U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) has introduced a bipartisan bill that would require federal appointees to return illegal expenditures to American taxpayers. The Cut the Perks Act, H.R. 6295, specifically would require political appointees to personally reimburse the United States Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) has proposed a bipartisan bill that would extend current law to give U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the power to inspect and seize international mail if shipments contain synthetic opioids. “We all recognize there Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), co-chairs of the Senate and House Diabetes Caucus, seek to have Medicare policy cover a beneficiary’s use of smartphone apps with a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). While the Centers Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) on March 29 called for federal funding allotment reforms under the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), raising concerns that directly funding large municipalities may leave surrounding areas ill-prepared for mass evacuations and other emergency responses. Read more…
With more human traffickers caught in California than in any other state, U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) has proposed revamping federal programs that provide support for homeless and runaway youth, a population particularly at risk for human trafficking. “Homelessness and Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) that would give certain groups more latitude to conduct search-and-rescue missions on public lands passed the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unanimously on March 8. The Good Samaritan Search Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 6 unanimously passed legislation to reform U.S. legislative-branch sexual harassment rules, one day after their introduction, with strong support from Reps. Susan Brooks (R-IN), Barbara Comstock (R-VA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL). House Ethics Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE) and a bipartisan coalition of senators want to ‘stick a fork in congressional pork,’ to coin a phrase from an online ad promoting their latest legislation aimed at terminating earmarks. The Earmark Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) on Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation to protect taxpayer dollars by ensuring that federal disaster response contractors cannot prohibit contract audits. The Taking Responsibility by Accounting for Corruption and Excess (TRACE) Act would make sure that Read more…
Following recent revelations that the U.S. Congress has for many years used taxpayer dollars to fund accused lawmakers’ sexual harassment settlements, U.S. Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) on Tuesday introduced legislation to put a stop to the practice. H.R. 4458 would Read more…