U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) unveiled legislation last week that would create a user fee for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to contribute to the upkeep of America’s roads. “Our nation’s crumbling roads and highways need investment to support maintenance Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on April 16 sponsored a bipartisan resolution that would establish a bipartisan, bicameral National Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform tasked with reducing the federal deficit over a 10-year period by $3.25 trillion. “Enacting this Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) recently introduced the bipartisan Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (FVPSA), the only federal funding source providing domestic violence prevention services. “By reauthorizing this important program, we will ensure local, state, and tribal governments, Read more…
Federal taxpayer dollars would not be used to buy solar panels manufactured or assembled in China under legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). The Keep China Out of Solar Energy Act, S. 1062, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on March 25 offered a bipartisan bill that would prohibit federal funding for permanent fencing around the U.S. Capitol complex in Washington, D.C. “There are clearly steps that need to be taken to strengthen security Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) recently signed on as one of 13 original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill to better support the development and implementation of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies (CCUS). “This is about supporting good-paying jobs, making Read more…
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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) on March 25 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would authorize roughly $785 million in federal funds to prevent, treat and provide Americans with recovery services for a substance use disorder. Sen. Portman introduced the Comprehensive Addiction Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) is one of 115 original cosponsors of a Republican measure that would add another level of congressional action for certain executive branch regulations. “Reining in the power of the executive branch is long overdue and Read more…
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed a set of budget principles proposed by caucus co-chair U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) that could help reduce the federal deficit once the COVID-19 pandemic ends. “For far too long, we have allowed our Read more…
Legislation to fund the government through Dec. 11 recently received approval in both houses of Congress with a final vote scheduled for Wednesday that would send the stopgap spending bill to President Trump to sign before the new budget year Read more…