U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to offer a bipartisan, bicameral bill to help strengthen America’s manufacturing industry and workforce and improve the nation’s global competitiveness. “Our bipartisan legislation takes the 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…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation proposed this month by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) would require a portion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil exports to be transported on American-built and United States-flag vessels. “As foreign nations continue to invest Read more…
Individuals who deliberately target local, state or federal law enforcement officers with violence would face federal penalties under legislation recently proposed by U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jerry Moran (R-KS). “Law enforcement officers in North Carolina and across the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on March 10 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to accelerate development of therapies across the spectrum of rare diseases and conditions that affect millions of Read more…
A National Integrated Flood Information System, designed to improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) forecasting and communication of flood, tornado and hurricane events, would be established under a bipartisan bill sponsored on March 3 by U.S. Sen. Roger 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 sponsored by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) would provide $500 million in federal funding to address the current backlog of State Veterans Home (SVH) construction projects. “Our nation’s veterans deserve the best possible support to meet their needs, especially Read more…
Non-profit critical access hospitals, rural hospitals and those serving areas of persistent poverty could qualify for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under a new bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS). The PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act, 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…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 4 unveiled bipartisan, bicameral legislation to establish a $120 billion revitalization fund to support independent restaurants and small franchisees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus pandemic Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation to address the workforce needs of the nation’s telecommunications industry. “Substantial skill and labor will be required to build out and maintain next-generation broadband networks,” Sen. 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…
Just as the Biden administration acts to end future oil and gas production on federal lands and waters, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined several Republicans to introduce legislation that would ensure American energy producers retain access to critical energy Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently commended U.S. Senate passage of his bipartisan bill to improve hurricane forecasting, flood mapping and storm damage claims across the nation. The bill now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Dec. 8 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on America’s rural areas. Specifically, the Rural STEM Education Act, S. 4972, introduced Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to request that congressional leaders include $120 billion in federal funds for independent restaurants in any forthcoming pandemic relief package or year-end Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in calling on congressional leaders to make permanent expanded coverage of Medicare telehealth services. “Specifically, immediate action to permanently waive geographic restrictions for originating sites, authorize health Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) to improve aviation safety on Nov. 18 advanced out of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and heads to the full Senate for consideration. “The committee’s approval of Read more…
As the U.S. State Department searches for new accrediting entities for intercountry child-placement adoption service providers, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and a bipartisan group of colleagues last week requested that the department prioritize policies to promote intercountry adoption. “Since Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Oct. 26 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would authorize the federal government to establish up to 10 business centers at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that would provide rural minority businesses with education, training Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Oct. 21 proposed legislation that would authorize the U.S. Department of Commerce to provide space situational awareness (SSA) services to civil, commercial and international space operators to detect and manage space debris. “This legislation 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…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) should get back to its regular schedule of conducting fisheries research surveys, which have been cancelled since May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and several colleagues. Additionally, Read more…
Republicans in both chambers of Congress recently unveiled bicameral legislation to open up the nation’s mid-band spectrum for commercial use. U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) on Oct. 6 sponsored the Beat China by Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Sept. 24 introduced sweeping bipartisan legislation to establish a regulatory system for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the United States. “Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector, but the U.S. lacks a comprehensive, nationwide system Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) on Sept. 24 endorsed bipartisan legislation that would authorize a $120 billion stabilization grant program for independent restaurants suffering financially from closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Congress has a responsibility to step in and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) earlier this week joined several of his Senate GOP colleagues in supporting a petition filed by the USA Rice Federation that would reform the nation’s largest trade preference program and level the playing field for Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Susan Collins (R-ME) on Sept. 21 introduced a bipartisan bill that would extend the airline worker Payroll Support Program (PSP) through March 2021 and provide a total of $56 billion in federal assistance. “The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and a bipartisan group of several colleagues last week urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help prevent American loggers and log haulers from falling through the gaps of the federal government’s COVID-19 economic Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) last week joined several of his U.S. Senate colleagues in expressing concerns about recent actions by pharmaceutical manufacturers that they say threaten to undermine the role of contract pharmacies in the 340B Drug Pricing Program 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. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently joined more than 30 of her colleagues in urging leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass bipartisan legislation that would improve mental health care for America’s military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Sept. 8 introduced legislation that would amend Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to modify its civil liability protections for the blocking and screening of online material that Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced last week by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) would establish a national integrated flood information system within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “This legislation would protect lives and property by directing NOAA to improve its Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Aug. 4 proposed a bill to establish the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). “Closing the digital divide remains a top priority for the Commerce Committee, but Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on July 24 proposed the bipartisan Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2020 to help ensure that Americans are aware of the demand for convalescent plasma during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s crucial that we raise awareness Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on July 20 introduced bipartisan legislation that would amend the Small Business Act to include hospitals serving rural areas or areas of persistent poverty in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Sen. Wicker sponsored the PPP Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) expressed concerns regarding the recent invalidation of the European Union-United States Privacy Shield, a framework for regulating transatlantic exchanges of personal data for commercial purposes between the EU and the U.S. Read more…
Losses felt throughout the cotton supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic must be addressed in the next federal funding relief legislation, said U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of his colleagues. “Given the severe pressures facing Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on July 2 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would provide a credit to issuers of American infrastructure bonds (AIBs), a new class of “direct-pay” taxable municipal bonds to help financially strapped governments finance critical public projects Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on July 1 introduced bipartisan legislation that would amend the federal tax code to restore advance refunding bonds, which allow states and local governments to manage bond debt and reduce borrower costs for public projects. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Tuesday joined several of his Republican colleagues to unveil legislation that would assist the American energy sector in retaining jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Cassidy is an original cosponsor of the SAVE Jobs Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Monday introduced legislation to accelerate rural broadband deployment in the United States. “One of my top priorities is expanding access to broadband for communities of all Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) last week proposed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would authorize a $120 billion restaurant revitalization fund to support the nation’s independent restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus pandemic Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on June 17 proposed bipartisan legislation that would authorize the U.S. Defense Secretary to waive prescription cost-sharing requirements for America’s military service members, veterans and their families during a declared national or public health emergency. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined a bipartisan group of 27 of their colleagues in seeking expanded and permanent Medicare coverage of telehealth services. “Americans have benefited significantly from this expansion of telehealth 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. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) on June 4 introduced a bipartisan bill to advance artificial intelligence (AI) research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and authorize multiple research institutes to study the benefits Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on June 2 sponsored legislation to bolster aviation safety in the United States by improving the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) aircraft certification process. “After reviewing the evidence from incident reports, soliciting recommendations from aviation experts, Read more…