Senate Votes, President Signs, Shutdown Averted
Political News
Senate Votes, President Signs, Shutdown Averted
2023-10-01 14:47:12
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With just over three hours to spare, the Senate last night passed a bipartisan bill to avert a government shutdown, and President Joe Biden signed it just before the midnight deadline. The measure will fund the federal government... Read More

House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Senate Plans Vote Saturday Night
Political News
House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Senate Plans Vote Saturday Night
2023-09-30 20:10:39
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — After multiple failed attempts, the House on Saturday approved a “clean” stopgap funding bill in a last-ditch bid to avert a government shutdown, sending the measure to the Senate with just hours to spare. In the end, after... Read More

Abigail Spanberger Rated Virginia’s Most Bipartisan Member of Congress
Political News
Abigail Spanberger Rated Virginia’s Most Bipartisan Member of Congress
2023-08-08 14:56:30
by Dan McCue

SHERMAN, Conn. — Rep. Abigail Spanberger is the most bipartisan member of Congress from Virginia and one of the five most bipartisan lawmakers in the entire country, according to a new ranking released Tuesday by the nonpartisan and nonprofit Common... Read More

Bipartisan Act Would Ensure National College Athlete Protections
Congress
Bipartisan Act Would Ensure National College Athlete Protections
2023-07-20 21:11:32
by Carter Schaffer

WASHINGTON — The College Athletes Protection and Compensation Act discussion draft released on Thursday would establish national name, image and likeness standards, cover athletic injury expenses and increase transparency in college athletics. The three U.S. senators behind the act —... Read More

Bipartisan Bill to Expand Training for Family Caregivers of Those With Autism
Congress
Bipartisan Bill to Expand Training for Family Caregivers of Those With Autism
2023-06-13 20:09:33
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill reintroduced in both the House and Senate would expand access to caregiver skills training for family members who care for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. The measure was introduced last month... Read More

Tickets on Sale for Annual Congressional Baseball Game
Sports
Tickets on Sale for Annual Congressional Baseball Game
2023-05-04 17:12:03
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — It's that time of year again. Congressional baseball time that is. Tickets are on sale for this year's installment of the annual charity event, which is scheduled to be played at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14 at... Read More

Renewed Bipartisan Effort Aims to Open Banking to Cannabis Industry
Congress
Renewed Bipartisan Effort Aims to Open Banking to Cannabis Industry
2023-04-27 21:53:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Just days after an extraordinary cannabis policy summit in the U.S. Capitol, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced a bill aimed at ensuring legal cannabis businesses have access to banking and other financial services. The SAFE Banking... Read More

Bipartisan Caucus Releases Debt Ceiling Framework
Congress
Bipartisan Caucus Releases Debt Ceiling Framework
2023-04-20 20:40:39
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON — The Problem Solvers Caucus is proposing a bipartisan debt ceiling framework consisting of steps which they say will avoid defaulting on the national debt and advancing a sustainable budget. Problem Solvers Caucus co-chairs, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and... Read More

Bipartisan Effort Seeks Support for Advanced Nuclear Power
Energy
Bipartisan Effort Seeks Support for Advanced Nuclear Power
2023-04-03 15:45:50
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON —  A bipartisan group of senators is urging colleagues to embrace “advanced” nuclear power to help the nation meet its clean energy goals. Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., recently introduced the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile... Read More

Cuellar Leads Bipartisan Effort to Slash Wasteful Spending
Congress
Cuellar Leads Bipartisan Effort to Slash Wasteful Spending
2023-03-31 20:35:09
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is leading a bipartisan and bicameral effort to identify and eliminate wasteful agency spending and save taxpayers money. The vehicle for his effort is the Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act, which Cuellar introduced... Read More

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Reauthorize Energy Efficiency Grants
Congress
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Reauthorize Energy Efficiency Grants
2023-03-29 15:42:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill in the House would reauthorize the federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program and provide it with $3.5 billion in annual funding for the next five years. According to Reps. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Greg... Read More

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Support Firefighters Diagnosed With Cancer
U.S. Senate
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Support Firefighters Diagnosed With Cancer
2023-03-27 19:19:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate bill would expand access to federal support for the families of firefighters and first responders who died as a result of carcinogenic exposure during their service. The bill introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and... Read More

$2.5B in EV, Alt Fuel Infrastructure Funding 
Transportation
$2.5B in EV, Alt Fuel Infrastructure Funding 
2023-03-20 20:43:24
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The White House and Dept. of Transportation have opened applications for the first round of an eventual $2.5 billion in funding to ensure the creation of new electric vehicle and alternative fueling infrastructure throughout the United States. Eligible... Read More

Lawmakers Mount Bicameral Effort to End Waiver on Ethanol Blends
Regulation
Lawmakers Mount Bicameral Effort to End Waiver on Ethanol Blends
2023-02-10 15:15:50
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers representing both chambers of Congress and both sides of the political aisle are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to do away with fuel volatility waivers for gasoline-ethanol blends sold in Midwestern states. In a letter sent to... Read More

Select Committee Releases Final Report on How to Fix Congress, Revive Bipartisanship
Congress
Select Committee Releases Final Report on How to Fix Congress, Revive Bipartisanship
2022-12-20 22:02:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — There likely haven’t been many select committees in the history of Congress who on their last day made the mind wander back to “Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu,” the epic 1960 account of Ted Williams’ final game at... Read More

Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Seek Emergency Aid for Organic Farmers
Agriculture
Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Seek Emergency Aid for Organic Farmers
2022-12-16 15:59:30
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A bicameral group of lawmakers led by Reps. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, and Jared Huffman, D-Calif., in the House and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., are urging the U.S. Agriculture Department to provide emergency assistance to organic dairy and chicken... Read More

House Poised to Limit Use of NDAs in Workplace Harassment, Assault Cases
Congress
House Poised to Limit Use of NDAs in Workplace Harassment, Assault Cases
2022-11-16 14:33:01
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would limited the use of nondisclosure agreements to silence victims of workplace sexual assault and harassment. In a party line, 215 to 208 vote on Tuesday, members... Read More

Bipartisan Resolution Could Set Location of Fallen Journalist Memorial
U.S. Senate
Bipartisan Resolution Could Set Location of Fallen Journalist Memorial
2022-09-28 14:57:36
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan resolution introduced late last week would authorize the placement of a national memorial commemorating fallen journalists on Independence Avenue, between the Voice of America building and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The effort... Read More

Senate Passes $280B Bipartisan CHIPS Act
Technology
Senate Passes $280B Bipartisan CHIPS Act
2022-07-27 18:07:24
by Madeline Hughes

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday voted 64-33 to pass the $280 billion legislation that aims to rebuild the U.S. semiconductor chip manufacturing industry and create a renewed investment in research and development. “Future generations will look back on the... Read More

Hoyer Leads Charge to Bolster American Competitiveness
Innovation
Hoyer Leads Charge to Bolster American Competitiveness
2022-06-24 22:38:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., on Thursday urged House and Senate conferees currently working on a bipartisan innovation bill to complete their work soon so that the House can vote on it before the August recess. Originally... Read More

Gun Bill Garners Bipartisan Support in Senate, House Plans Friday Vote
Political News
Gun Bill Garners Bipartisan Support in Senate, House Plans Friday Vote
2022-06-24 16:04:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate easily approved a bipartisan gun control bill Thursday night, setting the stage for final approval on Friday in the House of what many are calling the government's most decisive response ever to the rash of... Read More

‘Bipartisan Breakthrough’ Reached on Senate Gun Safety Bill
U.S. Senate
‘Bipartisan Breakthrough’ Reached on Senate Gun Safety Bill
2022-06-22 17:17:54
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — Senators reached an agreement on Tuesday night to advance bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing violent offenders’ access to firearms. The legislation passed an initial procedural process in the Senate after 14 Republicans joined all 48 Democrats and two... Read More

‘Bumps in the Road’ Hold Up Bipartisan Gun Deal
U.S. Senate
‘Bumps in the Road’ Hold Up Bipartisan Gun Deal
2022-06-17 20:11:30
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — The Senate adjourned Friday morning without any action taken on its proposed bipartisan gun safety framework, throwing cold water on the hopes that a deal would be reached before the chamber’s state work period recess. The members currently... Read More

Bipartisan Group Seeks Permanent Residency Pathway for Documented Dreamers 
Immigration
Bipartisan Group Seeks Permanent Residency Pathway for Documented Dreamers 
2022-05-19 19:57:21
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan delegation of lawmakers is renewing the push to create a clear path to permanent legal status for individuals who age out of temporary protection from deportation. In a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday, Sens. Alex... Read More

Citizens Group Seeks to Bridge the Partisan Divide
Political News
Citizens Group Seeks to Bridge the Partisan Divide
2022-05-08 16:18:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — All over Capitol Hill, the hullabaloo of the return to almost pre-pandemic normal was everywhere in evidence. Under a bright blue late afternoon sky, mobs of rambunctious school children were being corralled on the Capitol steps for class... Read More

Bipartisan Bill Proposed for Oversight on Broadband Funds
Broadband
Bipartisan Bill Proposed for Oversight on Broadband Funds
2022-05-04 23:19:39
by Madeline Hughes

WASHINGTON — There’s new proposed legislation to ensure the billions of infrastructure dollars flowing throughout the country to develop broadband internet actually create sustainable infrastructure. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced the bill Tuesday, legislation that... Read More

Bipartisan Cybercrime Metrics Bill Nears House Passage
Cybercrime
Bipartisan Cybercrime Metrics Bill Nears House Passage
2022-03-29 14:10:35
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would improve data collection for cybercrimes and cyber-enabled crime was brought up for business in the House on Monday by Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. The bill, entitled the Better Cybercrime Metrics... Read More

Biden Hosts Event to Support Bipartisan Innovation Act 
Technology
Biden Hosts Event to Support Bipartisan Innovation Act 
2022-03-10 13:47:08
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held an event alongside business leaders, the governors of Michigan and Indiana and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Innovation and Competition Act. The legislation, formally entitled the United States... Read More

<strong>Members Join In Bipartisan Push to Help Communities Address Divisiveness</strong>
In The States
Members Join In Bipartisan Push to Help Communities Address Divisiveness
2022-02-25 23:04:51
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Eighteen House members — nine Republicans and nine Democrats — have come together in an effort to empower local communities to address divisiveness that may be hindering the economy and other goals. The vehicle they plan to use... Read More

Scott, Hassan Lead Bipartisan Bill to Reinstate Employee Retention Tax Credit 
Economy
Scott, Hassan Lead Bipartisan Bill to Reinstate Employee Retention Tax Credit 
2022-02-11 23:30:47
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., on Thursday introduced legislation to reinstate the Employee Retention Tax Credit that expired for most businesses in September. Originally introduced by the CARES Act in 2020, the program provided employers... Read More

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