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…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) last week congratulated the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX for launching two astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a flight to the International Space Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) to establish a National Shipper Advisory Committee received approval on May 20 from the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Sen. Wicker, who chairs the committee, in November 2019 sponsored the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize and modernize the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. “High-tech fields drive our nation’s economy,” said Sen. Wicker, chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) led two dozen Republicans in proposing a bill that would permit sanctions against the People’s Republic of China if the country is found to have obstructed or failed to cooperate in investigations related to the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) recently offered bipartisan legislation that sets out to achieve high-priority breakthroughs in America’s cybersecurity by 2028. Sen. Wicker on May 13 sponsored the Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research 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. John Hoeven (R-ND) on May 4 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the United States for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). “I’m leading this bipartisan, bicameral legislation Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and 20 other senators recently urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to craft policies in the forthcoming COVID-19 pandemic response recovery bill that will aid each segment of the U.S. cotton industry. “We understand 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. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) on April 2 commended the inclusion of two bills he championed to expand broadband access that recently became law as part of larger, bipartisan legislation changing how broadband data is collected. “This is a great Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on March 4 introduced a bipartisan bill that would strengthen the use of patient-experience data within the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) benefit-risk framework for the approval of new drugs. Sen. Wicker sponsored the Better Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Feb. 5 sponsored legislation to bolster the number of U.S. Navy battle force ships as soon as practicable. “Our nation’s Navy is still the envy of the world, but our adversaries are quickly catching Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Jan. 14 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would increase the nation’s research and development capacities around future industries to drive technological breakthroughs across the federal government, academia and industry that promote scientific discovery. “The United Read more…
The nation needs more computer science teachers and bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Dec. 12 would authorize the training of such additional educators across the country. “Addressing America’s critical shortage of computer science graduates starts Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Dec. 4 proposed legislation to improve drug testing for federal transportation-related activities. “Drug and alcohol use can impair drivers’ and transportation employees’ abilities to do their jobs safely,” said Sen. Wicker, chairman of the Read more…
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Nov. 13 approved bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) to reform a federal disaster relief program for America’s fisheries. “This vote affirms the importance of getting this legislation Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Tuesday offered the bipartisan Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 to boost America’s cybersecurity workforce in both the public and private sectors. “Cybersecurity risks are constant in the growing digital Read more…
A Medicare beneficiary’s access to the life-improving expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) model must not be determined solely by the zip code in which the person lives, said U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and a bipartisan group of senators Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) last week requested action by the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on his bipartisan proposal to combat online booking fraud. Sen. Daines on July 23 sponsored the Stop Online Booking Scams Act of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Oct. 30 introduced bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth services to Medicare beneficiaries around the nation. Sen. Wicker is an original cosponsor of the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, said he intends to reintroduce a bill that would improve domestic seafood production. “America imports over 90 percent of the seafood we consume. Simply put, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and a bipartisan contingent of 30 other senators urged U.S. Senate leaders to include a reauthorization of two critical federal programs for rural counties in any end-of-year legislation. Specifically, Sen. McSally and her colleagues requested Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) on Sept. 26 introduced a resolution to recognize October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which for 2019 would have the theme: “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.” “National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) is cosponsoring legislation to restart the final stages of a flood control project in his home state. “The recent flooding in the Yazoo Backwater area has been devastating for Mississippians who have seen their property Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, recently introduced legislation to improve the Fishery Resource Disaster Relief program of the federal National Marine Fisheries Service. “This legislation would expedite the process by Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) this week advocated for the Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in the Rear Seat Act of 2019, or HOT CARS Act, which he authored and sponsored to direct the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week unveiled three bipartisan bills to decrease the price of prescription drugs for Americans. “Prescription drugs cost too much,” Sen. Cassidy said. “Getting rid of loopholes and incentives lowers drug costs for patients and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require a certain percentage of natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on American-built and United States-flag vessels. Sen. Wicker on July 18 introduced the Energizing Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on July 10 introduced a bipartisan bill to improve and sustain palliative and hospice care, which is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness that is focused on providing relief from Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on June 27 unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral bill to bolster investment and create jobs in America’s rural and poor communities. Sen. Wicker sponsored the Rural Jobs Act, S. 2028, with Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and the entire Mississippi congressional delegation asked President Donald Trump to issue a federal disaster declaration for their home state. Sen. Wicker and his colleagues sent a letter to the president requesting full consideration of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) is the lead original cosponsor of the newly proposed, Republican-led Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act, which would ensure that state and local law enforcement cooperate with federal officials to protect local communities from violent criminals Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently introduced the Forest Recovery Act, which would provide a tax cut to American landowners for losses incurred when natural disasters destroy their uncut timber. Sen. Wicker on May 23 introduced S. 1687 with bill Read more…
A final rule from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) could negatively interfere with state and local authorities over distribution utilities, said U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and 22 of his colleagues last week. “We write to express our concerns Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) on May 7 introduced bipartisan legislation that would limit the liability of medical professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a declared disaster. “In Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) last week introduced a bipartisan bill to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing that threatens the national security of the United States. Sen. Wicker on May 1 sponsored the Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement (SAFE) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) praised the announcement on Tuesday that Pascagoula, Miss.-based shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. was awarded a major contract to build the next generation of U.S. Coast Guard polar icebreakers. A United States presence in the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) helped introduce a bill this week that would prohibit black market adoptions of children. “It’s unconscionable to believe children in America — or anywhere — could be bought and sold,” Sen. Capito said. “All Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his Republican colleagues in the Senate on Wednesday unveiled the Protect Act to ensure Americans with pre-existing health conditions would be able to keep their affordable health care coverage. “The Protect Act is an Read more…
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) and U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) on March 28 sponsored bipartisan, bicameral legislation to alleviate challenges faced by Americans seeking to adopt children from foreign countries. The Intercountry Adoption Information Act, S. 938/H.R. 1952, would Read more…
Senior Americans wouldn’t have to pay out-of-pocket costs for preventive colonoscopies under a bipartisan measure cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS). “Seniors should not have to worry about the threat of unexpected medical costs when considering whether to pursue Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) is an original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that would put the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in charge of determining if new Section 232 tariffs pose a national security threat. Currently, the U.S. Commerce Department Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) is among the original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill to ensure the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) justifies that any new Section 232 tariffs meet the threshold for being a national security threat. “I’m pleased Read more…
Legislation cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) to improve defense and security assistance provisions in the Middle East on Feb. 5 received U.S. Senate approval, 77-23. “We have no stronger ally in the Middle East than the state of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned national security experts about the risk of Chinese technology dominance in next-generation wireless communications at a Jan. 29 hearing on the growing threat of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would impose criminal sanctions on people involved in international doping fraud conspiracies. “As hardworking athletes who play by the rules have experienced, the current framework is fundamentally ill-equipped to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Jan. 10 sponsored a bipartisan measure to continue federally funding community health centers and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) beyond this year’s Sept. 30 deadline. “This bipartisan bill will ensure community health centers Read more…