U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Rob Portman (R-OH) led 11 of their Republican colleagues in requesting changes to several provisions in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s recent funding opportunity notice for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would expand affordable dental care options for Americans living in states without a state-run health insurance marketplace. “Dental care is a pent-up need in our society,” Sen. Cassidy said on Read more…
America’s violent crime laws — including for homicides, bank robbery, carjacking, and kidnapping — would be strengthened under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and almost two dozen of her Republican colleagues. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Aug. 3 led 10 of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would allow unspent educational funds under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to be used for addressing pandemic-related learning loss through Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) joined a bipartisan contingent of nine other senators in requesting that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) follows congressional intent in implementing the Direct Air Capture Hub Program established under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Read more…
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on July 21 advanced a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) that would increase the percentage of revenue generated from offshore energy projects that is shared with adjacent coastal Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on July 13 joined 49 of her chamber’s Republican colleagues in introducing a joint resolution to nullify a final rule amending regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). “We need environmental review Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) last week joined efforts urging both the president and his administration to promote and enhance the American agricultural exports market and reduce import duties on fertilizer. In a July 14 letter that Sen. Fischer and Read more…
Data detailing the magnitude of impact that Russia’s war in Ukraine is having on global food security is devastating and revealing, according to U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and a bipartisan group of 12 of her colleagues, who want accountability Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) recently signed on as a cosponsor of the bicameral Educational Choice for Children Act. “As a father of two young daughters, I recognize the importance of empowering parents with the ability to determine the right Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Todd Young (R-IN) recently unveiled bicameral legislation that would expand education freedom and opportunity for millions of students across the country. “Giving parents the ability to make decisions Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led several Republican colleagues in calling for the United Nations to investigate reports that thousands of Ukrainian children have gone missing since Russia invaded their country in February. According to the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on June 23 signed on as the original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to reauthorize a federal mental health awareness training grants program that provides funds to states, localities, tribes, and other nonprofits to train Read more…
Republicans in both houses of Congress on June 16 introduced the Educational Choice for Children Act, which would provide $10 billion in annual tax credits to incentivize education choice for K-12 students. “Giving parents the ability to make decisions over Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) recently joined several of his Republican Senate colleagues in introducing a bill that would provide tax relief to middle-class families, retirees, small businesses, and farmers who have seen their savings erode in value as gains Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on June 13 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would authorize a $1 billion federal investment to expand access to civics education across K-12 and higher education in the United States. “America’s history unites us as Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Tim Scott (R-SC) led 30 of their colleagues in denouncing a proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they say could place unattainable climate disclosure regulations on America’s farmers, ranchers and Read more…
With recent cyberattacks and vulnerabilities presenting cybersecurity risks in America, there is an increased urgency to grow and sustain a knowledgeable and skilled cybersecurity workforce in both the public and private sectors, according to a bipartisan, bicameral resolution introduced on Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently led a bipartisan group of 55 senators in calling on U.S. Senate appropriators to fully fund Federal TRIO Programs in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) on May 24 introduced legislation that would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of any taxpayer dollars to advance a nuclear agreement with Iran until the country ends its Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on May 26 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would better inform United States military veterans with disabilities about available education benefits. “We need to do a better job communicating the opportunities and support available to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) on May 19 cosponsored legislation that would require a United States strategy to uphold and strengthen the Inter-American Democratic Charter and to assess threats to the charter’s democratic principles. “The path Read more…
States would be required to develop strategies to integrate and coordinate care for dual eligibles — who are people receiving both Medicare and Medicaid — under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led 35 of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution that urges the Biden administration to work with Congress on the development of a strategy to counter the rise in violent crime across the United Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on May 11 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would set limitations on exclusivity for orphan drugs, which are developed to treat medical conditions that, because they are so rare, would not be profitable to produce without Read more…
A comprehensive bipartisan bill sponsored on Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would reauthorize critical federal mental health programs that are set to expire in September. The Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022, S. 4170, which is cosponsored Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) recently helped lead a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Education Department revise a proposed rule that they think could negatively impact student access to new or expanded charter schools. Specifically, Sen. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has sponsored a bipartisan resolution urging Congress to fight the activities of transnational criminal organizations, including the use of illicit economies, illicit trade and trade-based money laundering, which threaten national security. Not only do such Read more…
Legislation offered by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Thune (R-SD), and Richard Burr (R-NC) would halt a plan by President Joe Biden to continue suspending repayments on federal student loans. “As Americans continue to return to the workforce more Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) on April 7 cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would prevent money laundering, the financing of terrorism, or other forms of illicit finance through U.S. real estate and vehicle transactions, including by Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) recently urged the Biden administration to support their Republican-led bicameral bill to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the strongest controls on substances having no Read more…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review and approval process for complex generics would be reformed under a bipartisan bill sponsored on April 4 by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT). “I hear frequently from Utahns about the challenges that Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on April 5 cosponsored a bipartisan bill aimed at supporting law enforcement in more effectively responding to people suffering a mental or behavioral health crisis. “As the first ones on the scene, America’s law enforcement Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently offered bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would bolster the cybersecurity infrastructure of the United States’ healthcare system. “New medical technologies have incredible potential to improve health and quality of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) led the introduction of a bipartisan bill that would permit National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to elect to have previous premium rates remain in effect until the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) implements its Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in requesting details from the Biden administration on America’s mission in Ukraine, including what provisions, risk assessments and strategy the United States has provided Read more…
The bipartisan, bicameral Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act, first introduced in November 2021 by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), recently received updates to address a significant challenge facing the cattle industry around the declining number of participants in the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on March 28 cosponsored legislation that would permit National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to retain existing premium rates until the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) implements its new NFIP premium rate structure. The Homeowner Read more…
More than two dozen Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation that would reform the nation’s labor laws to protect America’s independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and others seeking flexible work options. “The complexities of our modern economy demand creative, forward-thinking legislation that Read more…
President Joe Biden on March 18 signed into law a bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) that establishes grants and requires other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among the nation’s healthcare workforce. Sen. Young originally Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) commended President Joe Biden for signing into law his bipartisan bill that will invest in America’s universities conducting research into minority health disparities. Biden on March 18 signed into law the John Lewis National Institute Read more…
Russia’s participation in global peacekeeping missions funded by the United Nations would be eliminated under legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). “It is a tragic and terrible irony that Russia receives peacekeeping funding. Stop Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) joined 18 of his Republican Senate colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden review all available options to lower the cost of fertilizer. “We are writing to express our serious concern regarding record-high fertilizer prices Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led a bicameral, bipartisan contingent of 100 lawmakers in seeking information on how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is handling its “unprecedented backlog.” “We remain concerned that the IRS Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) led 40 of their GOP colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden work with America’s NATO allies to expedite the transfer of aircraft, air defense systems and other combat and support Read more…
With China owning more than $1.07 trillion of United States debt, U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) proposed legislation requiring that no more than one-third of America’s national debt be foreign-owned. “The United States should not owe Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week introduced legislation that would set new regulations and guidelines on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) digital yuan, which was introduced in January by the Chinese Central Bank. The CCP’s Read more…
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on March 3 led a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in introducing the Ban Russian Energy Imports Act. “While the Biden administration has taken noteworthy steps to try to convince Vladimir Putin and his regime to Read more…
The 11 Republican members on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee provided President Joe Biden with a 10-step plan to regain America’s energy dominance on the world market. “It is no secret that we have been opposed to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) led 35 of his Republican colleagues in questioning President Joe Biden about why an additional $30 billion in federal funding would be needed to help the nation in its ongoing fight against COVID-19. President Biden Read more…