U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer’s (R-MN) Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act on Thursday passed the House of Representatives, a measure that helps small businesses grow by raising limited amounts of capital while ensuring they are not breaking financial regulations. Small business Read more…
The House Financial Services Committee approved legislation that U.S. Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY), Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) championed to enhance sanctions on North Korea, to help small businesses generate capital, and to protect seniors, respectively. On Oct. Read more…
Federal proposals to withdraw mineral rights from Minnesota lands would be subject to congressional approval under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Tuesday. In December 2016, the Interior Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that a Read more…
App developers and small business owners could more easily access information about available federal resources to support the development of mobile apps under legislation reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Friday. A website containing comprehensive information about available Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), in an effort to protect Minnesota’s mining industry and fuel job creation, recently called on the Trump administration to rescind an application for federal lands in Northern Minnesota to be withdrawn from mineral exploration and Read more…
A number of House Republicans raised concerns about national security, economic growth and human rights on Friday after President Donald Trump announced new business and travel restrictions on Cuba. U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Ted Poe (R-TX) and Rick Crawford Read more…
Federal highway funds for intersections and interchange infrastructure projects would be prioritized under legislation from U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) that he argues will improve the safety of the nation’s roads and alleviate congestion. The National Interchange/Intersection Safety Construction Program Read more…
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) to once again allow states to compete to host a world’s fair and exposition was signed into law on Friday by President Donald Trump. The U.S. Wants to Compete for a Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Erik Paulsen (R-MN) praised President Donald Trump’s nomination of Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. Stras was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) led a bipartisan congressional call on Tuesday for an update on the disbursement of funds to victims of a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak tied to tainted injections. Last fall, Bishop helped secure $40 million to Read more…
In an effort to hold the federal government accountable for runaway spending, legislation reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Wednesday would curb spending on government programs that was not authorized by Congress. The Unauthorized Spending Accountability (USA) Read more…
The United States could once again compete to host World Fairs and World Expos under bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) that cleared the House on Tuesday. The U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act Read more…
Taxpayers older than 59 would be shielded from paying inflation-induced capital gains taxes on their assets to help provide them money for retirement under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Monday. The Retirement Inflation Protection Act (RIPA) Read more…
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) would be subjected to congressional oversight to bolster transparency under legislation reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Friday. Established under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the FSOC can subject financial institutions to Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) would lift the U.S. embargo on Cuba and enable private businesses to freely trade with the island country. The Cuba Trade Act would enable private businesses to trade with Cuba, Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) would lend support to the technology industry by making information more readily available about federal funding opportunities for developing mobile and computer applications. The Advancing and Promoting Programming (APP) Act, or Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led a bipartisan congressional call on Thursday for President-elect Donald Trump to continue advancing normalization of trade relations with Cuba. Emmer, a member of the Cuba Working Group (CWG), was joined by more than a Read more…
House lawmakers marked the death of Cuba’s longtime dictator Fidel Castro by calling for the United States to support Cuba in a transition to democracy. U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) recently said that as the vestiges of the Cold War Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led seven fellow members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation in calling on President Obama to issue a major disaster declaration to assist local communities in recovering from flood damage. The request followed torrential storms that dumped Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) recently led a bipartisan letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) calling for an expansion of access to treatment for substance abuse disorders. CMS rules and Medicaid policy currently prohibit federal funding Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led a bipartisan call on Friday for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to update intrastate crowdfunding regulations for entrepreneurs. Emmer and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) led the letter to SEC Commissioner Mary Jo Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) recently led a bipartisan letter to the FDA citing concerns about the dramatic price increases of the EpiPen Auto-Injector in recent years. Since 2004, the price of a two-pack of the EpiPen has increased from Read more…
The House of Representatives approved legislation on Thursday led by U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) as part of a package of pro-growth, pro-business reforms. Emmer’s Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act was included in Wagner’s Accelerating Access Read more…
During a telephone town hall with seniors on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. David Young (R-IA) highlighted the resources that are available to help protect Americans from fraud, scams and identity theft. Young founded the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force to Combat Identity Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) said that the Financial CHOICE Act, the Republican plan to replace the Dodd-Frank Act and bolster economic growth, would protect the marketplace for community banks and credit unions – a smaller but still significant part Read more…
The House Financial Services Committee approved 12 bills on Thursday, including measures introduced by U.S. Reps. Sean Duffy (R-WI), Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Bruce Poliquin (R-ME). U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the chairman of the committee, said that income has fallen, Read more…
U.S. Rep. David Young (R-IA) launched a bipartisan task force on Thursday that will work to combat identity theft and fraud. Young and U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) launched the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat Identity Theft and Fraud by Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Thursday would amend the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to focus on competition and consumer choice. Emmer introduced the CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act, H.R. 5211, Read more…
The House of Representatives approved bipartisan legislation on Thursday introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) to bring transparency to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). The Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act, H.R. 3340, would subject the Office of Read more…
Fearing that mental-health provisions for children may be discontinued in their home state, U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) wrote a letter recently to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency in Read more…
The passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation is vital to gaining access to new markets for American goods and services, and to continue supporting 38 million jobs, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) recently told the Ripon Advance. The House Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) received his official appointment to the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee last week. Emmer also will serve on the Subcommittee for Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, as well as the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy Read more…