Federal programs that help farmers manage financial risk through diversification, marketing, or conservation practices would be reauthorized and improved under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). “When it comes to agriculture and unpredictable weather patterns, diversification Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide incentives to physicians to practice in America’s rural and medically underserved communities. “Too many rural areas in North Carolina and across the country lack the healthcare workforce Read more…
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on March 8 led a bipartisan contingent of 37 lawmakers in introducing a bill that would amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow animals used in federal research to be adopted or rehomed after being Read more…
With most Americans living well beyond retirement age, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) would help them better plan for retirement by ensuring they have critical information for determining when to claim Read more…
To spur economic growth and urban renewal, U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) on March 2 signed on as original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill that would improve the historic rehabilitation tax credit. “The Historic Tax Credit Read more…
With 100 million people across the nation not having a park within a half-mile from home, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently offered a bipartisan, bicameral bill to increase outdoor recreational opportunities, particularly in America’s urban and low-income communities. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Feb. 14 introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) to include a greater focus on preventing targeted, mass violence, including at America’s schools. “No child should Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently offered a bipartisan bill that would fund mitigation and research on spotted wing drosophila (SWD), an invasive pest from East Asia that lays eggs in soft-skinned fruit crops, including blueberries, cherries, raspberries, blackberries, and Read more…
Agricultural exports and market access are critical for Iowa’s economy, said U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) during a recent hearing held by the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. The senator touted agriculture in her home state, which in Read more…
With Alzheimer’s projected to afflict 12.7 million Americans and surpass almost $1 trillion in annual costs by 2050, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) unveiled two bipartisan bills to help bolster research to effectively treat the Read more…
Concerns expressed by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and 11 of her Republican colleagues helped convince the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to delay the effective date of a final rule related to a reclassification of the northern Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to reform and modernize the Electoral Count Act of 1887 became law as part of the fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill. “I am thrilled to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently announced that legislative provisions she authored to bolster America’s public health preparedness and response systems were included in the $1.7 trillion year-end government funding package signed into law in December 2022 by President Joe Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to modify provisions related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) accelerated approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases and conditions recently became law as part of a larger Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that will fund research on technology and media’s effects on infants, children, and adolescents became law last week as part of the $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus package signed Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that aims to support children’s access to mental health care by reauthorizing the federal Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Grant Program. “The IECMH program has trained thousands of Read more…
The Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, which Congress recently approved as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, includes several provisions authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). The IAA authorizes appropriations for intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently proposed by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) would provide premium-free, zero cost-sharing medical insurance coverage for America’s Reserve and National Guard members. “Ensuring that all of our troops have access to health care is not just Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) to help protect the nation’s firefighters and emergency responders from exposure to toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill now heads Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led eight of his Republican colleagues in requesting details about Project Hamilton, an initiative to research the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by a Federal Reserve bank. Project Hamilton is a collaboration Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Nov. 29 voiced support for a bipartisan bill she introduced to promote dental healthcare services and improve health outcomes among Americans living in underserved communities. “By improving education regarding dental care, this bipartisan bill Read more…
Bipartisan legislation supported by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) to bolster suicide prevention resources used by law enforcement received approval on Nov. 29 from the U.S. House of Representatives and is headed to the president’s desk to be signed into Read more…
Ukrainian forces must be armed with America’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to continue making gains in the country’s fight against Russia’s war of aggression, said U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. “We write to express Read more…
At the request of U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and eight of her Republican colleagues, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently confirmed that it will investigate the impact sole-source contracts in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins would authorize grants for states to provide financial assistance and expand monitoring, testing, and remediation of hazardous perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS found on America’s farmlands. “USDA needs Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently led 30 Democrats in calling for the immediate release of federal funds from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps eligible low-income households and senior citizens pay their energy bills. “LIHEAP provides Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Hoeven (R-ND), and 25 of their GOP Senate colleagues urged the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to withdraw its proposed rulemaking to implement a greenhouse gas emissions performance measure on state departments of transportation Read more…
Concerned about the nation’s ongoing loss of licensed dairy operations, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the effectiveness of the federal milk pricing system Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Sept. 21 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to provide states with more federal resources to help prevent trafficking of homeless and runaway youth and to increase support services Read more…
A bipartisan resolution introduced this week by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) that would designate September 2022 as National Workforce Development Month received approval from the U.S. Senate. “Americans know that, in order to compete on the global stage, we Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered on Sept. 15 by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) would reform and update the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to ensure that the electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect each state’s vote for the President Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently joined eight of her Republican colleagues to introduce legislation that would simplify the grant process for America’s non-urbanized areas. “Many of our rural communities lack the infrastructure to submit competitive grants, putting them Read more…
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) last week welcomed news from the U.S. State Department that it is establishing an Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region to advance United States policy. The Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region also will engage with counterparts Read more…
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Rob Portman (R-OH) led 11 of their Republican colleagues in requesting changes to several provisions in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s recent funding opportunity notice for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Read more…
America’s violent crime laws — including for homicides, bank robbery, carjacking, and kidnapping — would be strengthened under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and almost two dozen of her Republican colleagues. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) joined a bipartisan contingent of nine other senators in requesting that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) follows congressional intent in implementing the Direct Air Capture Hub Program established under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on July 20 joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to introduce two bills aimed at ensuring that the electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect each state’s vote for president. “We Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on July 13 joined 49 of her chamber’s Republican colleagues in introducing a joint resolution to nullify a final rule amending regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). “We need environmental review Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on June 22 introduced a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) from fiscal years 2023 through 2027. “As a longtime advocate in the fight against Read more…
With diabetes being the nation’s most expensive chronic condition costing a total of $327 billion per year, a forthcoming bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) aims to help reduce the price of insulin and provide for patient Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on June 14 by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) would require that the federal government only buy American flags completely produced and manufactured in the United States. “The American flag serves as a symbol of our identity, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently introduced the bipartisan Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022, which would provide skills training to family caregivers of children with autism. “Millions of American families devote enormous time and attention to care for loved Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently led a bipartisan group of 55 senators in calling on U.S. Senate appropriators to fully fund Federal TRIO Programs in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) aims to simplify the process for the nation’s small businesses to offer their employees retirement plans. “Making it easier and more affordable for smaller businesses to offer retirement plans is Read more…
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 25 advanced a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that would provide federal workers’ compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) recently led a bipartisan group of nine other lawmakers in requesting that the necessary resources to properly staff and secure the nation’s northern and southwest borders be included in the fiscal year 2023 homeland security Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and several of her Republican colleagues urged U.S. Senate appropriations leaders to substantially double funding for the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). “As you develop the fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Read more…
A pair of bipartisan bills recently introduced by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) seek to continue the nation’s progress in working to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, which costs the United States a staggering $321 Read more…
A bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) would encourage American families to invest in a 529 education savings account, which could be used to pay for a two- or four-year college education or vocational school. “Education plays Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on April 11 joined her fellow co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus and the House Diabetes Caucus to unveil new bipartisan policy priorities aimed at encouraging insulin manufacturers to reduce list prices, while extending beneficiary Read more…