Cory Gardner
Congressional committees would be required to hold oversight hearings on a report on reducing overlap and duplication in federal government under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) on Thursday. “It’s a waste of taxpayer dollars if the Read more…
The House on Thursday passed legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) that would restore the objectivity of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) by revising the selection process for its members. The board was created in Read more…
Legislation led by U.S Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) to make the federal disaster declaration process more equitable cleared the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday with unanimous support. The Disaster Declaration Improvement Act, H.R. 1665, would require the Federal Read more…
A bill repealing the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Planning 2.0 regulation under the Congressional Review Act was signed by President Donald Trump on Monday, restoring state and local authority over land use decisions. U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) introduced Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), in seeking to limit burdensome regulations, introduced a bill that would grant the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) the authority to review rules proposed by certain independent federal agencies. The OIRA Insight, Reform Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) said there is significant room to improve Social Security Administration (SSA) oversight of the 6.5 million people enrolled in the representative payee program, following a Social Security Inspector General audit that raised red flags about Read more…
Federal employees who commit major infractions under an agency’s code of conduct would be ineligible for bonuses under bipartisan legislation reintroduced by U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Dean Heller (R-NV) on Wednesday. The Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act would Read more…
Cory Gardner
Legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) would require any increase in debt limit approved by Congress to be offset by reductions in regulatory burden. Gardner and U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the bill after Treasury Secretary Steven Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) lauded a provision of the Trump administration’s budget request that would shift air traffic control (ATC) functions from the Federal Aviation Administration to an independent, non-government organization. Shuster, the chairman of the House Transportation and Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) led bicameral legislation that would modernize the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) classification of disability beneficiaries to incentivize those who are able to return to work. The Return to Work Act would require disability determiners to Read more…