Legislation that would make it easier for members of Congress to work directly with federal agencies on behalf of their constituents’ drew support from U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) on Tuesday. Currently, constituents have to sign printed casework authorization forms Read more…
Bipartisan legislation signed into law Wednesday modernizes the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appeals process to address the current five-year average wait time for veterans’ benefits claims appeals to be resolved. The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of Read more…
More than three decades after Congress revamped the nation’s tax code, U.S. House Ways and Means Committee members last week said it is again time for new pro-growth tax reform to take place. And the same guiding principles of the Read more…
In response to recent findings that the IRS continues to rehire previously fired employees with conduct and performance issues, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) reintroduced legislation last week to step up accountability within the agency. The Ensuring Integrity in the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) recently introduced a bicameral bill that would give states leeway to cut red tape by implementing occupational licensing reforms designed to protect consumers and prospective professionals. “Today, roughly one in three American workers is required Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA) to help mitigate backlogs in the security clearance process for government employees was approved by the House on Wednesday with unanimous support. “Too many of our skilled workers are being set aside Read more…
In an effort to make government more accountable, U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) last week introduced legislation to ensure the interpretation of federal rules and regulations remained with the court system rather than federal agencies. The Read more…
Implementation of legislation that U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) wrote to liquidate unused federal properties, saving taxpayers billions of dollars, was the subject of a committee hearing on Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), the chairman of the House Transportation Read more…
A three-year statute of limitations would be established for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to recover disaster assistance funds under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Reps. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY). Under the Disaster Assistance Fairness Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) is leading the charge to hold Social Security Administration employees accountable under a bill that would not allow former employees to continue collecting federal retirement benefits if they are convicted of a felony that results Read more…