A bill introduced on Friday by U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) would block a proposed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulation that could threaten the privacy and security of charitable donations. Under a new proposed IRS voluntary rule, charities would seek Read more…
Bipartisan legislation was put forth on Wednesday to fix the challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service. The legislation, the Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015 (iPOST), was sponsored by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Jerry Read more…
A letter questioning newly announced labeling requirements for Israeli goods produced over the Green Line was sent by a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of lawmakers to U.S. Trade Rep. (USTR) Michael Froman last week. The letter, signed by U.S. Reps. Peter Read more…
A bill to spend $325 billion on nationwide transportation projects is now headed to the House Rules Committee and may see a floor vote in the coming days. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 is billed as Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Cheri Bustos (D-IL) recently returned from a trip to Havana, Cuba, where they worked on the Illinois-Cuba Working Groups Bipartisan Agricultural Trade Mission. The purpose of the summit was to establish new trade partnerships Read more…
With President Vladimir Putin increasing his country’s involvement in the Syrian conflict, one of America’s leading experts on the former Soviet state is arguing that Russia’s festering problems at home could affect the Russian President’s grand ambitions abroad. The Read more…
Following a Treasury Department report showing that the IRS had rehired former employees who had conduct or performance issues, U.S. Reps. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Peter Roskam (R-IL) recently introduced the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act. The proposed legislation would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) recently reintroduced two tax-related bills that would benefit the race horsing industry, which is a major money-making business in his home state of Kentucky. The Race Horse Cost Recovery Act would permanently extend the three-year Read more…
The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 earlier this month, legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) that requires child safety packaging for liquid nicotine. Liquid nicotine is used Read more…
U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) hosted a roundtable discussion, inviting patients, advocates and other stakeholders to his Flemington, New Jersey district office on Friday to strategize ways to encourage Senate passage of the 21st Century Cures Act. The bipartisan 21st Read more…