U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) recently sponsored bipartisan legislation that would improve communication and information sharing among first responders during wildfires. “The ability for first responders to quickly and securely share information during a wildfire is critical and can make Read more…
Months following the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) seeks to ensure proper spending of taxpayer dollars needed to help evacuate stranded Americans and their Afghan allies who remain in the region. Toward that goal, Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) led 27 House Republicans in demanding that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) immediately provide an overdue report to Congress on United States equipment and property removed, left behind, or destroyed in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. “We Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) recently led 75 other original cosponsors in introducing a bipartisan resolution to designate Jan. 13 as Korean American Day. House Resolution (H.Res.) 871, which is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), supports the goals Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Rice (R-SC) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) on Jan. 12 offered a bipartisan bill that would substantially increase compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, particularly in America’s rural areas. “The ‘defund the police’ craze has contributed Read more…
A bipartisan effort led by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) seeks the establishment of a bipartisan House Select Committee on the Supply Chain Crisis. “Americans across the country continue to reel from the impacts of the supply chain crisis, especially Read more…
Because his constituents’ livelihoods have been disrupted by the surge in supply chain and shipping issues caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) helped lead 21 of his colleagues in urging the Biden administration to adopt Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Dec. 3 sponsored the bipartisan Sudan Democracy Act to impose sanctions on those responsible for the military takeover of Sudan’s civilian-led democratic transition in October and the deaths of Sudanese civilians. “The United States Read more…
A bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) to expand access to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) resources for military veterans and caretakers recently became law. President Joe Biden on Nov. 22 signed into law the Veterans Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Nov. 17 sponsored a bipartisan bill to streamline and improve transparency of the college financial aid process. “After putting myself through school and raising four children, I have seen as a student and as Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Nov. 17 led 19 Republican cosponsors in introducing legislation that would provide research on, and services for, individuals with clinical mental health complications following a pregnancy loss. “As thousands of women confront these tragic Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Nov. 16 successfully offered two amendments to a Democratic bill that would improve the federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks during the U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee markup of the National Read more…
In a show of their commitment to the nation’s veteran-owned small businesses, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Young Kim (R-CA) introduced a bipartisan resolution last week supporting National Veterans Small Business Week. “More than 2.5 million successful veteran entrepreneurs, Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) that would help protect small business owners by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to report on its cybersecurity risks. In May, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Peter Meijer (R-MI) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce a bill that would create a grant program to deploy military veteran law enforcement officers trained in mental health to respond to other Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) is among 20 original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill tackling growing food shortages at animal shelters across the country. The Bring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act of 2021, H.R. 5684, which U.S. Rep. Jamie Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) applauded action by President Joe Biden this week to open up Southern California ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, known together as the San Pedro Bay Port Complex, 24 hours a day, seven days Read more…
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Sept. 30 amended and then approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) that supports the human rights of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Read more…
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations should support implementing all UN sanctions and reimpose travel restrictions on senior members of the Taliban, according to U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and 20 of his Republican colleagues. “We are writing to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) bemoaned the failure last week of three amendments she offered to the $3.5 trillion reconciliation budget package that would have tackled inflation, supported United States military veterans, and addressed crime impacting America’s small business owners. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Young Kim (R-CA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and more than 140 GOP legislators expressed concerns about a recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data collection proposal that they say would increase tax information reporting requirements on America’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) led fellow Republican members on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee in urging the U.S. Treasury Department to maintain and expand America’s current sanctions framework against the Taliban and associated forces. “The Taliban is yet Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Sept. 3 joined as an original cosponsor of a Republican bill that would facilitate support and services for women who find themselves with an unexpected pregnancy. “No expecting mother should feel alone,” Rep. Kim Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and their fellow U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans earlier this week demanded that President Joe Biden commit to continuing evacuation flights out of Kabul, Afghanistan, until all American citizens and their Read more…
As America’s pullout from Afghanistan continues, U.S. Reps. Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) led 36 fellow freshman House Republicans in urging President Joe Biden to immediately prioritize the evacuation of American citizens and the Afghans who worked alongside Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on Aug. 13 introduced bipartisan legislation with her California colleagues that would increase resources for a program to improve wildfire forecasting and detection within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “Californians in my district Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Aug. 3 led 14 Republican cosponsors in introducing legislation that would impose sanctions against foreign persons and governments responsible for certain clandestine attacks on United States personnel. Rep. McCaul sponsored the Havana Syndrome Attacks Read more…
U.S. Reps. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Young Kim (R-CA) earlier this week joined several Republican colleagues to request that congressional leaders and the Biden administration immediately repeal the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap. “The weight and burden placed Read more…
Two bipartisan initiatives introduced by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) to encourage family reunifications between Korean Americans and their war-torn loved ones in North Korea received approval earlier this week from the U.S. House of Representatives. “I thank my House Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN) on June 29 introduced a bipartisan bill to support and provide mental health resources for new mothers by increasing prevention, screening, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and access to care for maternal mental 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…
To provide emergency drought relief in California, U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) last week led nine Republicans in introducing the Necessary to Ensure Expeditious Delivery of Water Act. Also known as the NEED Water Act, H.R. 4018 would protect water Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on June 11 unveiled bipartisan legislation that aims to provide small businesses and manufacturers with expanded access to capital. “As we reopen communities and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we must make sure our economy Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim’s (R-CA) PPP Extension Act of 2021, which President Joe Biden signed into law in March to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application deadline to May 31, successfully provided for an estimated 2.7 million more Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on May 20 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea. “South Korea is one of our most important allies and is home to a highly skilled Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) to streamline and improve reporting requirements at the State Department was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 18 as part of a larger bill. Rep. Kim’s H.R. 1244, a Read more…
The U.S. Treasury Department would be authorized to mint coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “We must make sure this memorial is Read more…
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan amendment to the minibus appropriations bill that would increase federal funding by $10 million to support the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in identifying and processing the remains of fallen American service members. Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) to return the 1920s-era Delta Queen wooden steamboat back to the St. Louis area cleared the Senate on Monday with bipartisan support. The Delta Queen began transporting dignitaries and passengers throughout Mississippi Read more…