A change in Senate leadership will create a greater opportunity to get things done, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said in reaction to results from the 2014 midterm election. Republicans took full control of Congress during the election, gaining their Read more…
Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) were among 44 Republican U.S. Senators urging President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline in a letter sent Friday. The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) demanded answers regarding reports that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is forcing Americans to declare their race and ethnicity when purchasing a firearm in a letter sent to the Obama administration Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said on Monday that parallel federal and state reviews should be undertaken into the events that led to the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Blunt said he spoke to President Obama and Attorney Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) discussed on Friday how EPA policies on energy, utilities and water impact farm families during a stop at a family farm outside of La Plata, Mo. Blunt also talked about his vote to authorize House Speaker Read more…
A bipartisan group of legislators rolled out legislation on Thursday that would help armed service members track events and situations that could lead to later health issues. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) were among the original Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Monday by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) outlines stronger economic and security partnerships between the United States and Israel. The U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act would reauthorize cooperation between the two countries on the Read more…
Amendments introduced by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Thursday aim to help veterans find jobs and protect the middle class from the effects of a carbon tax. The Hire More Heroes Amendment, which Blunt previously introduced as a standalone bill, Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Friday by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) would enhance power grid reliability while shielding utilities from contradicting environmental statutes. The Grid Reliability Act would prevent potential situations in which a utility company is Read more…
The Senate approved legislation on Friday that was introduced by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to encourage President Obama to appoint a special envoy to foster religious freedom for religious minorities in the Middle East. Blunt and House Armed Services Committee Read more…
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said on Tuesday he had “serious” questions about reports that no system exists within healthcare exchange to address inconsistencies, which could lead to inappropriate subsidies and health plan enrollments. Reports from the HHS Office of Inspector Read more…
The Senate approved bipartisan legislation on Friday that was introduced by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to help law enforcement officials investigate child crimes and to support the child victims. Blunt and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Read more…
Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) became original co-sponsors of legislation on Thursday that would prevent the EPA from expanding federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Protecting Water and Property Rights Act would halt an Read more…
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced bipartisan legislation on Thursday that was co-sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to increase support for programs that serve victims of child abuse. Blunt and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) co-sponsored the Victims of Child Abuse Read more…
Legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Tuesday would require federal agencies to examine how an EPA proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants would impact the economy. The Coal Country Protection Act would block the proposal Read more…
Following reports of waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars at Affordable Care Act (ACA) application processing facilities, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) recently renewed his call for transparency from the Obama administration. Employees at application processing centers in Missouri, Kentucky and Read more…
Lawmakers responded to President Obama’s announcement on Tuesday that 10,000 American troops would remain in Afghanistan until 2016 with calls to provide adequate support for military action there. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) led a group of senators on Monday who called for more information about studies on the mental health treatment received by service members who were deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. The senators pushed for additional information Read more…
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would ensure service members’ health plans cover treatment for children and other family members with disabilities. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced an amendment on Tuesday that would prevent any legislation from placing a tax or fee on carbon emissions. Blunt filed an amendment to the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act that would establish a point Read more…
Legislation introduced on Wednesday would provide a U.S. strategy to deter Russian aggression in Europe that could jeopardize regional prosperity and impact economic growth domestically. Nineteen Republican senators supported the Russian Aggression Prevention Act. Among the bill’s supporters were Sens. Read more…
In a continuing effort to address the military’s mental health system, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) visited Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., on Friday to meet with local military leaders at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital. “Nearly one in four Americans Read more…
As Americans marked tax day on Tuesday, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said the Democrats’ agenda continues to threaten to incite higher taxes, wasteful spending and economic uncertainty. “With household income down $3,000 on President Obama’s watch and the labor force Read more…
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) recently urged Attorney General Eric Holder to draw from evidenced-based strategies implemented by states to curb prescription drug and heroin addiction to develop federal policies. Portman and Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) co-authored a letter to Holder Read more…
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved legislation on Tuesday co-authored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to make U.S. manufacturing more competitive in the global economy and promote innovation. Blunt and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are co-sponsors of the Read more…
The Senate Finance Committee recently approved bipartisan legislation that would enable startup companies and small businesses to utilize the research and development tax credit. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) was an original co-sponsor of the Startup Innovation Credit Act. The bill Read more…
An amendment introduced by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Tuesday would prevent federal tax or fees on carbon emissions or products that are direct or indirect sources of emissions. The amendment was attached to legislation that addresses unemployment insurance in Read more…
The Senate approved bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) on Monday that would improve mental health care across the nation. A version of the Excellence in Mental Health Act was approved as an amendment Read more…
The House of Representatives approved bipartisan legislation on Thursday that would expand access to community mental health services and enhance the quality of care for individuals living with mental illness. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) championed the Read more…
Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) called on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to move forward with a $100 million fund to help support broadband Internet access in rural areas. The FCC created the Remote Access Fund within the Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) led a group of senators on Tuesday who requested an explanation of the FCC’s aborted plan to conduct a study on how editorial decisions are made in newsrooms across the country. The FCC recently called off Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday in expressing concern about the Army’s proposal to cut the combat aviation assets and force structure of the Army National Guard. Blunt, a member of the Senate Armed Read more…
Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would encourage domestic production and refinement of raw minerals to reduce America’s dependence on Chinese imports, create jobs and protect the military’s technological edge. The National Rare Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) joined a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday who called on the Obama administration to expedite implementation of livestock insurance programs reauthorized in the 2014 Farm Bill. Blunt, the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) authored an amendment to the flood insurance bill approved by the Senate on Thursday that aims to protect private sector jobs, homeowners and property values across the nation. Under current law, home renovations or remodeling projects Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday in urging President Obama to consider the ramifications of anticipated EPA rules that would address greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. During his State of the Union Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Friday by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) would establish a $50 billion fund to promote job creation and enhance the nation’s ability to maintain and update its infrastructure. The Partnership to Build America Read more…
A bipartisan measure that would enact new safeguards to protect consumer information stored by businesses and government agencies from security breaches was introduced on Wednesday by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.). The Data Security Act of 2014 Read more…
A measure that would require the EPA to publicly report on how its existing regulations under the Clean Air Act impact the economy before new regulations are finalized would foster job creation and recovery, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said on Read more…
In an effort to prevent a lower cost of living adjustment for working-aged military retirees, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) cosponsored legislation on Wednesday that would restore the COLA and close a tax loophole to offset the costs. The Bipartisan Budget Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) recently joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling for the Department of Labor to reverse its decision to subject some small farms to oversight from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Congress has prohibited OSHA Read more…
Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) recently enlisted actress Glenn Close to push for congressional support of the bipartisan Excellence in Mental Health Act, which was recently backed by the Senate Finance Committee. Mental health advocates, veterans and Read more…
The FDA recently heeded a bipartisan effort led by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to repurpose key language of the Food Safety Modernization Act to allow for additional public comment. In March, the FDA introduced two rules that would implement the Read more…
A number of amendments authored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) were included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 that was recently signed into law by President Obama. “I’m pleased that several of my amendments were included Read more…
The Senate passed the bipartisan Accuracy for Adoptees Act on Friday, which was introduced by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to make the process for correcting errors in the birth certificates of children adopted abroad more efficient. The U.S. Citizenship and Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) cosponsored the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act on Thursday, a bipartisan bill that could lead to additional sanctions against Iran if its regime violates terms of the nuclear agreement recently reached in Geneva. The nuclear agreement Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced a bipartisan measure on Thursday that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the “Monuments Men,” a group of men and women who worked to prevent artwork from being destroyed during World War II. “This Read more…
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved bipartisan legislation on Wednesday authored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to promote religious freedom in the Near East and South Central Asia through appointment of a special envoy. The envoy would coordinate efforts with Read more…
The Senate Finance Committee approved a bipartisan bill on Thursday that was introduced by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) to expand access to mental health treatment and improve available care. Blunt and Stabenow introduced the Excellence in Read more…
Senate Law Enforcement Caucus Co-Chair Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday that would reauthorize the Victim of Child Abuse Act and fund Children’s Advocacy Centers for child victims of violent crimes. Blunt introduced the legislation with Sens. Read more…