U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Susan Collins (R-ME) on June 14 cosponsored the bipartisan Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act. If enacted, S. 2041, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), would ensure Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently offered a bipartisan bill that would provide incentives to foreign physicians trained in the United States to remain longer after their completed residencies if they promise to practice in America’s rural and medically underserved Read more…
To bolster America’s youth workforce, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) last week introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to support out-of-school programs that develop youth career skills and opportunities. “Setting our country’s kids up for success requires investment in career development Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on May 19 signed on as an original cosponsor of a comprehensive bipartisan reform bill to prop up and improve the finances of the United States Postal Service (USPS). “Americans rely on the U.S. Postal Read more…
Preventative healthcare would become more affordable for United States military veterans under a bipartisan, bicameral bill cosponsored on May 20 by U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH). “When it comes to supporting the men and women who selflessly sacrificed so much Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would create 1,000 new medical positions trained to treat those battling addiction to opioids. “Our country was already facing a shortage of physicians trained in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently offered new legislation that would improve workforce data collection on America’s direct support professionals, who assist with communication, provide on-the-job coaching, and help with the daily living needs for individuals with disabilities. “Every day, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) last week offered bipartisan legislation that aims to drive more resources to the National Farm to School Grant Program, which supports nationwide initiatives to deliver fresh, local foods to schools. “As schools return to in-person Read more…
To bolster national security, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) this week introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would authorize $110 billion to boost American technological research and development, education and training, supply chains, and Read more…
Access to employer-sponsored retirement plans would be expanded for the spouses of active duty United States service members under a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). The Military Spouses Retirement Security Act, S. 1273, which Sen. Collins Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on April 15 introduced legislation that would authorize $8 billion to fund the expansion of national service positions during a COVID-19 pandemic recovery period that would last through fiscal year 2024 to meet the scale Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined a bipartisan contingent of 70 other congressional members in urging President Joe Biden to support sizable investments in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. Despite the importance of semiconductors for America’s Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Susan Collins (R-ME) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would provide automatic United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals. Sen. Blunt on March 25 sponsored the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021, S. 967, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently introduced the Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, S.971, which would commission research on technology and media’s effects on infants, children, and adolescents. The research would specifically focus on core areas of cognitive, Read more…
A bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers led by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) recently introduced legislation to create a new federal grant program in order to promote consumer education on how to properly recycle. “Education is a key component Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who serves on the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, recently introduced bipartisan legislation to clarify the appropriate standards for making federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims. “I encourage our colleagues to support this Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Susan Collins (R-ME) on March 25 introduced a bipartisan bill that would make U.S. citizenship automatic for certain internationally adopted individuals. Sen. Blunt sponsored the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021, S. 967, with five 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…
Eligibility would be extended to allow more children and mothers to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) under a bipartisan bill recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). “By giving states the Read more…
The nation’s school meals programs would get a boost under bipartisan legislation introduced on March 18 by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). The School Food Modernization Act, S. 876, which Sen. Collins sponsored with cosponsor U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), 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…
Substantial cuts to Medicare payments for healthcare providers would be prevented during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “In December, we worked to delay cuts to Medicare provider payments, and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has introduced the bipartisan Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021, which would educate America’s senior citizens about fraud schemes and improve federal monitoring and response to fraud complaints. “Raising awareness — particularly among older Americans Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) this week reintroduced a bipartisan bill to address the behavioral health and well-being of America’s healthcare professionals. “The demands our healthcare heroes are facing haven’t changed. They are being asked to care for communities here Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Monday helped lead a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in introducing a resolution that would establish the Senate Human Rights Commission. “Now more than ever, it is vital the United States prioritize human rights and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to reintroduce the EAGLES Act, which would reauthorize and expand the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC). Sen. Collins on Feb. 23 signed on Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined several of her Republican colleagues in introducing a bill that would gradually raise the federal minimum wage, permanently establish the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, and mandate the use of E-Verify by all Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) this week proposed a bipartisan bill that would provide up to $15 billion in federal matching grants to assist states in building the last-mile infrastructure to extend high-speed internet to the nation’s unserved rural areas Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) last week led a bipartisan group of six other senators in calling on President Joe Biden to remove the Section 301 tariffs levied in 2019 on food, wine and spirits imported from the European Union Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) would help protect the nation’s firefighters, emergency responders, and their local communities from harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in firefighting foams and personal protective equipment. “Firefighters and first Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral bill to ensure federal public safety officers who are injured in the line of duty receive their full retirement benefits, which they currently lose with a work-related injury. “Communities in 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…
America’s researchers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic would receive approximately $25 billion in support under bipartisan, bicameral legislation offered recently by several members of the GOP. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Monday introduced the Research Read more…
Full retirement benefits would be available for federal law enforcement officials, firefighters and other first responders if they are injured on the job under a proposed bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “Our federal first responders Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently unveiled bipartisan legislation to ensure that Chinese goods made with Uyghur forced labor do not enter the United States. “The Chinese government is committing gross violations of human rights against the Uyghurs and Muslim Read more…
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Todd Young (R-IN) on Jan. 26 introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a federal career pathway grant program that would support a stronger American workforce. “In the midst of the current economic crisis, it is Read more…
Bipartisan legislation co-authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to support the health and well-being of family caregivers became law on Jan. 5 with the president’s signature. “This new law will give caregivers and their loved ones the support they Read more…
Several provisions from bipartisan legislation co-authored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to bolster the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel recently became law as part of a larger legislative package. Language from the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) led a bicameral, bipartisan contingent of her home-state lawmakers in urging federal transportation officials to ensure Maine lobsters are transported on time to specific domestic markets. “Lobster is a critical component of Maine’s economy, representing Read more…
The roughly $1.4 trillion year-end omnibus package recently signed into law by the president includes bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct outreach to healthcare Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to close a current gap in care for military veterans living with early-stage dementia, is set to be signed into law by the president as part of a broader veteran benefits Read more…
Congressional leadership should include two pieces of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to establish new Smithsonian museums in the year-end omnibus appropriations package, urged U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Will Hurd (R-TX). Specifically, the National Read more…
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Richard Burr (R-NC) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to unveil legislation on Dec. 8 that supports American public servants who have incurred brain injuries while stationed at overseas embassies. “Public servants who work 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…
The Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) helped introduce last year to improve efforts around combating marine debris, is heading to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. “I look forward to seeing this Read more…
Members of the congressional Problem Solvers Caucus joined several U.S. senators this week to unveil a bipartisan, bicameral $908 billion COVID-19 emergency relief framework that they hope lays the foundation for another stimulus package to support Americans and boost the Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to protect America’s senior citizens against numerous fraudulent scams on Nov. 18 received unanimous approval from the U.S. Senate. “Raising awareness — particularly among older Americans who are more likely to Read more…
As part of a larger anti-fraud measure, the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 17 approved a bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) that aims to prevent fraud against older Americans. Rep. Buchanan is the lead original Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 16 unanimously voted 401-0 to pass a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that would provide free, lifetime National Parks passes to America’s military veterans with service-related disabilities, as well Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently unveiled legislation aimed at propping up America’s small businesses for another year as they continue to address economic challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. “Small businesses are the engine of our economy, but the Read more…