U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on May 21 joined several colleagues in introducing a bipartisan bill to extend federal COVID-19 relief loans over a longer period of time and allow for some flexibility in where the funds may go for Read more…
America’s small businesses having fewer than 20 workers would receive COVID-19 federal relief funds under new bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT). “This bipartisan legislation is about taking the decision-making powers out of the hands of Washington, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) led two dozen Republicans in proposing a bill that would permit sanctions against the People’s Republic of China if the country is found to have obstructed or failed to cooperate in investigations related to the Read more…
Landmark legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) to preserve and protect the nation’s public lands this week received support from more than 800 conservation groups. “Congress should hear their call and pass the Great American Outdoors Act to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) recently signed on as a cosponsor of GOP-led legislation that would permit U.S. citizens to sue China over the coronavirus and last week introduced his chamber’s version of a bipartisan bill to bolster U.S. drug Read more…
Nonprofits must be considered for additional federal financial assistance in the next COVID-19 emergency funding relief package, said U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and several of his colleagues. “As we work to build on the CARES Act in the next Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on May 5 introduced a bipartisan bill that would extend public safety officer death benefits to public safety officers whose death is caused by COVID–19. “As North Carolinians continue staying inside to keep themselves and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) helped get guidelines expanded that allow Montana seasonal businesses and workers to receive loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the lawmaker announced on April 27. “This is about ensuring Montana’s seasonal small businesses and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week led a bipartisan contingent of U.S. senators in requesting that any forthcoming emergency spending package make local trade and professional associations eligible for federal assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined more than two dozen of his U.S. Senate Republican colleagues in urging the government against allowing early releases for violent offenders incarcerated in federal prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have serious concerns about Read more…
America’s caregivers for senior citizens should not be overlooked in forthcoming guidelines being set to disburse federal funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chairman of the Senate Special Committee Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and more than a dozen other senators called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to help sustain the U.S. dairy industry by utilizing authorities under the recently signed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and several of his GOP Senate colleagues are seeking information from the World Health Organization (WHO) on its possible involvement helping the Chinese Communist Party cover up the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Young, chairman of the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently urged the president to take steps to strengthen and secure the medical and pharmaceutical supply chain in the United States. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear how relying upon China for medicine or essential Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) helped lead a bipartisan group of 33 senators in requesting additional financial help for healthcare providers seeking coronavirus-related assistance through Medicare’s Accelerated and Advance Payments Program. “Our frontline health care providers and medical professionals across Read more…
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) joined more than a dozen Republican colleagues in requesting new guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department that provides flexibility and reduces red tape for states using their emergency stimulus funds. Sen. McSally and 15 other Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) urged the U.S. State Department to work with America’s allies to fully investigate China’s response to the emergence of the virus causing COVID-19 and to hold the country accountable for any culpability. “The American people Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Martha McSally (R-AZ) announced they successfully secured federal assistance for Native American Tribes as part of the latest coronavirus relief package. “As the coronavirus pandemic impacts millions of Americans across the country, we cannot Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R- KS) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in expressing concerns about coronavirus-related scams targeting America’s senior citizens, and requested additional protections and information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about what it is doing to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on March 23 introduced bipartisan legislation that would appropriate $2 billion for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help small broadband companies provide internet connectivity for students and their families during the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) joined a bipartisan group of 20 senators representing states along the United States-Canada border in seeking travel exemptions from the northern border’s March 21 closure, which is negatively impacting supply chain companies and local residents. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) on March 17 introduced bipartisan legislation that would require private health insurance plans to completely cover treatments or forthcoming vaccines for COVID-19. “This bipartisan bill mitigates the coronavirus outbreak by ensuring Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) earlier this month introduced a bipartisan bill that would establish a trust to benefit all unpaid cash sellers of livestock. “Our ranchers raise the highest quality cattle in the world, and they deserve certainty when Read more…
The U.S. Senate on March 16 passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) to protect GI Bill education benefits for the nation’s military veterans and their dependents who opt to take online classes during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more…
Legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) to prohibit agencies from using federal funds for publicity or advertising purposes on March 11 was approved by the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “I thank my colleagues for Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Steve Daines (R-MT) on March 12 introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand the current federal disaster unemployment assistance program to more workers. “If workers are ill, or caring for sick loved ones, they should Read more…
U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Steve Daines (R-MT) on March 9 introduced a bipartisan bill to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and decrease the multibillion-dollar maintenance backlog plaguing America’s national parks and forests. “Yesterday I Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) said they have President Donald Trump’s support for their bipartisan legislation to provide full, mandatory funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which would help decrease the $12 billion Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Steve Daines (R-MT) are concerned that the federal government’s lift of a ban on Brazilian raw beef imports could put food safety standards at risk. “Given that the United States halted Brazilian raw beef Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently urged the president to push for favorable pulse crop provisions during ongoing trade negotiations with India. “Unfair Indian tariffs on pulse crops have substantially harmed our producers back home,” wrote Sen. Daines and U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Feb. 12 sponsored a bill that would restrict certain federal grants for states that grant driver licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about criminal aliens with the federal government. “Immigrants must Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) joined a bipartisan group of their U.S. Senate colleagues in requesting that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) support the nation’s sugar beet farmers that have been beleaguered by bad weather. Read more…
The president on Jan. 24 signed into law a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) in his chamber to increase penalties for pirate radio. “Honored to have gotten this important bipartisan bill signed into law on behalf Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Jan. 23 said he plans to introduce bipartisan legislation to help protect the privacy of his home-state constituents and all Americans. “Montanans want their privacy protected,” Sen. Daines said. “That’s why I’m fighting to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Jan. 10 said they support the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed regulatory changes to ensure a level playing field for participation by students of faith and faith-based Read more…
Both houses of Congress have resolved their differences over bicameral, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) to stop illegal broadcasters and the bill is now set to become law. “This is great news for Montana local radio Read more…
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced H.R. 5430, the legislative vehicle to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), with a bipartisan vote of 25-3. The committee’s favorable approval of the agreement to reform the North American Free Trade Read more…
The U.S. Senate recently approved bipartisan legislation supported by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) that aims to end robocalls and on Dec. 20 presented the bill to the president to be signed into law. The U.S. House of Representatives on Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Dec. 11 sponsored a bipartisan bill to protect water access in Montana and end a controversial water dispute between his home state and a Native American Indian tribe. Sen. Daines introduced the Montana Water Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Dec. 4 by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) would prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in America’s western waters, including in his home state of Montana. “Empowering our local communities with the resources they need Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) recently proposed bipartisan, bicameral legislation to allow American families the option of advancing up to $5,000 of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to help fund unpaid time off, infant Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is cosponsoring legislation that would penalize anyone who illegally advises U.S. military veterans on their benefits without having proper accreditation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “Veterans in Iowa and across the country Read more…
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing last week to review legislation being led by U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Martha McSally (R-AZ) that would encourage renewable energy development on public lands. The Public Land Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) last week requested action by the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on his bipartisan proposal to combat online booking fraud. Sen. Daines on July 23 sponsored the Stop Online Booking Scams Act of Read more…
.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) spearheaded a bipartisan contingent in proposing legislation to spur the development of renewable energy on public lands. “This bill cuts through the bureaucratic red tape to deliver additional affordable and reliable energy for Arizonans, while Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently requested prompt federal financial support for Montana farmers who have lost their crops due to excessive regional rainfall. “As you know, Montana farmers and the agriculture economy overall are facing significant challenges, whether it Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) this week urged the bosses at two national parks in Montana to help improve visitation at some of the state’s smaller parks. “As we continue to see record-breaking visitation numbers, encouraging visitation to smaller parks Read more…
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and a bipartisan contingent of 30 other senators urged U.S. Senate leaders to include a reauthorization of two critical federal programs for rural counties in any end-of-year legislation. Specifically, Sen. McSally and her colleagues requested Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) urged congressional leaders to ensure the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) preserves a robust program of nuclear modernization in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 by fully funding the nation’s nuclear Read more…
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must restore full education benefits for members of the U.S. Army National Guard and the Reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces, said U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Steve Daines (R-MT) earlier this Read more…