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…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) called on leaders in both houses of Congress to swiftly approve their bill authorizing expedited approval of applications to export natural gas to certain allies of the United States. “Oil from Read more…
Expedited approval of applications to export natural gas to certain allies of the United States would be authorized under bicameral legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) and U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Mike Rounds (R-SD). “The United Read more…
As auto dealerships struggle with inflation and inventory shortages amid ongoing supply chain disruptions, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and his Republican colleagues requested that the U.S. Treasury Department use its existing authority to provide America’s automobile industry with some Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week joined a majority of the Republican conference in urging the Biden administration to ensure proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Specifically, the lawmakers expressed Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) last week sponsored bicameral, bipartisan legislation that aims to give equal support to American-flagged vessels working on offshore energy activities in homeland waters with their foreign-flagged counterparts. “U.S. and Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Tuesday unveiled comprehensive legislation to slap stiff economic sanctions against Russia, which continues to threaten Ukraine. “As the noose tightens around Ukraine, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and John Hoeven (R-ND) wasted no time this week in letting U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm know that a Keystone XL Pipeline jobs loss report due to them is late. The lawmakers joined Read more…
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Feb. 10 introduced a bipartisan bill to support the mental health of members serving in the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). “We continue to hear members of our Coast Guard express Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) recently joined several of their Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to amend the federal program for local substance use disorder services. Specifically, the Cutting Rampant Access to Crack Kits (CRACK) Read more…
Senate Republicans recently questioned the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about its plan to expand a collaboration with ID.me, an action that will require American taxpayers to open an ID.me account to access IRS online resources. The process, which is set Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on Feb. 2 introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to extend a technical support program for clinicians in small practices participating in a federal rural healthcare program. “Small healthcare providers in Read more…
Dangerous drone activity in the United States would be criminalized under a bipartisan bill recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). Lawmakers this week proposed the Drone Act of 2022 to prevent the misuse of drones. The bill, S. Read more…
To prepare for future pandemics, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 31 introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize sustained funding of $175 million per year for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for genetic surveillance and genomic sequencing. “Plain and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, recently led more than a dozen of her Republican colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider its denial of all Read more…
A bipartisan amendment to improve global vaccine access introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) became law last week as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. “Increasing global access to the COVID vaccine is Read more…
Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) that became law two years ago to end surprise medical bills for Americans went into effect on Jan. 1. The No Surprises Act, which Sen. Cassidy introduced during the previous congressional session Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) joined his fellow Republicans on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee last week to again request information from the U.S. Department of the Treasury on international tax negotiations — particularly digital services taxes — that they Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 18 unanimously approved the bipartisan National Medal of Honor Monument Act cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) and the bill now heads to the president to be signed into law. “I am grateful to Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) last week commended action by the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bill he cosponsored in his chamber to impose various restrictions related to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Read more…
Newly introduced bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) aims to bolster transparency of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. Introduction of the VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Dec. 8 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a Republican bill that would permanently categorize fentanyl as a Schedule I drug, which has a high potential for both abuse and severe psychological Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Dec. 7 introduced a bipartisan resolution to reaffirm the partnership between the United States and the Dominican Republic and advance opportunities to deepen diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation between the two nations. “The United Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and 17 of his Senate Republican colleagues called on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to schedule a vote on the U.S.-Chile Bilateral Tax Treaty. Negotiated between the United States and Chile in 2010, the treaty Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently proposed legislation that would extend duty-free treatment to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. “Families in Haiti are desperate following repeated natural disasters and unrest,” Sen. Cassidy said on Dec. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Dec. 2 led four Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to improve provisions related to dyslexia. “Dyslexia has no impact on a student’s intelligence,” Sen. Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined almost a dozen Republicans to introduce legislation that they say prioritizes American energy production and protects America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. “This administration put in place energy policies that have drastically restricted American energy production Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral effort calling for a federal investigation into the high costs being charged by nurse staffing agencies amid pandemic-induced nursing shortages. “We are writing to inquire about the extreme prices being reported Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) plans to introduce his chamber’s version of a bill that would award withheld taxes to America’s combat-injured Coast Guard veterans. “Members of the Coast Guard who are wounded protecting our country should be treated the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) helped lead a bipartisan contingent of more than 150 congressional members in requesting that the Biden administration amend an interim final rule (IFR) on surprise billing so that it aligns with established law. Specifically, the Read more…
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee called on the Biden Administration to show leadership on trade by beginning to negotiate rules for digital trade with U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. “Our refusal to get into the game to set Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) have introduced a bipartisan measure to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years and reform the program to guarantee its long-term success. “We need to reform the NFIP Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) expressed concerns to the Biden Administration about a new risk rating system that he said could raise flood insurance premiums for the majority of Louisiana homeowners. In a Nov. 1 letter to Federal Emergency Management Read more…
Global access to the COVID-19 vaccine must be increased, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and a bipartisan group of more than a dozen of his colleagues. “We urge you in the strongest possible terms to do more to Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to bolster a federal revenue sharing program received consideration on Oct. 19 by the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. The subcommittee held a Read more…
President Joe Biden on Oct. 8 signed into law the bipartisan K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021, which is cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). “Protecting our children’s personal information needs to be a top priority. Recent cyberattacks show that Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined several colleagues to introduce a bipartisan bill that would limit the liability of healthcare professionals who volunteer to provide healthcare services in response to a disaster. “After disasters like Hurricane Read more…
October would be designated as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month under a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “Increasing overall cybersecurity awareness, prevention measures and educational resources will help protect Americans from attacks and attempted hacks,” Sen. Rounds Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently led several Republicans in requesting that President Joe Biden quickly appoint a new federal co-chair to the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), a federal-state partnership that works to improve the quality of life for the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Oct. 4 introduced a bipartisan bill that would require a federal plan be devised to bolster the nation’s domestic medical supply chain. “If another pandemic hits the U.S., we cannot depend on China and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined a bipartisan group of 14 lawmakers to urge the U.S. State Department to increase pressure on Nicaragua’s Ortega regime and prevent the further erosion of democratic norms and the rule of law in Nicaragua. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Todd Young (R-IN) on Sept. 27 introduced a bipartisan bill that would give states information to help Americans learn about their unclaimed savings bonds. “Washington needs to do its job and Read more…
The nation’s tax gap — the difference between taxes owed and paid — has been “a stubborn problem for decades,” according to U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and numerous GOP lawmakers, who say it won’t be fixed by allowing financial Read more…
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is set to expire on Sept. 30, would be reauthorized under two pieces of legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). S. 2788, which Sen. Cassidy cosponsored on Sept. 21 with bill Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Sept. 14 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would make federal government shutdowns a thing of the past. “Louisianans are recovering in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, and the last thing we need is for the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) helped lead a bipartisan group of 33 other senators in requesting that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) conduct outreach and then provide mental health services to United States military Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week helped lead a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quickly develop a comprehensive outreach plan to connect America’s military veterans of both Afghanistan and the Read more…
A decision by President Joe Biden calling on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas prices should be reversed, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and two dozen of his Republican colleagues want to know why taxpayer-funded American military equipment may have fallen into the hands of the Taliban, which has retaken Afghanistan since the United States withdrew its military Read more…