Access to telehealth services under the Medicare program would be protected under a bipartisan bill introduced on June 9 by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). The Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act, S. 1988, which Sen. Ernst cosponsored with bill sponsor Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently offered a bipartisan bill that would provide incentives to foreign physicians trained in the United States to remain longer after their completed residencies if they promise to practice in America’s rural and medically underserved Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined a bipartisan effort to provide more predictability to America’s farmers and biofuel producers by reforming the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) small refinery exemption process. “For far too long, EPA has gotten away with handing Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently led a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the nation’s meatpacking industry for antitrust violations. “The Justice Department needs to take a serious look 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. John Hoeven (R-ND) recently joined several Republican colleagues in requesting a detailed explanation and supporting economic analysis clarifying how several Biden administration tax proposals could affect the nation’s farm estates. “We are deeply concerned about the impact of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and GOP Iowa members from both houses of Congress urged President Joe Biden to include biofuels in any final legislative proposal being discussed around federal infrastructure investments. “You made a promise to Iowans that you Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on May 11 led a Republican effort to protect America’s law enforcement officers from violence. “Those who protect our communities — whether it’s on the beat, from the bench, behind a hose, or performing CPR Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on May 11 unveiled a bicameral bill that would shorten both the extension and the amount of federal pandemic unemployment compensation payments in order to get Americans back to work. “There Read more…
With more than half of rural counties nationwide lacking hospitals with labor and birthing services, new and expecting moms living in such communities would receive much-needed health care under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). “The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on May 10 sponsored a bill that would modernize the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by addressing some of the law’s shortcomings to provide more comprehensive leave for American families. “This bipartisan bill will Read more…
U.S Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on May 10 helped lead a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act of 2021, which aims to help battle what the Centers for Read more…
More than 70 million Americans with low-level and non-violent federal criminal records would receive a second chance to fully participate in society under a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA). “Nearly one in three American adults have Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on April 29 joined 40 other original cosponsors to introduce a bipartisan bill that would increase the prevention of sexual assaults and other crimes in the United States military, including Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently offered new legislation that would improve workforce data collection on America’s direct support professionals, who assist with communication, provide on-the-job coaching, and help with the daily living needs for individuals with disabilities. “Every day, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on April 27 introduced a bipartisan bill that would require certain criminal records be automatically sealed in order to help remove barriers to employment for those who have paid their debt to society. The Clean Read more…
Two bipartisan, bicameral bills proposed last week by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) aim to provide additional mental health support to United States military veterans. The National Green Alert Act of 2021, S. 1342, which Sen. Ernst cosponsored on April Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) blasted the World Health Organization’s recent report on the origins of COVID-19 and claimed its conclusions were compromised by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to manipulate the Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on March 25 by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) would establish a working group at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine specific regulations for long-haul agricultural truckers. The Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act, S. 1053, which Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) last week urged floor action in the U.S. Senate on her End Child Trafficking Now Act, which would require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor trying 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. John Hoeven (R-ND) recently signed on as one of 13 original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill to better support the development and implementation of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies (CCUS). “This is about supporting good-paying jobs, making 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…
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on March 17 advanced two bipartisan bills backed by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), one to help prevent duplicative and wasteful federal programs and another that would make more information about Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Monday joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of congressional members to unveil legislation that would authorize the deposit of certain funds into the Crime Victims Fund and would waive matching requirements. Read more…
The U.S. State Department must renew efforts by America and its key allies and partners to impose a new arms embargo on Iran, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) wrote in a March 3 letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Monday led nine GOP cosponsors in introducing the Earmark Elimination Act of 2021. “Earmarks do nothing but add to the toxic, swampy culture that D.C.’s known for,” Sen. Daines said. “These backroom deals promote Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and John Hoeven (R-ND) seek increased eligibility for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for America’s farmers and ranchers and urged both the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue new clarifications Read more…
A bipartisan effort led by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) seeks fast implementation by the U.S. Treasury Department of provisions in the recently enacted Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act supporting the nation’s bus, motorcoach, and passenger vessel industries. Read more…
A group of GOP senators will reintroduce the Protect Act, which would ensure Americans with pre-existing conditions are not denied healthcare coverage or charged more due to a pre-existing condition. Among the Republicans who plan to reintroduce the measure are Read more…
Elementary or secondary schools that do not offer in-person instruction would not be permitted to receive federal pandemic-relief funds under a bill introduced on Feb. 3 by U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and six of their GOP Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would direct the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a grant program that increases cooperation on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research between the United States and Israel. “This Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) aims to protect older Americans living in nursing homes from risking exposure to the coronavirus by increasing their access to remote healthcare. “The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) recently helped lead a Republican contingent in seeking increased accountability and transparency in the federal regulatory process. “Congress must play a role in approving major federal rules and regulations to ensure Americans’ best interests are 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. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently reintroduced a GOP-led bill to permanently implement an improved electronic immigrant verification system that aims to foster workplace accountability and prioritize American workers. “Lowering unemployment and making good-paying jobs accessible is vital to Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly proposed rule to remove certain barriers to expanded sales of E15, including E15 fuel dispenser labeling and compatibility with underground storage tanks, is welcome action, according to U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). “On Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) became law on Jan. 5 with the president’s signature. “We owe it 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. Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) bipartisan, bicameral Department of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act recently became law. “This new law will allow for greater collaboration and innovation between government agencies and it will spur the development of new tools to Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) giving tax relief to Americans in presidentially declared disaster areas, such as last summer’s derecho in Iowa, became law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2021. “As Read more…
The U.S. Senate recently approved a bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to permanently establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative (SVI) in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The legislation was presented Read more…
Military veterans’ payments on their monthly healthcare billing statements from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should be delayed further due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said. Most recently, the VA extended a Dec. Read more…
Pornographic websites that profit from exploiting the images of rape and sex trafficking victims could be sued under a newly introduced bipartisan bill offered earlier this week by U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA). The lawmakers on Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Dec. 2 unveiled legislation that would establish and authorize a $1.25 billion grant program over five years to expand the nation’s domestic production of certain medical supplies. Sen. Ernst sponsored the Mobilize America to Read more…
The Department of Defense (DOD) must immediately make plans to utilize the latest rapid antigen tests for coronavirus to detect the asymptomatic carriers of the virus among military personnel, their families, civilian employees, and contractors in order to save lives, Read more…
Bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to protect amateur athletes from abuse, including sexual abuse, by coaches and employees in U.S. Olympic and Paralympic sports, recently became law. The Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) led 18 Republican senators in support of a proposed pilot program by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that is modeled after bipartisan, bicameral legislation he unveiled in 2019. “We write to express our Read more…
For Americans who wish to return to school and work, access to COVID-19 testing is critical and they should not have to question whether such testing is covered by their insurance, according to U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and several Read more…
Sweeping U.S. Olympic reform legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) became law on Oct. 30 with the president’s signature. The bipartisan, bicameral Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020, S. 2330, which Sen. Moran introduced in Read more…