U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Jan. 24 sponsored legislation that would eliminate automatic annual pay adjustments for members of Congress. “Most people don’t know that members of Congress receive automatic pay increases unless they vote to stop them,” Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), ranking member on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, on Jan. 24 sponsored the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act, which aims to increase transparency of legal actions taken by the federal government. H.R. Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on Jan. 17 reintroduced legislation to lift specific federal permit requirements in certain energy development plans. “This legislation is all about ensuring that we have common-sense regulations in place for our energy producers,” Sen. Hoeven Read more…
Dozens of Republican senators signed on to support the reintroduced Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2019. S. 92, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), would increase accountability and transparency in the federal regulatory Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines on Jan. 8 introduced the Balanced Budget Accountability Act, which would reduce a portion of the annual pay of members of Congress when they fail to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget. “It’s long overdue Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) signed on as a cosponsor of a new bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives that would amend the U.S. Constitution regarding contributions and expenditures related to elections in America. “I have long supported a Read more…
The bipartisan, bicameral 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) introduced by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) became federal law on Dec. 20, 2018, with President Donald Trump’s signature. H.R. 5759/S.3050 will improve digital Read more…
A bipartisan bill championed by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) to improve oversight of federal agencies is set to become law. The Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act, S. 2276, which Sen. Young sponsored on Jan. 4, 2018 with U.S. Read more…
Language from legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) to improve taxpayer assistance was included as an amendment to a larger proposal that recently received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives. The Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 20 voted to resolve differences to a U.S. Senate amendment and include legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) that aims to increase retirement savings. The Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment Read more…