three pieces of legislation that aim to help consumers and taxpayers save money at the pump by advancing biofuels research while bolstering demand for corn, soybeans, and biofuels produced in his home state Read more…
To provide certainty to America’s farmers, producers, and consumers during the upcoming summer driving season, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) joined more than two dozen of their colleagues in urging the Biden administration to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
A newly proposed bill from U.S. Reps. Mike Bost (R-IL), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and Troy Balderson (R-OH) would prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from carrying out further deployment of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Read more…
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week reintroduced bicameral legislation that would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to take into custody illegal aliens who have been charged in the United States with Read more…
U.S. Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Mike Bost (R-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) applauded passage on Jan. 27 by the U.S. House of Representatives of legislation to ensure the emergency-only use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) on Jan. 26 sponsored a bipartisan bill to increase federal loans for new and existing agricultural producers who want to expand or diversify their operations. Rep. Bost introduced the Beginning Agriculturist Lifetime Employment (BALE) Act, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Mike Bost (R-IL) seek accountability from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) following the death of two veterans that are possibly linked to the rollout of the new Oracle-Cerner electronic health records (EHR) Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) is worried about residents who will be federally displaced from 53 apartments in Cairo, Ill. Following a recent meeting in Cairo between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Alexander County Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) to ensure certain honorably discharged United States service members may seek financial compensation for a college education received approval on Sept. 14 from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of Read more…
States would be discouraged from banning gas-powered vehicles under two pieces of legislation introduced this week by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL). “With inflation already sky-high, drivers should not be forced to purchase a car they cannot afford simply to Read more…
Legislation sponsored on July 14 by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) would establish the Prairie du Rocher French Colonial National Historical Park in his home state of Illinois. “Southern Illinois is blessed to have a rich history that began long Read more…
President Joe Biden on June 23 signed into law bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that requires the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report quarterly on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of its Electronic Read more…