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Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) recently introduced the Heroes Earned Affordable Lifts Act (HEAL Act) to address the challenges faced by veterans in accessing medical care due to transportation barriers. The legislation aims to increase reimbursement rates for veterans' travel, eliminate deductibles, and authorize reimbursement for veterans' service organizations
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US Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, joined by several of their colleagues, have written a letter to Senate leadership expressing strong opposition to any language in upcoming government spending bills that would re-criminalize hemp products. The lawmakers are instead calling for the full regulation of hemp-derived products to ensure
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House Republicans appear to have given in to pressure from Democratic lawmakers and the public, with anonymous sources indicating that they will eventually vote for legislation releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes despite earlier opposition from members of the Freedom Caucus, who were hesitant to release the
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Representatives Angie Craig and Mike Kelly have introduced the Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act, a bipartisan bill to improve patient safety and lower health care costs by reducing blood culture contamination. The legislation requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to add a blood culture contamination rate measure
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Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that their bipartisan Enhancing First Response Act has passed the Senate. The legislation aims to improve Americans' ability to reach help when dialing 9-1-1, including during natural disasters, and make important updates to the classification of 9-1-1
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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, warned Monday that the GOP-led Congress may face significant pressure to revise President Donald Trump's sweeping tax break and spending cut bill if Americans start falling ill due to its provisions. The remarks came during a health care forum in Massachusetts, where
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Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) has announced the passage of two bipartisan bills through the House of Representatives. The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act and the Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act aim to address critical challenges faced by veterans, including educational opportunities and healthcare access. These bills have
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Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens has introduced three key pieces of legislation aimed at bolstering national security, safeguarding union jobs, and equipping communities to withstand severe weather conditions. The SHIELD Act seeks to shield U.S. servicemembers from foreign disinformation and extremist ideologies, while the TWISTER Act focuses on modernizing tornado
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025, a legislation aimed at maintaining access to life-saving medication for veterans. Introduced by Congressman Steve Womack's (AR-3), the bill would permanently authorize a temporary exemption allowing healthcare professionals to prescribe
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Following the shocking assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk, Representative Ritchie Torres has proposed using drones to detect and prevent similar threats at public events. Torres, a Democrat from New York, believes that drone technology could offer a solution to the rising concern of assassination attempts against public figures. The
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The Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordinator Act, introduced by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26), has passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation aims to strengthen care for women veterans facing breast and gynecologic cancers by providing dedicated care coordinators to guide them
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Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia's Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordinator Act (H.R. 1860) has passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives, aiming to strengthen care for women veterans facing breast and gynecologic cancers. The legislation, introduced by Congresswoman Garcia alongside Congresswoman Julia Brownley, creates Regional Breast and
