U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on April 14 requested information on how the Biden administration is developing its federal nutrition guidelines for Americans. Sen. Cassidy and U.S. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is concerned about the declining literacy rates among America’s school-age students and the threat it poses to their futures and the country’s long-term global competitiveness and national security. In an April 8 letter he sent Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined 36 of their Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a fair and unbiased review of oil and gas mergers. In a March Read more…
U.S. Reps. David Valadao (R-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), and Adrian Smith (R-NE) on Tuesday unveiled bipartisan legislation that would institute reforms to improve access to supplemental oxygen for Medicare beneficiaries. “Supplemental oxygen is a lifeline for so many people, but Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 26 other senators are concerned that the European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) could negatively impact the American forest products industry and they want to ensure that U.S. paper and pulp producers are treated fairly Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL) led numerous Republicans in urging President Joe Biden to immediately designate the Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s largest criminal gang, as a Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO). “This designation is crucial Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and 45 U.S. Senate Republicans want to rescind national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) recently set by the Biden administration. The senators on March 14 proposed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution sponsored by U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led a dozen of their colleagues in encouraging the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to work with state education and data officials to develop a secure, effective protocol for sharing military Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution on Wednesday to overturn a Department of Labor final worker classification rule and protect the 27 million Americans who work as independent contractors. The final rule, the Employee or Read more…
With a goal of redefining America’s leadership in the Western Hemisphere while combating China’s growing global influence, U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the landmark bipartisan and bicameral Americas Act on Wednesday. Viewed as Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined 31 fellow Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind a recently finalized rule under the Clean Air Act that they say will harm domestic manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, construction, mining, and aggregate Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week led two letters condemning what he says are efforts by the Biden administration to seize the patents of certain high-priced medicines. In the first March 4 letter — which Sen. Cassidy and 16 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined a bipartisan contingent of 25 other lawmakers in urging U.S. Senate leaders to move forward on the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and August Pfluger (R-TX) have signed on as original cosponsors of legislation that would authorize certain states to take actions on designated federal lands to secure U.S. borders. “I’m proud to support this bill to Read more…
Legislation introduced on Feb. 28 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would reverse President Joe Biden’s decision to stop new American liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals. The LNG Security Act, S. 3829, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Read more…
Health plans would not be allowed to charge healthcare providers fees for electronic fund transfers (EFTs) and healthcare payment and remittance advice transactions under a bipartisan bill sponsored on Feb. 27 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). “As a doctor Read more…
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must prioritize updating its 2015 handbook and associated fact sheets on its “Leave Administration” web page to include current and accurate paid parental leave information as soon as possible, say U.S. Sen. Todd Young Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) wants to name a portion of the street near the Washington, D.C., residence of the Russian Ambassador to the United States after Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died on Feb. 16. Sen. Cassidy Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation last week that would simplify patients’ access to digital health, making it simpler for Medicare enrollees to book medical appointments online. “The last thing a sick patient needs is Read more…
U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Feb. 7 cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would expand access to reemployment services, which include job search assistance, employability assessment, job matching, financial literacy services, and assistance with resume writing Read more…
With the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting a 7 percent decline in correctional officers by 2032, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Feb. 8 sponsored bipartisan legislation to ensure fair pay for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees working in Read more…
U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Feb. 6 proposed legislation that aims to help reduce recidivism and break the cycle of addiction by expanding access to resources and tools that can more effectively address substance use Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on Feb. 5 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would lower costs for caregivers by allowing them to use tax-free health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts on medical expenses for their parents. “As millions Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and 24 of their Republican colleagues urged the Biden administration to end its “shortsighted” pause on all new or pending applications to export liquified natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade Agreement countries. Read more…
Repeated delays from the U.S. Department of Education in rolling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program have left students and schools in limbo for the upcoming school year, according to U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Read more…
Legislation offered on Jan. 18 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) aims to improve the fraud detection process at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). “Medicare fraud should always be fought, but with insolvency only eight years away Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 18 unveiled a bicameral resolution that would designate Jan. 21-27 as National School Choice Week. “Students and their parents deserve the ability to choose the best education Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 17 offered a bipartisan bill that would require the U.S. Transportation Secretary to develop guidelines and best practices for local evacuation route planning. “Avoiding harm is part of weathering a storm,” Sen. Cassidy Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Jan. 11 proposed legislation that would prevent federal money from being spent on administering state Medicaid benefits for unauthorized immigrants. If a state chooses to give Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 11 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would improve awareness of how college and university students should report alleged civil rights violations due to their heritage. “No student should be harassed or attacked at Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would update the program parameters of Medicare’s Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to help increase participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), which are value-based health programs designed to improve the quality Read more…
AmeriCorps volunteers would receive a tax break for higher education costs under a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced on Dec. 13 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE). “AmeriCorps members dedicate their time to national service Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Dec. 7 led eight of his Republican colleagues in offering legislation to ensure that the United States maintains and grows its energy independence. “Now more than ever, energy security is national security,” Sen. Daines Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed on Dec. 7 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) aims to update the nation’s customs laws and fight the influx of counterfeit goods into the United States. “U.S. laws should reflect modern trade and make sure Read more…
As Israel continues to battle Iranian-backed Hamas, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and their Republican colleagues want to know why the Biden administration recently decided to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. “Your administration has inadvisably taken steps Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) called on the U.S. Department of Education to ensure Jewish students in America’s K-12 public schools are not being subjected to antisemitism. “We are deeply concerned that the Read more…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) should take additional action to reduce overpayments and prevent undue harm to Social Security recipients when recovering those overpayments, says U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). “With more than $20 billion in outstanding overpayments, it is Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced last week by U.S. Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and John Curtis (R-UT) would establish a federal strategy to increase resiliency and protect Americans from natural disasters. Rep. Salazar sponsored the National Coordination on Adaptation and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined more than a dozen of their Senate Republican colleagues in offering legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fingerprint non-citizen minors entering Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Todd Young (R-IN) on Nov. 2 unveiled a bipartisan resolution that would recognize the importance of the economic relationship between the United States and Israel. “While Israel faces an unprecedented war against Hamas, we Read more…
The permitting process for U.S. energy, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure projects would be streamlined and reformed under legislation introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Steve Daines (R-MT). Sen. Cassidy on Oct. 31 sponsored the Revising and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to protect students by combatting hazing on college campuses and ensuring any incidents are reported. “Students should feel safe no matter what school they choose,” Sen. Cassidy said on Oct. 24. Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined 28 of his colleagues last week in introducing legislation that would block an aggressive tailpipe emissions proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a plan the senator said essentially gives a mandate for the Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) recently led more than 40 of his Republican colleagues in opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to reinstate public-utility regulations on the internet. The FCC on Thursday voted to approve a notice of proposed Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week called out President Joe Biden for being the first President of the United States to walk a picket line. Biden on Sept. 26 appeared on the picket line to support the United Auto Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and 15 of his colleagues urged the Biden administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would designate more than 28,270 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico as critical habitat for the newly discovered Rice’s Read more…
With Iran reportedly backing the Hamas attack on Israel, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) this week led 19 of her Republican colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to immediately freeze the accounts in Qatar containing $6 billion in Iranian funds Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently offered a bipartisan bill that would prohibit the United States from providing security assistance to Azerbaijan, which is committing ethnic cleansing against the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian Protection Act, S. 3000, would repeal Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently joined almost a dozen of her Republican colleagues in offering a resolution to celebrate America’s power industry. “West Virginia is a proud energy-producing state, and our workforce in that field has long contributed Read more…
To combat the rising identity fraud crisis enabled by Artificial Intelligence (AI), the United States Postal Service (USPS) would be authorized to offer identity proofing and identity-related services to the private sector under a bipartisan bill sponsored on Sept. 30 Read more…