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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) have reintroduced the Freedom to Move Act, a bill aimed at promoting public transportation as a public good by making it fare-free. The legislation builds upon successful pilot programs in Massachusetts, particularly in Boston and Regional Transit Authorities across the
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The California Republican Congressional delegation, led by Rep. David Valadao (CA-22), has strongly condemned Governor Gavin Newsom's plan to overturn the independent redistricting commission and further concentrate power in Sacramento. The proposed move would undermine the 2010 Voters First Act, which gave the commission sole authority over drawing
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Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley have reintroduced the Freedom to Move Act, legislation aimed at supporting state and local efforts to establish public transportation as a public good through fare-free services. The bill builds upon successful fare-free pilot programs in Boston and with leadership from Regional
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Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) has introduced the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, a bill aimed at modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline the permitting process. Co-sponsored by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), the bill aims to return NEPA to its original
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The Congressional Dads Caucus, led by Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), has unveiled a new six-bill legislative package aimed at lowering costs for working families by eliminating harmful tariffs on essential baby products. The package, part of their Babies Over Billionaires agenda, seeks to repeal tariffs that have driven up prices
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The Safer Beauty Bill Package, a comprehensive legislative effort to update federal cosmetics laws and protect vulnerable populations from toxic chemicals, has been reintroduced by a bipartisan group of Congressional representatives. The package, which builds upon the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), includes four separate bills that address various
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The Modern Agriculture Caucus, a new initiative focused on advancing innovation and technology in American farming, was launched by Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20). The caucus will be led by Chairman Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), with a team of Vice Chairs and members from various states, including California, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Minnesota,
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Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) has signed on as the lead Democratic cosponsor of the Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act, introduced by Congressmen Ben Cline (VA-06) and Jack Bergman (MI-01) to require the federal government to assess and report its ability to respond to major national emergencies. The bill also gained the
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Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, has announced the inclusion of 15 Community Project Funding requests in the House Appropriations Committee funding bills for Fiscal Year 2026. These locally driven proposals, if fully funded, would bring over $21.77 million in federal resources directly to communities across California's 35th
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The House Appropriations Committee has approved Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart's FY26 State NSRP Bill, which aims to strengthen U.S. national security and advance President Trump's America First foreign policy. The bill provides a total discretionary allocation of $46.218 billion, a 22% reduction from the enacted
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Congressman Joaquin Castro testified before the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting, denouncing Governor Abbott's plan to redraw voting districts as a move to disenfranchise minority voters and undermine congressional investigations. Castro, a freshman in 2003, drew parallels between the current situation and the 2003 Democratic walkout,
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This week, the House Committee on Appropriations voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which includes language authored by Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson to prohibit any funds from being used to approve construction activities for the Lava Ridge Wind Project unless a review
