The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23 unanimously passed a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) to modernize the government’s coordination of wireless spectrum, a federally allocated, limited resource relied upon for services like Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) led a bipartisan contingent of Ohio members in introducing legislation to enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials in the United States. Introduction of the bill follows the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on March 3 sponsored bipartisan legislation that aims to improve federal coordination of spectrum management between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). “Spectrum is at the epicenter of Read more…
Certain Ohio residents and businesses who receive disaster relief payments following the Feb. 3 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment would be exempt from paying taxes on any compensation related to the derailment under legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Troy Balderson (R-OH) on Tuesday applauded action by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security for passing their bill to help increase energy refining capacity in the United Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on Feb. 17 proposed legislation that would improve permitting for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil or natural gas or the transmission of electricity Read more…
U.S. Reps. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) on Feb. 21 unveiled a bipartisan bill that aims to help expand and improve access to telehealth services across the nation. “I’m proud to join my colleagues to advance this healthcare Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Feb. 10 by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) would repeal the ban on new physician-owned hospitals under the Affordable Care Act. “Physicians understand more than anyone the importance of quality, efficient, and cost-effective patient care,” Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Feb. 21 led more than three dozen of his colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation that would allow schools participating in the federal school lunch program to serve whole milk. “Bad federal policy has Read more…
A newly proposed bill from U.S. Reps. Mike Bost (R-IL), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and Troy Balderson (R-OH) would prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from carrying out further deployment of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Jan. 24 joined nearly two dozen of their GOP colleagues to offer legislation that would combat the ongoing rise in overdose deaths across the nation caused by fentanyl and Read more…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) should extend the challenge period for the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) draft of the National Broadband Map, according to U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and 25 of his GOP colleagues. The FCC’s pre-production Read more…
With the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting that Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland increased from $81 million in 2010 to $1.8 billion in 2020, a Republican-led bill introduced on Dec. 8 by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) would address related Read more…
U.S. Reps. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Mike Bost (R-IL) seek accountability from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) following the death of two veterans that are possibly linked to the rollout of the new Oracle-Cerner electronic health records (EHR) Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) recently led 19 of his fellow Republicans in urging President Joe Biden against playing politics with America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. “There is a better way that will provide lasting energy price relief and security for Read more…
The Biden administration must act on reports that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently opened a police station in New York City, said U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and 20 of her GOP colleagues. “We are writing to express our Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) led a bipartisan group of 51 lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to deny entry visas to the United States for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s Read more…
Aspiring freight rail employees could virtually complete certain training requirements under legislation sponsored on July 29 by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) that aims to reduce bureaucratic red tape and streamline entry into the industry’s workforce. Currently, existing federal regulations Read more…
To address the nation’s ongoing supply chain crisis, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) on July 18 sponsored five separate bills aimed at ending unnecessary regulations and taxes imposed on America’s truck drivers. “For almost a year, families have struggled to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) led more than 60 Republican lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) help solve the nationwide shortage of qualified drivers holding commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) in the motor fuels distribution industry. “The Read more…
A recent tariff exemption for solar panels from certain Southeast Asian countries will increase U.S. dependency on Chinese supply chains and punish domestic manufacturers for abiding by American trade rules and regulations, according to U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on May 31 sponsored a resolution that would recognize natural gas produced in the United States as an affordable and green energy that is necessary for the nation to be energy independent. “This resolution recognizes Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) last week joined several of his Ohio colleagues to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would designate the Kol Israel Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. “I’m proud to join my Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently joined more than 30 of his Republican colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden quickly nominate individuals to fill the vacant positions of Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Read more…
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) broadband programs must give priority to the truly unserved communities that most need connectivity, urged U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in a March 29 letter sent to USDA Secretary Read more…
With more than 4,600 permits to drill still pending at the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) recently introduced a bill that aims to hold the Biden administration accountable for the delays in the domestic energy Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) would collectively award the distinguished Congressional Gold Medal to the Ukrainians defending free democracy against Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression. “The Ukrainian people are truly resilient,” Rep. Johnson said. “Despite looking Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on March 1 sponsored legislation that would prohibit imports to the United States of crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation. Rep. Latta introduced the Powering America through Domestic Energy (PADE) Act, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Liz Cheney (R-WY) led 115 Republicans in urging President Joe Biden to immediately stem the influx of fentanyl coming into the United States from its southern border and from China. The members also requested Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Troy Balderson (R-OH) on Feb. 2 introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would put more commercial truckers on America’s highways in an effort to reduce supply chain shortages. “The downstream economic effects of the driver Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson (R-OH), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), and Troy Balderson (R-OH) joined their Ohio colleagues in urging congressional leaders to prioritize domestic semiconductor and microchip manufacturing in America by fully funding enacted legislation. The members and their Ohio colleagues Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and several of his GOP colleagues recently called on the Biden administration to reconsider its proposed rule to suspend finalized regulations that authorize the safe transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by freight rail. Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers requesting that the Biden administration permit H-2A farmworkers from South Africa to temporarily travel to the United States to supplement labor shortages on American farms. “Due to ongoing workforce 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…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is supporting bipartisan legislation that would require a report on establishing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facilities in Taiwan and other Indo-Pacific countries. The Taiwan Preclearance Act, H.R. 6212, which Rep. Fitzpatrick cosponsored Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) on Dec. 16 sponsored a Republican bill that would direct the president to provide Congress with a plan for addressing rising energy prices in the United States. “The American people deserve Read more…
Congress, rather than the president, would once again have the final say over federal permits for cross-border energy pipelines if legislation introduced on Dec. 8 by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and his Republican colleagues is enacted. “It’s time for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) led 19 of his Republican colleagues in denouncing President Joe Biden’s request that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate oil and gas companies. “We write to express our concern regarding your November 17, 2021, letter Read more…
House Republicans last week called on President Joe Biden to address the global supply chain and ports crisis before Congress considers additional social spending and taxation legislation. “Our priority right now should be strengthening our nation’s economy and increasing our Read more…
Fifteen House Energy Action Team (HEAT) members on Tuesday blasted the Biden administration and congressional Democrats for not advancing America’s energy independence. “The United States is the greatest country in the world, and we have the ability to once again Read more…
U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) on Aug. 20 offered legislation that would require an assessment of the production, planning and communication of intelligence related to America’s military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rep. Moore sponsored the Afghanistan Accountability Act, H.R. 5066, with Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) last week led five of his Ohio Republican colleagues in requesting that the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) reopen its offices to the public and that SSA employees end remote work now that vaccines are Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) recently led 15 other Republican members of the U.S. House Suburban Caucus in calling for an investigation into the potential theft of taxpayer dollars through fraudulent unemployment claims made during the COVID-19 pandemic. “In order Read more…
Patients and healthcare providers would be able to continue using eased restrictions for remote patient monitoring (RPM) services instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH). “This legislation stems from an outpouring Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) on June 17 joined more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues to introduce a bill that would give United States military veterans an extended amount of time to notify the U.S. Department of Veterans Read more…
U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), Rodney Davis (R-IL) and other Republicans on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced a sweeping, long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill that provides more than $400 billion over five years for the federal highway, Read more…
Legislation sponsored on April 15 by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) would update the federal regulatory framework for foreign manufacturers of compressed gas cylinders to ensure they are held to higher safety and inspection standards. If enacted, the Compressed Gas Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on April 16 sponsored a bipartisan bill to ensure that small businesses across the country have access to critical resources from another round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds that would help them keep their Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) that aims to thwart scams against America’s senior citizens during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies last week received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives and advanced Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill that would support the trucking and foodservice industries that operate as economic engines in his home state of Illinois and around the country by ramping up the trucking industry workforce. “As Read more…