U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) seeks justice for Kokito, a French bulldog that died on March 12 after a United Airlines flight attendant inadvertently stowed him in an overhead bin on a flight from Houston to New York. Rep. Donovan Read more…
Republican U.S. Rep. John Katko wants any federal funding agreement for the U.S. State Department to include language that requires it to produce a report that assesses whether an Obama-era plan helped or hindered communities along Lake Ontario during historic Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on March 15 presented a newly formed bipartisan caucus that will work on inventive health care policy solutions focused on lowering patient costs and enhancing quality of care. Reps. Kelly and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Read more…
In a reversal of current policy, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would be required to provide mental health care and assessments to United States military veterans who receive “other-than honorable” discharges under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation have urged President Donald Trump to allow Liberians from West Africa who have certain federal protections to continue living in the United States. “Our state of Minnesota has one Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 14 approved a proposal offered by U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) that would set up a federal grant program for state and local efforts aimed at reducing gangs and violence. If enacted, the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) on March 14 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would ensure federal funds support only evidence-based programs proven to work for treating substance abuse or a mental health disorder, or that help fortify the foundation of existing Read more…
U.S. Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL), Mimi Walters (R-CA) and more than 80 bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives have asked House leadership to make President Donald Trump’s nuclear waste funding proposal a priority during budget negotiations this month Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 13 approved bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) to resolve boundary disputes surrounding Acadia National Park in Maine that threaten the local economy. “Hardworking Maine families have made their living Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) on March 13 introduced a resolution to invoke a rule that would quickly bring four immigration reform bills to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives without pre-approvals from House leaders. “President Trump set Read more…