With the Biden administration expected to end familial DNA testing at the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and several of their Republican colleagues on June 7 introduced a GOP-led bill that would require such tests Read more…
To support small businesses, create jobs, and strengthen the nation’s economy, U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently joined a dozen of their GOP colleagues to introduce legislation that would make permanent the 20 percent pass-through business Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on May 11 led half a dozen of her Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would authorize a study of the federal government’s COVID-era telework policy toward determining whether it’s a waste of time. “As Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on May 11 joined almost 40 other Republicans in unveiling legislation that would ensure swift and tough penalties for violent criminals who target America’s law enforcement officers. “Our law enforcement risk their lives to keep Read more…
A congressional charter would be created for the nonprofit, nonpartisan National American Indian Veterans (NAIV) organization under a bipartisan, bicameral bill backed by U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Thune (R-SD), as well as U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD). Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) recently sponsored legislation to streamline the nation’s sluggish permitting and environmental approval processes to make it easier to build energy, transportation, and other infrastructure projects. Sen. Capito, ranking member of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and a bipartisan group of 32 lawmakers on May 2 proposed the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act to protect the safety of America’s children online. “Montana children are the future of our state and our Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined several other Republicans in requesting that the Biden administration impose sanctions on Huawei Cloud and other People’s Republic of China (PRC) cloud computing services operating in the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently led a group of fellow Republicans in proposing legislation that would clarify the rights of American Indians and Indian tribes on native lands under the National Labor Relations Act, helping to restore the sovereign Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on April 19 cosponsored a GOP-led bill that would authorize the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to restrict migration and imports from foreign countries if HHS determines that substantial illicit drug smuggling Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on April 19 signed on as an original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that aims to create a pipeline of wildland firefighters to enter the profession and help care for America’s public lands. The Civilian Conservation Read more…
April would be designated as the Month of the Military Child under a bipartisan, bicameral resolution offered on April 17 by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). “Joining the military is more than just a job, it’s a family commitment Read more…
Technology giants like Facebook and Google are keeping community news publishers from making a profit on Big Tech platforms and it’s killing local journalism, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and a dozen other lawmakers who recently proposed a Read more…
To better support local television broadcasting, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan contingent of more than two dozen of his colleagues in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prioritize a faster rollout of the Next Generation Television Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on March 30 led a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize and bolster federal funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP). “This bipartisan bill will strengthen Montana’s outdoor recreation economy,” Sen. Daines Read more…
Last week, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) signed on as an original cosponsor of legislation that would allow businesses to fully expense new investments, such as machinery, equipment, and technology, in the year of purchase. The Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND) on March 30 introduced legislation along with dozens of their Republican colleagues that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, also known as the death tax, as well as generation-skipping transfer Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on March 28 led a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would permanently allow Americans with Health Savings Accounts (HSA) to access telehealth services without first having to meet their deductible. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Monday led 40 of his Republican colleagues, including U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), in offering a joint resolution disapproving of President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel federal student loans. “President Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on March 23 offered bicameral legislation to protect the four Lower Snake River Dams. The Snake River is the principal tributary to the Columbia Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on March 16 led a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in introducing legislation that would allow the interstate sale of state-inspected meat and poultry. “Our bipartisan bill would allow these high-quality products that pass federally equivalent Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) oppose recently released U.S. Department of Commerce guidance for applicants seeking federal semiconductor incentives provided for in the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. “We are in strong opposition Read more…
After a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was recently reported in Brazil, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) called on President Joe Biden and his administration to immediately suspend the country’s beef imports to America. “As you are aware, the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) this week sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would enhance the energy security of the United States and its allies. “Energy security is national security and focusing on the expansion of American energy exports will Read more…
With the federal government reporting that tens of thousands of people with disabilities are being paid less than the minimum wage, a newly introduced bipartisan, bicameral bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD), Todd Young (R-IN), and Steve Daines (R-MT) recently asked the Biden administration to report on efforts to recover fraudulent benefits obtained through the temporary COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI) programs, which they said have faced waste, Read more…
American auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues would get some federal tax relief under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and 49 of his colleagues. “Auto dealers across the country have Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined two dozen Republicans to introduce a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require the president to submit a balanced budget every year and Congress to enact each of them. Read more…
Congress would have a direct say in how $80 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding authorized for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would be spent under a bicameral bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. John Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Feb. 9 led 33 of her Senate Republican colleagues – including U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Steve Daines (R-MT) – in introducing a bipartisan resolution that would overturn a rule Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently sponsored legislation that would require federal regulatory agencies to take into consideration the risk profiles and business models of individual financial institutions and shape those regulations accordingly. “This bill would ease the regulatory burden Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on Feb. 2 by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) would permanently authorize a cattle contract library that aims to increase market transparency for the nation’s cattle producers. Sen. Fischer introduced the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently sponsored legislation that would give states more control over how taxpayers’ money is spent on education. “Parents know what is best for their children and this legislation will Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined their Republican colleagues to offer bicameral legislation that would provide scholarships to an estimated two million students attending any elementary or secondary education setting to cover tuition, fees, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Monday sponsored legislation to withhold the paychecks for members of Congress when they do not produce a balanced federal budget. “Congress is here to serve — not to be served,” Sen. Daines said on Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution led by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) would designate Jan. 22-28 as National School Choice Week. “From the rural poor to the inner cities, test scores are down even lower Read more…
A federal one-size-fits-all staffing mandate for the nation’s nursing homes won’t work, according to U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and a bipartisan group of his colleagues, who say it would undermine access to care for patients, particularly in rural communities. Read more…
One of the biggest barriers to building energy infrastructure in the United States is the red tape and bureaucracy that allows the permitting process for new energy projects to drag on for years, say U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently called for passage of bipartisan legislation he helped introduce that would prioritize completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. “Our national parks, our forests, our trails all help contribute to Montana’s economy. That’s Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 17 unanimously passed a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) to create a federal charter for the nonprofit National American Indian Veterans (NAIV). “There are many congressionally chartered veterans service organizations, but Read more…
With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) pumping $80 billion of new funding into the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), bicameral legislation sponsored last week by U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) aims to give Congress a Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) led more than a dozen of her Republican colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to choose the less burdensome of two options in its proposed emissions rule for commercial motor vehicles. The EPA’s Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined more than a dozen of their Republican colleagues in calling for a federal assessment of policies signed into law by President Joe Biden that the Committee for a Responsible Federal Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) on Oct. 14 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would increase the pace and scale of forest management on federal lands through increased collaboration on Root and Stem projects. “I have seen firsthand how these collaborative Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) recently joined nine of his Republican colleagues in questioning a guidance document released by the U.S. Department of Education that they think could potentially allow federal employees to double-dip on student loan refunds. Specifically, the 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…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), chairman of the Senate Western Caucus, and U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, again requested more information from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on the America the Beautiful Read more…
Following recent action by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ban the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on federal land, U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined 20 of their Republican colleagues to offer Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) on Sept. 22 sponsored a bill that would prevent double dipping between tax credits and grants or loans for clean vehicle manufacturers. “American automakers have been on the receiving end of historic amounts of taxpayer Read more…