U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) spearheaded a bipartisan, bicameral plea from almost a dozen members in both houses of Congress who want two new agencies under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquartered in the Kansas City area. According 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. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) led nine of her colleagues in requesting improved advanced communications be made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers so that local communities in flood zones might be better prepared for disasters. “In our discussions Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Rice (R-SC) and Tom Reed (R-NY) have introduced a bipartisan bill to permanently extend the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which will otherwise expire at the end of the year. “Making the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent will Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) led the entire Missouri congressional delegation in supporting the Missouri governor’s request for a disaster declaration for 13 counties devastated by severe flooding. In an April 24 letter to Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Sam Graves (R-MO) have sponsored bipartisan legislation that aims to recognize minorities who served during World War I. The World War I Valor Medals Review Act, H.R. 2249, would require a review of the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) in introducing legislation earlier this month that would make permanent a tax credit to incentivize employers to hire people who have traditionally faced difficulties finding Read more…
U.S. Senate appropriators who are considering the fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget must fully fund the federal Firefighter Cancer Registry as soon as possible, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and a bipartisan contingent of 34 lawmakers said this week. “Full Read more…
Bipartisan groups of 38 senators and 77 representatives led respectively by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to hasten implementation of 2018 Farm Bill provisions that they 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…
Republican senators from the midwestern states of Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa commended the text of a $13.45 billion emergency funding bill unveiled this week by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for the supplemental funds their states would receive to help Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on March 12 sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would permanently extend the new markets tax credit to incentivize development projects in America’s underserved communities, among several other provisions. Sen. Blunt unveiled the New Markets Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) on Feb. 26 sponsored bipartisan legislation to reform employee health benefits in the United States. The Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act, H.R. 1366, would amend the Internal Revenue Code Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) last week cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would get America’s employers involved in helping their workers pay off student loan debt. The Employer Participation in Repayment Act, S. 460, would permit employers to contribute up Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) this week introduced a bipartisan bill that would reform how alcoholic beverages are taxed across the nation. The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, H.R. 1175, sponsored on Feb. 13 by U.S. Rep. Ron Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on Feb. 12 introduced bipartisan legislation that would support American employers in attracting and retaining qualified employees by permitting them to help pay off a worker’s federal student loan debt. “With the cost of education Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Feb. 6 introduced a bipartisan bill to reform the international adoption process. “There are millions of children around the world without a safe, stable home,” Sen. Blunt said. “We can help connect these children 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. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Jan. 30 introduced legislation that would require wireless providers to divulge specific caller location information during life or death situations. The Kelsey Smith Act, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Jan. 31 unveiled bipartisan legislation to encourage American families who receive federal housing assistance to move to low-poverty regions and expand access to opportunity areas. The Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Jan. 30 sponsored bipartisan legislation to ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. “All service providers – religious or otherwise – should have a Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Jan. 17 joined fellow Republicans to introduce legislation that would reduce the tax rate on estates, gifts and generation-skipping transfers, according to the congressional record. “The current estate tax is often a crushing blow 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…
Dozens of Republican senators signed on to support the reintroduced Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2019. S. 92, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), would increase accountability and transparency in the federal regulatory Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) received U.S. Senate approval earlier this week to update policies on recreational fishing. “Passage of the ‘Modern Fish Act’ will boost our conservation efforts and benefit the local economies that Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) recently voiced their concern to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding a national policy change that could cause extended waits for Americans seeking liver transplants. Changes made Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and 43 other Republican members of Congress made a bicameral plea to President Donald Trump requesting that he restart and hasten construction of the $8 billion Keystone XL project, a proposed 1,180 mile-long crude oil Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), chairman of the U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee, this week led a successful bipartisan negotiation with congressional leaders on proposed legislation that tackles sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. The U.S. Senate on Thursday subsequently Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 6 approved a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) that would establish a federal task force to identify current gaps in the nation’s availability of broadband Internet access service on agricultural lands Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 27 approved by unanimous consent a bipartisan resolution sponsored by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) designed to encourage more American adoptions. “As an adoptive parent, I know how much joy and pride welcoming a child Read more…
As chairwoman of the U.S. House Ethics Committee, U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) this week led its members in seeking swift passage of a bill to modify the Congressional Accountability Act, which includes protections against sexual harassment for legislative branch Read more…
A dozen Republican senators led by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) last week requested that the U.S. Treasury Department improve protections for America’s community banks via tax relief provided in federal laws. The lawmakers have requested that the final rule Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Oct. 3 agreed, 93-6, to approve a U.S. House amendment to sweeping Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reform that includes numerous provisions championed by U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Richard Burr (R-NC), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Thom Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s disease, helped secure Senate passage of a $425 million increase for Alzheimer’s research. Citing Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Aug. 28 introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a multi-country advisory committee that the U.S. Secretary of State would consult regarding intercountry adoptions. “Millions of children around the world are in need of permanent, loving Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) led a bipartisan delegation in seeking increased volume obligations and to ensure compliance for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuel in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “While these Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Susan Collins (R-ME) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would determine how technology and media impact the development of infants, children and adolescents across the United States. “Children are increasingly using digital devices in their Read more…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must help Missouri livestock producers, who currently suffer declining farm incomes resulting from record low yields and a severe drought that has impacted their ability to obtain feedstock, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) wrote Read more…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should immediately step in and assist efforts to replenish the nation’s continuously depleted supply of medications and stabilize the American health care system, say U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and a bipartisan group Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) has co-sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill to update federal law supporting America’s child abuse victims. The Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018, S. 2961 and H.R. 5955, would reauthorize the Victims Read more…
Under bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), wireless communications providers would be required to provide call-location information to law enforcement officers who respond to emergency calls from Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), chairman of the U.S. Senate Rules Committee, has proposed a bipartisan bill that, among several provisions, would require members of Congress to repay awards and settlements stemming from acts of harassment they personally commit, even Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Majority Whip on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), chairman of the bipartisan House Automotive Caucus, both gave President Donald Trump a thumbs up for repealing another Obama-era rule. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is out front in a recent bipartisan request seeking more than $30 million in funding for the federal Bookshare program, which offers students with disabilities free access to adaptive books. “Your support for this program Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) led a bipartisan effort to give Americans more fuel choices beginning this summer. On the heels Read more…
A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker (R-MS) to advance the use of precision farming by identifying and closing broadband connectivity gaps in rural areas was approved by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on April 25. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has spearheaded a bipartisan congressional effort seeking the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson, an American imprisoned in Turkey since 2016 on what the lawmaker’s office deems as bogus charges related to terrorism and espionage. Turkish Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) teamed up with U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to lead 42 Senate colleagues in recommending that President Donald Trump support a joint proposal from the United States, Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) spearheaded a group of his Senate colleagues in urging President Donald Trump to revisit consideration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in talks this week with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that are expected to encompass Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to bolster carbon-capture system development while reducing carbon emissions has been incorporated as part of the nation’s new budget law President Donald Trump signed on Feb. 9. “Not only Read more…