Hoping to expand investments in low-income communities and strengthen local economies, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly are helping to lead bipartisan and bicameral legislation to reform Opportunity Zones. Opportunity Zones are an economic development tool Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) recently cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would improve the removal of lead from drinking water in public housing across the nation. “Families shouldn’t have to face the threat of lead contamination in their drinking water Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on April 7 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would reform the federal Opportunity Zones tax incentive. The Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act, H.R. 7467 / S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on March 24 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would establish the Mental Health Excellence in Schools Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services Read more…
U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC), Todd Young (R-IN), and Richard Burr (R-NC) on March 22 introduced legislation that would make childcare programs more affordable while allowing parents to choose a provider that best fits their needs. “The Democrats’ childcare proposals Read more…
President Joe Biden on March 18 signed into law a bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) that establishes grants and requires other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among the nation’s healthcare workforce. Sen. Young originally Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) led 40 of their GOP colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden work with America’s NATO allies to expedite the transfer of aircraft, air defense systems and other combat and support Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week introduced legislation that would set new regulations and guidelines on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) digital yuan, which was introduced in January by the Chinese Central Bank. The CCP’s Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) helped lead a bipartisan contingent in urging Senate leaders to support U.S. economic competitiveness and innovation in any upcoming legislative package by expanding the research and development tax credit for small businesses and preserving full Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) led 35 of his Republican colleagues in questioning President Joe Biden about why an additional $30 billion in federal funding would be needed to help the nation in its ongoing fight against COVID-19. President Biden Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), John Thune (R-SD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) on March 1 offered legislation that would streamline how consumers consent to receiving electronic documents, such as contracts, bank statements and account information. The senators, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Todd Young (R-IN) recently joined a dozen other Republicans to introduce legislation that would increase transparency around a broadband buildout grant awarded to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Specifically, the Broadband Buildout Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on Feb. 17 introduced a bipartisan bill that would establish a pilot program to provide eligible workers with portable benefits, which are various employee-oriented plans, such as health insurances and retirement plans, that workers may Read more…
As auto dealerships struggle with inflation and inventory shortages amid ongoing supply chain disruptions, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and his Republican colleagues requested that the U.S. Treasury Department use its existing authority to provide America’s automobile industry with some Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Feb. 17 by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) would close a long-standing gap in education for older adults and people with disabilities about Medicare enrollment. “Currently, seniors who miss the sign-up deadline for Medicare Part B Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Tuesday unveiled comprehensive legislation to slap stiff economic sanctions against Russia, which continues to threaten Ukraine. “As the noose tightens around Ukraine, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on Feb. 8 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and authorize a federal evaluation of the impact such services have had on Medicare beneficiaries. “The telehealth flexibilities put Read more…
To help American producers more quickly export their products internationally, U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and John Thune (R-SD) on Feb. 3 introduced the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act to update federal regulations for the global shipping industry. If enacted, Read more…
Senate Republicans recently questioned the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about its plan to expand a collaboration with ID.me, an action that will require American taxpayers to open an ID.me account to access IRS online resources. The process, which is set Read more…
The national liver distribution policy is disproportionately harmful to patients living in the Midwest and South and it must be reversed by the Biden administration, said U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and 14 of their colleagues. In Read more…
Almost a dozen Republican senators recently offered legislation that would fight inflationary spending by the United States government. “American families cannot continue to endure the burden of skyrocketing costs of everyday goods brought on by reckless spending in Washington,” said Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) joined a home-state colleague to urge fast passage of a bipartisan bill that would invest in American manufacturing and address the global semiconductor shortage impacting auto manufacturing. Sen. Portman and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) joined his fellow Republicans on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee last week to again request information from the U.S. Department of the Treasury on international tax negotiations — particularly digital services taxes — that they Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
To help ramp up manufacturing stateside, a section of the U.S. Commerce Department website would be designated to serve as a hub for connecting manufacturers with federal manufacturing programs under a bipartisan bill introduced on Dec. 14 by U.S. Rep. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Todd Young (R-IN), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) recently joined several other Republicans to introduce legislation that would authorize a framework to allow innovation under Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration project waivers. Specifically, the Let States Innovate Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and 17 of his Senate Republican colleagues called on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to schedule a vote on the U.S.-Chile Bilateral Tax Treaty. Negotiated between the United States and Chile in 2010, the treaty Read more…
Republican members of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee requested a closed briefing with Biden administration officials to discuss transportation supply chain issues and the nation’s “unprecedented levels of freight congestion.” “This committee would benefit from the opportunity Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Nov. 15 introduced the bipartisan Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2021, which would reauthorize $6 million annually through fiscal year 2027 to implement restoration projects and Read more…
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee called on the Biden Administration to show leadership on trade by beginning to negotiate rules for digital trade with U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. “Our refusal to get into the game to set Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Rob Portman (R-OH) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide critical resources to conserve and restore fish and wildlife populations in the Great Lakes Basin. “The Great Lakes play a crucial role in Indiana’s Read more…
A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) that would encourage law enforcement officers to seek mental health resources by creating clear privacy standards will be heading to the president’s desk to be signed into law after receiving approval Read more…
Global access to the COVID-19 vaccine must be increased, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and a bipartisan group of more than a dozen of his colleagues. “We urge you in the strongest possible terms to do more to Read more…
U.S. Senate Republicans on Oct. 21 introduced legislation that would prohibit the implementation of new requirements for reporting bank account deposits and withdrawals. The Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, S. 3056, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on Oct. 21 sponsored a bipartisan bill to help improve health outcomes across the nation by addressing the economic and social conditions impacting Americans. “A person’s health should not be dependent on where they live Read more…
The Medicare Advantage (MA) program, which provides high-quality, affordable care to over 26 million senior citizens and enrollees with disabilities who qualify for Special Needs Plans, should be protected from payment cuts, according to U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on Sept. 27 joined almost two dozen Republican senators to unveil legislation that would address numerous remaining issues related to the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, including terrorism, hostages, immigrant visas, humanitarian abuses, and refugees, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Todd Young (R-IN) on Sept. 27 introduced a bipartisan bill that would give states information to help Americans learn about their unclaimed savings bonds. “Washington needs to do its job and Read more…
The nation’s tax gap — the difference between taxes owed and paid — has been “a stubborn problem for decades,” according to U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and numerous GOP lawmakers, who say it won’t be fixed by allowing financial Read more…
As the pandemic continues, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan group of 43 senators to ask that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide an immediate update on its plans to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), Tim Scott (R-SC) and several GOP colleagues earlier this week posed several questions related to a recent change in leadership at the Social Security Administration (SSA). The lawmakers seek clarifications on actions taken by President Read more…
A decision by President Joe Biden calling on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas prices should be reversed, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined 40 of their Republican colleagues to request an update on a federal inquiry into the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Crossfire Hurricane was the code name for the counterintelligence investigation undertaken Read more…
Criminal penalties would be reinstated for persons who charge America’s disabled military veterans unauthorized and unethical fees under legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Todd Young (R-IN). “Charging unfair fees to take advantage of disabled veterans is Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on Aug. 4 introduced four bipartisan bills that aim to increase the number of Americans having retirement plans, a figure the U.S. Department of Labor puts at more than 40 million people. “We face a Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), as well as U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Todd Young (R-IN), would offer support services to students with disabilities who are transitioning from high Read more…
A federal review would be required of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) decision making and messaging on mask guidance for Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 under a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis Read more…
With federal courts across the country experiencing case backlogs due to a lack of federal judges, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on July 29 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would authorize additional district judges for district courts and convert temporary judgeships. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Todd Young (R-IN) on Monday cosponsored a bipartisan bill that aims to help communities across the United States plan for and recover from major disasters. “Red tape and delays hurts families Read more…
Two bipartisan bills recently proposed by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) would improve the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 504 loan guaranty program, which provides small businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets like land equipment and machinery. “Small Read more…