The House of Representatives approved bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that was introduced by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) to crack down on international drug trafficking and the nation’s heroin epidemic. The Kingpin Designation Improvement Act, H.R. 4985, would strengthen the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would take steps to ensure that federal research dollars support transformative science and not unnecessary spending on low-priority initiatives. In addition to the Federal Research Transparency and Accountability Act, Flake Read more…
Under the leadership of U.S. Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Todd Young (R-IN), the Republican Study Committee recently released its recommendations for an anti-poverty plan that would modernize social safety programs. The plan, titled “Strengthening Our Safety Net to Empower Read more…
Legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) would expand a public housing pilot program that gives local communities more power to determine how federal resources are used. The Moving to Work Reform and Expansion Act, H.R. 5137, would Read more…
U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) discussed congressional dysfunction and voter disengagement across on the country during a recent Ripon Society breakfast meeting. Sasse, who was elected to the Senate in 2014 after spending more than two decades in the private Read more…
U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) recently called for the release of reports on the financial health of Social Security and Medicare that are more than a month overdue. Tiberi, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Read more…
Joint resolution to block Department of Labor from redefining “fiduciary” approved by House The House of Representatives approved a resolution on Thursday to prevent a Department of Labor (DOL) rule to expand the definition of “fiduciary” from taking effect. In Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) said on Tuesday that he was “outraged” over a Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report found that a grant administered through the AmeriCorps Community HealthCorps program broke federal Read more…
The House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday that was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to reform administrative leave policies for government employees. Under the Administrative Leave Reform Act, H.R. 4359, paid time off would be limited to Read more…
The House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday that was introduced by U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) to ensure that American taxpayers won’t pay cleanup costs of foreign oil spills. The Foreign Spill Protection Act, H.R. 1684, introduced by Curbelo Read more…