The Equus Beds Aquifer Storage and Recharge (ASR) Project in Wichita, Kan., will receive $1 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS). “As an Read more…
Independent musicians, technicians and producers would be able to deduct 100 percent of their recording production expenses in the year they are incurred, rather than in later years, under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Currently, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) last week introduced a bipartisan bill that would increase the required beginning age for mandatory retirement distributions and would exempt individuals with lower account balances from such rules. “Since my time as Kansas State Treasurer, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on Aug. 11 introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish a program to preserve jobs in the aviation manufacturing industry, a sector critical to the economy in his south central Kansas district. “Kansans have built general Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on July 30 unveiled a bipartisan bill to permit qualified sound recording producers to deduct 100 percent of their production expenses in the year they are incurred, a proposal that would provide parity with film, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on July 22 cosponsored the bipartisan Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and Daughters (PARENTS) Act to strengthen relationships between parents and children. Rep. Estes introduced H.R. 7725 with bill sponsor U.S. Read more…
U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Republicans on Monday unveiled a discussion draft for a bill that would expand the availability of telehealth services under the Medicare program. Patients and stakeholders want to know if temporary waivers issued by Congress 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. Reps. Doug Collins (R-GA) and Ron Estes (R-KS) applauded the June 16 Safe Policing for Safe Communities executive order signed by the president. “The executive order President Trump signed today lays a strong foundation for strengthening policing standards while Read more…
To help hasten the nation’s economic recovery, U.S. Reps. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ron Estes (R-KS) on June 1 introduced the Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2020, which would help businesses quickly rebuild their workforce by Read more…
U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) led almost 60 Republican members in urging the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to implement additional reforms that would expedite the royalty relief process for the U.S. energy sector and help protect Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ron Estes (R-KS), and Tom Cole (R-OK) support bipartisan, bicameral legislation to appropriate $3 billion for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) account. “This Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) this week encouraged the Kansas governor’s office and all local governments in his home state to collaborate and ensure Kansans’ needs are met with federal funds coming from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Read more…
With release last week of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) findings in its aircraft certification process review — spurred by the crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes that claimed a total of 346 lives — U.S. Rep. Ron Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) are working to support the Kansas workforce after Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems, the largest employer in Kansas and a major supplier for Boeing and its troubled 737 Max aircraft, on Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), and Ron Estes (R-KS) on Jan. 9 voted against the House Democrat’s non-binding war powers resolution, which they claim chastises the president for killing an Iranian terrorist. “President Trump acted within his Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ron Estes (R-KS) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) on Nov. 26 offered bipartisan legislation that would allow states to find the rightful owners and heirs of unclaimed, matured savings bonds. Rep. Estes sponsored the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ron Estes (R-KS), and Buddy Carter (R-GA) praised the president’s approval last week of two rules to improve transparency in America’s healthcare costs. “I applaud President Trump for pushing for more transparency to put Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on Nov. 5 cosponsored bipartisan, bicameral legislation to guide states in reforming their child welfare systems. The congresswoman introduced the Family First Transition Act, H.R. 4980, with bill sponsor U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to provide states with federal funding to implement the Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) Act, which became law last year. “I’m proud to cosponsor this legislation and support Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) is the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to modify the taxation of unearned income for certain U.S. children and youth. Rep. Estes on Oct. 17 introduced the Tax Fairness for Youth Act of Read more…
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Ron Estes (R-KS) cosponsored legislation to change how subsidized employment benefits are paid for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program recipients. “Our safety net helps workers get back on their feet when they Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on Sept. 27 introduced a bipartisan bill that would restore the federal deduction for research and development (R&D) expenditures. “The American Innovation and Competitiveness Act will encourage research and development in the U.S. that will Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) is the lead original cosponsor of a new bipartisan bill to allow nursing homes that have met quality standards to resume previously penalized and suspended in-house certified nursing assistant (CNA) education programs. “This bipartisan legislation Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on Sept. 11 urged passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. “Throughout our district work period, I visited farms, ranches, manufacturing plants and small businesses where people Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) and U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and John Hoeven (R-ND) on Monday said the recently announced preliminary trade deal between the United States and Japan bodes well for agriculture in their home states. President Donald Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK), Ron Estes (R-KS), and Frank Lucas (R-OK) cited the benefits and some continuing concerns after the July 25 passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. “While no one Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on June 25 introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the authority of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to repeal the identifying numbers of negligent or fraudulent tax return preparers. “This bipartisan legislation will protect taxpayers by Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) on June 13 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to clean energy power generation projects and transportation fuels. Sen. Moran cosponsored the Financing Our Energy Future Act, S. Read more…
The Medicare for All proposal touted by Democrats is a bad idea, said U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) during the June 12 U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing. “Democrat’s Medicare for All plan will double taxes, jeopardize rural hospitals, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on May 23 sponsored a bipartisan bill to hold the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) accountable for proper structured payments of corporate taxes. “Providing certainty and fairness in our tax code is key to growing our Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) spearheaded a bipartisan, bicameral plea from almost a dozen members in both houses of Congress who want two new agencies under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquartered in the Kansas City area. According Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on May 16 cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would treat certain payments made by Indian tribal governments as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, which is a tax on a child’s unearned investment Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Pat Roberts (R-KS), along with U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) and other Kansas congressional members, on Monday requested that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) improve how it collects voice and broadband subscription and deployment Read more…
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is the best deal for farmers and manufacturers in Kansas and across the country, said U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS), who is urging his colleagues in Congress to quickly approve the trade pact. Rep. Estes Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) urged the Trump administration to address the discriminatory 3 percent to 5 percent tax on gross revenue proposed by several European countries on digital services provided by American technology firms. “Proposals by the French and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Jan. 30 introduced legislation that would require wireless providers to divulge specific caller location information during life or death situations. The Kelsey Smith Act, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) has been named the ranking member of the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security. “We care about those who rely on Social Security and we will work together with Democrats for the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) is championing congressional efforts pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen federal drinking water safeguards against major contaminants. The bipartisan call led by Rep. Upton follows release of an Agency for Toxic Substances Read more…
Under bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), wireless communications providers would be required to provide call-location information to law enforcement officers who respond to emergency calls from Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 11 unanimously approved H.R. 3359, the landmark Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. McCaul, who introduced the legislation Read more…