Legislation introduced last week by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) would prevent elected officials from receiving premium pay as eligible workers through the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund. Specifically, H.R. 4968 would prohibit elected public officials, who have the authority Read more…
A resolution introduced on July 9 by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) aims to provide Americans with more information about how the federal government is spending their tax dollars. “I have consistently voted to bring our federal spending back under Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on May 19 signed on as an original cosponsor of a comprehensive bipartisan reform bill to prop up and improve the finances of the United States Postal Service (USPS). “Americans rely on the U.S. Postal Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Susan Collins (R-ME) on March 25 introduced a bipartisan bill that would make U.S. citizenship automatic for certain internationally adopted individuals. Sen. Blunt sponsored the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021, S. 967, with five Read more…
U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to offer a bipartisan, bicameral bill to help strengthen America’s manufacturing industry and workforce and improve the nation’s global competitiveness. “Our bipartisan legislation takes the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) last week urged floor action in the U.S. Senate on her End Child Trafficking Now Act, which would require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor trying Read more…
Sen. Joni Ernst
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on March 17 advanced two bipartisan bills backed by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), one to help prevent duplicative and wasteful federal programs and another that would make more information about Read more…
The federal environmental review process for major infrastructure projects would be streamlined under legislation sponsored last week by U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL). “America’s infrastructure needs are immediate and substantial,” Rep. Davis said on March 11. “My legislation will ensure Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Monday led nine GOP cosponsors in introducing the Earmark Elimination Act of 2021. “Earmarks do nothing but add to the toxic, swampy culture that D.C.’s known for,” Sen. Daines said. “These backroom deals promote Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) recently helped lead a Republican contingent in seeking increased accountability and transparency in the federal regulatory process. “Congress must play a role in approving major federal rules and regulations to ensure Americans’ best interests are Read more…