When her bipartisan bill, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2021, is enacted, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) urged U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough to swiftly implement it. S. 951, which Sen. Fischer introduced on March Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on June 10 joined a bipartisan contingent to introduce a bill that would require alternative options for Summer Food Service Program delivery to needy children across America. “This is about removing a one-size-fits all approach Read more…
As congressional appropriators begin work on the fiscal year 2022 Defense Appropriations bill, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers asked them to include $500 million for continued support of United States-Israel collaborative defense programs to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on June 9 introduced bipartisan legislation to better ensure that rural communities and federally recognized tribes receive federal transportation resources that can strengthen their economies and provide them access to new markets. Sen. Fischer sponsored Read more…
To provide more transparency for the federal small refinery exemption process, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on May 24 proposed bipartisan legislation that would ensure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) properly accounts for exempted gallons in the annual Renewable Volume Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on May 11 introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to finalize a rule protecting consumers from the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning from keyless ignition motor vehicles. “Americans with keyless Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on April 27 by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) aims to advance Internet of Things (IoT) technology for precision agriculture. “Precision agriculture systems gather important sensor data that can help ag producers do their jobs. However, unreliable Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan contingent of his Senate colleagues in providing President Joe Biden with a bipartisan, comprehensive diplomatic strategy on Iran that would garner overwhelming support in Congress. “Democrats and Republicans may have tactical differences,” Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) proposed a bipartisan bill that would provide service dogs to America’s military veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and authorize a total of $10 million to carry out the program from fiscal years 2022 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and several colleagues urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide an updated, federally supported lifecycle assessment of soybean oil-based biodiesel that would help ensure the product is given accurate credit when Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation sponsored on March 9 by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) would require the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and produce a public report on the actions Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on March 2 sponsored bipartisan legislation aimed at restoring transparency and accountability in America’s cattle market. Sen. Fischer, who serves on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, said the measure “will help facilitate price discovery and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) last week sponsored bipartisan legislation that would give state and local governments the ability to use advance refunding of tax-exempt bonds to free up immediate and flexible cash to fund projects of value to their Read more…
Legislation introduced on Feb. 25 by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) would expedite law enforcement’s help in locating missing persons during emergency situations by requiring cell phone carriers to provide them with limited Read more…
Legislation introduced on Feb. 2 by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) would require regulatory impact analyses for certain federal rules in an effort to free American employers from government mandates so they can create more jobs Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Jan. 28 introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting domestic abuse survivors by helping them separate from wireless service plans they share with their abusers, who use such services to stalk, monitor, exploit, or Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) last week led 19 Republicans in reintroducing a bill that would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal immigrants criminally charged in the United States with killing or seriously injuring another person. Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on Jan. 6 joined more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would establish a committee to examine the 2020 presidential elections. “After the 2020 election, too many North Dakotans and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Dec. 17 unveiled bipartisan legislation to help advance America’s use of and global competitiveness in emergent technologies. “In order to strengthen our national security and grow our economy, the U.S. must remain a leader Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 15 approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) that would authorize the use of data mapping to improve maternal health and address high maternal mortality rates in Indiana and across the Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 1 unanimously approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) aimed at identifying and shutting down student debt relief scams. “Millions of American students rely on loans to advance their education, and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Nov. 18 unveiled a bipartisan bill to require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Highway Administration to provide recommendations for reducing the number of trains blocking highway-rail grade crossings. “My legislation would ensure Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE) and several other Republicans called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its biogenic carbon emissions rulemaking and provide regulatory clarity to the nation’s farmers, businesses and entrepreneurs who want to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) led a bipartisan group of colleagues to request changes to certain hospital reporting requirements published last month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Specifically, the lawmakers said that they “grave concerns” Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Sept. 22 introduced a bill that would restore transparency and accountability in the nation’s cattle market by ensuring regionally sufficient negotiated cash trade and equipping producers with more information. “My legislation seeks to bring Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have introduced a bill that would direct businesses to ramp up transparency and accountability for their data practices, while providing Americans with more choice and control over their Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) applauded action on Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency to reject 54 “gap” small refinery exemption requests from oil refineries seeking economic hardship exceptions from ethanol blending requirements under the Renewable Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined a bipartisan group of two dozen lawmakers in calling on the Trump administration to ensure America’s trading partners abide by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Specifically, Sen. Ernst and her colleagues asked U.S. Department Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) this week introduced the Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act to spur innovation by helping to identify and eliminate barriers to the internet of things (IoT) network. “To win the Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on Aug. 6 by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) would establish an interactive online dashboard to allow the public to review information for federal grant funding related to mental health programs. “Mental health is a crisis Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation that would require a federal report on expanding and improving telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. “As a strong advocate for telehealth, I am proud to introduce this bipartisan, common-sense Read more…
The U.S. Senate on July 2 unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to designate August 2020 as National Women’s Suffrage Month. Sen. Collins on the same day signed on as the lead original cosponsor Read more…
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) joined a bipartisan group of senators in seeking additional emergency federal funding to help America’s children’s hospitals struggling to deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are very concerned that a disproportionately low Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) applauded a June 29 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court deeming the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unconstitutional. “For years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Read more…
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, many of the nation’s children’s hospitals have been forced to halt critical elective procedures and now require additional federal funds to continue meeting increased needs, according to U.S. Sen. Marsha Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Deb Fischer, along with U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), are among dozens of original Republican cosponsors who recently unveiled a bicameral bill that would improve and reform the nation’s policing practices, accountability and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan group of 40 other U.S. senators in calling on their chamber’s appropriators to support community health centers in the next COVID-19 relief package. “Community health centers are vital to our response to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on May 7 introduced the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020. Sen. Wicker, chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, sponsored S. 3663 with Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) last week led 23 of her colleagues in seeking federal protections for America’s biofuels. Specifically, the senators urged the Trump Administration to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and to reject the requests from five Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined more than two dozen of his U.S. Senate Republican colleagues in urging the government against allowing early releases for violent offenders incarcerated in federal prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have serious concerns about Read more…
America’s caregivers for senior citizens should not be overlooked in forthcoming guidelines being set to disburse federal funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chairman of the Senate Special Committee Read more…
Following the recent closure of the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., due to a COVID-19 outbreak, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of congressional lawmakers requested federal assistance for the nation’s pork producers Read more…
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) joined a group of 17 Republican senators in requesting that the president aggressively continue to protect America’s national security by scrutinizing any transactions or investments by the Chinese government or privately owned enterprises. “We must Read more…
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) joined more than a dozen Republican colleagues in requesting new guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department that provides flexibility and reduces red tape for states using their emergency stimulus funds. Sen. McSally and 15 other Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R- KS) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in expressing concerns about coronavirus-related scams targeting America’s senior citizens, and requested additional protections and information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about what it is doing to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on March 25 praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for not appealing a ruling by the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that found the EPA had overstepped its authority in granting several small refinery Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on Monday led a U.S. Senate colloquy with several Republican colleagues to support proposed legislation that would provide relief from the impacts of COVID-19 to American farmers, ranchers and rural residents. “Congress needs to act Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) last week urged that the federal government authorize federal funds to help sustain the nation’s beef cattle producers during the coronavirus pandemic. “It is important that we act quickly to provide assistance to cattlemen in Read more…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ process for managing flood prevention projects along the lower Missouri River would be overhauled under newly proposed legislation introduced by several United States Republican senators from the Midwest. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on March 2 introduced a bipartisan bill to make available more respirators during public health emergencies, such as the current global COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. “Our bipartisan bill would help ensure manufacturers are producing additional respirators,” Read more…