U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) recently led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in urging their chamber’s leaders to include language in the next federal COVID-19 aid package to allow small businesses that have already received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation that would require a federal report on expanding and improving telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. “As a strong advocate for telehealth, I am proud to introduce this bipartisan, common-sense Read more…
As congressional lawmakers consider additional COVID-19 relief legislation, U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) led 39 other lawmakers in urging that more funds be directed to the nation’s childcare providers. “It is critically important that childcare providers Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of more than 30 lawmakers unveiled legislation aimed at combating the nation’s ongoing opioid and substance abuse crisis, which has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Balderson signed on as an Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers requested that the U.S. Air Force provide them with a long-term management plan for a proposal to reduce its fleet of C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, the prime transport Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) recently proposed four amendments and alternative legislation to provide Republican solutions and reforms to a proposed national surface transportation bill. Specifically, Rep. Balderson on June 18 cosponsored the Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology, and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Monday signed on as a cosponsor of a bill that would make it illegal for federal law enforcement officers to have sex with a detainee in their custody, and claim the encounter was consensual. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation that calls for a federal study on improving the permanent nationwide offering of telehealth services. “Congress must work to enable the permanent expansion of telehealth — as well as the rural broadband Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on June 15 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide a tax credit to small businesses and certain nonprofit organizations for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) whenever the President of the United States Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) on June 8 proposed a Republican bill that would streamline the federal environmental review process for major infrastructure projects. “America’s infrastructure needs are immediate and substantial,” Rep. Davis said on Monday. “This bill will ensure Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) utilize existing authorities under U.S. law to remotely administer naturalization ceremonies or temporarily waive certain requirements for individuals awaiting Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH), John Katko (R-NY), and Troy Balderson (R-OH) applauded passage on May 28 of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 to help small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. House of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), ranking member of the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, led several of his GOP committee colleagues in requesting a briefing from federal agencies to better understand the challenges America’s research institutions and companies Read more…
U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) led almost 60 Republican members in urging the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to implement additional reforms that would expedite the royalty relief process for the U.S. energy sector and help protect Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) successfully helped persuade the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide those lacking high-speed internet a way to access its system for COVID-19 economic impact payments (EIPs). “This pandemic has amplified disadvantages faced by rural Ohioans Read more…
The safe harbor provision of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was implemented under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, should be extended until the federal government issues final guidance, according to U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI). 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…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on May 12 unveiled a bill to ensure certain outpatient care facilities are deemed eligible to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. “The Paycheck Read more…
Following the recent introduction of bipartisan legislation by U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) to expand telehealth access, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week issued new guidelines to bolster the reach of telehealth services by including those Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) led 20 of his congressional colleagues in suggesting that a telephone hotline be set up for Americans without broadband service who lack access to the U.S. Treasury Department’s economic impact payments (EIPs). Authorized under the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) plans next week to unveil the bipartisan Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act to expand telehealth services in America’s rural communities. “Just because Ohioans are staying at home doesn’t mean they don’t need continued care,” Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) was among 34 lawmakers who called on congressional leaders to provide Medicare payback flexibility for rural hospitals struggling financially during the current pandemic. “Many rural hospitals, including some in the Twelfth District, provide rural Americans’ Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Troy Balderson (R-OH) teamed up with a bipartisan group of 23 of their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to express unfair tariff concerns regarding the nation’s electrical transformer supply chain and the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) recently commended action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve the Disaster Household Feeding Program for Ohio. “Food banks are a lifeline for many families across Ohio; we need to cut any red Read more…
America’s physicians need immediate access to the $100 billion in federal funds provided to them under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to remain operational, U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) said. “Doctors across the country are doing Read more…
Thanks to the efforts of U.S. Reps. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Steve Stivers (R-OH), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week approved Columbus, Ohio-based Battelle’s system to decontaminate thousands of protective masks each day that will be used Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on March 20 joined more than two dozen colleagues in urging congressional leaders to include a tax fix in the third coronavirus relief package that would support small businesses in recovering from the impact of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) joined a bipartisan delegation of Ohio congressional lawmakers in seeking the immediate availability of more than $3 billion in federal funds for the research, development and review of products and treatments to help Americans suffering Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Troy Balderson (R-OH) last week urged President Donald Trump to expand 232 tariffs to protect the American electrical steel industry from unfair trade practices. “We implore the U.S. Trade Representative and the Department of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on Feb. 25 introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. Rep. Thompson is the lead original cosponsor of House Resolution (H.Res.) 864 with sponsor U.S. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Steve Stivers (R-OH) called on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support their home-state’s grant application to complete a $1.3 billion, multi-phase interstate project in downtown Columbus. “We urge your thoughtful consideration of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) recently launched the bipartisan Women in STEM Caucus to increase the presence of women and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. “I’m excited to help launch the bipartisan Women in STEM Read more…
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) on Jan. 28 led almost a dozen Republican members in unveiling sweeping legislation that would stake America’s claim as the global leader in science and technology. “If China surpasses us in critical technologies like quantum Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) on Dec. 4 cosponsored bipartisan legislation to offer financial incentives that would help federal contract towers in rural areas recruit and hire well-qualified, retired Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers. “Many of our smaller Read more…
Ohio Emergency Management Services will equip central Ohio first responders with nearly 1,000 Public Safety Drop Kits that will be used for mass emergency responses, U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) said Monday during a press conference. “We know that a Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on Nov. 21 offered a bipartisan bill that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to reauthorize the federal Motorcyclist Advisory Council. Rep. Balderson is an original lead cosponsor of the Motorcycle Advisory Council Reauthorization Read more…