Whistleblower protections would be extended to federal employees who are in probationary periods, and efforts to educate the federal workforce on whistleblower protections would be enhanced under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) on Friday. The Dr. Chris Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is working to set low-income individuals on a path to self-sufficiency under legislation she introduced to give states flexibility to undertake pilot projects that would help reduce poverty. The Economic Mobility, Prosperity and Opportunities with Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Tim Scott (R-SC) teamed up on Tuesday to introduce legislation that would improve a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program that helps low-income families receiving assistance work toward self-sufficiency. “This bipartisan legislation Read more…
The Treasury Department would be given authority to recover unclaimed federal assets, a move projected to save $85 million over 10 years, under government reform legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on Friday. Under the Recovering and Collecting Read more…
The U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) use of its emergency suspension process to indefinitely close office locations would be targeted by legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). USPS has indefinitely closed approximately 650 postal locations since 2011 using Read more…
David Shulkin
Noting that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) outdated electronic health records (EHR) platform has led to longer wait times and inadequate care, U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) lauded an announced overhaul this Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced a bipartisan bill on Monday that would give states additional options with federal resources to keep families together through the drug addiction treatment of a parent. Under the Child Protection and Family Support Act, Read more…
The process for placing children in foster care would be modernized and streamlined under legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) last week to help relieve the country’s overwhelmed adoption system. Under current processes, foster care approval systems are Read more…
House rules would be amended to allow Congress to earmark funds for economically vital-water resource development projects under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL). The Responsible Environmental Preservation and American Infrastructure Restoration (REPAIR) Act, H. Res. 313, Read more…
A bipartisan resolution recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) called on the House of Representatives to remove gerrymandering from the congressional redistricting process. The resolution, which Fitzpatrick introduced with U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), notes that gerrymandering reduces Read more…