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Harrigan sponsors bill to put cryptographic protections into law

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U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) is taking steps to strengthen cryptographic protections for the nation’s sensitive data, critical infrastructure, and digital economy by sponsoring a bill that would expand upon a related presidential order.Specifi...

Moolenaar’s bipartisan bill would protect U.S. export controls for AI chips

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U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), chairman of the Select Committee on China, is supporting a bipartisan bill to seal off a loophole in U.S. export controls for artificial intelligence (AI) chips that he says is being exploited by China.Along with ...

New House budget, appropriations reforms proposed by Womack, Huizenga, colleagues

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U.S. Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) on June 24 introduced bipartisan legislation that would implement reforms to the budget and appropriations process in the U.S. House of Representatives.“Each year, Congress operates from t...

Neb. lawmakers applaud passage of Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act

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Bipartisan legislation to hasten federal disaster relief to America’s agriculture producers is headed to the president’s desk to be signed into law, according to bill supporters U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE).�...

Hill cheers passage of bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

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Earlier this week, both houses of Congress passed a bipartisan rural housing package led by U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) and the measure now moves to the president’s desk for consideration.“Housing is th...

Senate Judiciary Committee passes Blackburn’s bipartisan NO FAKES Act

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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on June 18 voted to advance a bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) that would protect the voice and visual likeness of all Americans from unauthorized, AI-generated digital clones.“AI...

Hill supports final FinCEN rule that advances AI in fight against financial crimes

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U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR), chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, urged the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to adopt a final rule that fully empowers financial institutions to adopt AI throughout their Anti-Money La...

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Latta’s bipartisan SECURE Grid Act advances to Senate

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The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday gave voice vote approval to a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that would extend through fiscal year 2031 and modify re... Read more...

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Bipartisan Protecting Patient Access Act proposed by Curtis

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A bipartisan bill cosponsored on June 24 by U.S. Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) would allow patients with Medicare or individual market health plans to change plans when a physician moves... Read more...

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Kiggans calls on Navy to reconsider vehicle storage costs for deployed sailors

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Charging deployed sailors with the United States Navy a monthly storage fee for their privately owned vehicles on base places an undue financial burden on them, according to U.S. R... Read more...

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Curtis introduces bipartisan bill to help prevent risks of wildfires

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U.S. Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) on June 24 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to ... Read more...

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House advances Wagner’s bipartisan bill to protect Americans against financial fraud

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The U.S. House of Representatives on June 25 voted 414-2 to approve bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would prevent financial fraud and scams against o... Read more...

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Steil, Hinson pass their Stop Lawmakers from Predicting Act through committee

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The U.S. House Administration Committee on June 24 voted 5-4 to pass a Republican-led bill recently unveiled by U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) to restrict m... Read more...

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New student financial tools offered under bipartisan, bicameral bill from Young, Houchin

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U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN) last week introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would modernize consumer protection, tax, credit reporting... Read more...

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Fitzpatrick offers bipartisan Public Service Accountability Act

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Bipartisan legislation proposed on June 24 by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would prevent government employees from trading stocks and securities, as well as participating in ... Read more...

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Fischer, Curtis cosponsor bipartisan bill to improve firefighters’ protective gear

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U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and John Curtis (R-UT) recently cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would authorize federal grants of $25 million annually for fiscal years 2027-2031 t... Read more...