U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) earlier this week urged the Trump administration to retract a proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they say could undo regulations around harmful mercury emissions. The Mercury and Read more…
Gun silencers would be removed from the federal definition of a firearm making them easier to buy and transfer under legislation introduced on March 14 by more than a dozen Republican members of the U.S. Senate. “The bill we are Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) seeks to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, to let states decide if they want to implement their own healthcare marketplaces. Rep. Fitzpatrick is the lead original cosponsor of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) on Feb. 27 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the United States president from declaring a national emergency unless such a declaration also received approval from Congress. “We must take this power back. Otherwise over Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 14 unveiled a bipartisan bill to reform the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which the congressman said has become increasingly deadlocked on decisions. “The foundation of our democracy is the American people’s confidence in Read more…
U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Susan Collins (R-ME) on Feb. 14 pointed to their bipartisan bill as being critical for holding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) more accountable for the mistakes Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX), John Katko (R-NY), and John Ratcliffe (R-TX) on Feb. 13 introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize cybersecurity response teams at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “It is essential that Congress work to find Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee majority leaders should seek bipartisan efforts from members to tackle climate risks, said U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and John Shimkus (R-IL) last week. The Republican lawmakers in a Feb. 13 letter said Read more…
The amount of time that animals are held in shelters after being seized from animal fighting and gambling rings would be shortened under bicameral, bipartisan legislation unveiled last week by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY). “Animals saved from fighting rings Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Feb. 7 reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would amend the Clean Air Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support carbon utilization and direct air capture research. “This bipartisan legislation is Read more…