The president on Tuesday signed into law a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) that will bolster cybersecurity systems at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The newly signed law, the Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act Read more…
President Joe Biden on Dec. 29 signed into law a nearly $1.7 trillion government funding bill that includes bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) to ensure fentanyl-related substances are listed as Schedule 1 drugs for two more Read more…
The bipartisan, bicameral Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act of 2022 — which will reauthorize expansion opportunities for childhood cancer research, improve efforts to identify and track childhood cancer incidences, and enhance the quality of life for Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) seeks to peacefully resolve China’s occupation of Tibet and would call on the Chinese government to resume negotiations with envoys of the Dalai Lama. “The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) aggression towards Read more…
President Joe Biden on Dec. 27 signed into law a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) that will repeal 11 federal laws discriminating against Native Americans. “I have worked on this common sense, bipartisan legislation since Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that aims to support children’s access to mental health care by reauthorizing the federal Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Grant Program. “The IECMH program has trained thousands of Read more…
The same day U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced a resolution urging Congress to combat international criminal organizations, illicit trade, and the use of trade-based money laundering, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved it, agreeing such activities pose a significant threat Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) to help support United States military veterans who are students is headed to the president to be signed into law. The Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act, H.R. 6604, which Read more…
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) legislation to protect Alaska’s oceans and environment and the economic activity related to oceans was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 and is expected to be signed into law Read more…
A bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) that would modernize the nation’s precipitation data and help communities prepare for extreme weather was signed into law by President Joe Biden. The senator noted that flooding puts lives and property Read more…
