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A new bill, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, has been introduced by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Richard Blumenthal, and Dick Durbin to cap interest rates and fees on consumer loans, protecting hard-working Americans from predatory lending practices. The bill aims to eliminate high-cost payday loans and other forms
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In a bold move to address the devastating health care cuts implemented by the Trump administration, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) has introduced the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025. This landmark legislation aims to reverse the single largest cut to Medicaid in the nation'
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United States senators from New Mexico, Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan, announced the passage of their bipartisan Enhancing First Response Act, which aims to improve Americans' ability to reach help when dialing 9-1-1, particularly during natural disasters. The legislation also seeks to reclassify 9-1-1 dispatchers as protective service
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Representative Sharice Davids' efforts to modernize emergency response systems and provide tribal governments with critical resources to respond to disasters have taken a major step forward. The U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee has successfully passed two of Davids' bipartisan bills, which will now
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The South African Parliament has passed the Immigration Amendment Bill, a response to a 2017 Constitutional Court ruling that found sections of the Immigration Act to be unconstitutional. The Bill was introduced in April 2024 and has undergone extensive public consultation. Key amendments include automatic judicial review of detention and
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U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have successfully pushed their bipartisan Enhancing First Response Act through the Senate. This significant legislation aims to improve the nation's 9-1-1 emergency response system, ensuring Americans can reach help when dialing 9-1-1, especially during natural
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The US Senate has unanimously passed the Fire Ready Nation Act, bipartisan legislation that aims to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) ability to forecast, prevent, and fight wildfires. Introduced by Senators Ben Ray Lujan and Maria Cantwell, the legislation establishes a permanent Fire Weather Services
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Representatives Scott Peters, Richard Hudson, Gus Bilirakis, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, along with Senators Thom Tillis and Raphael Warnock, have introduced the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, a bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting seniors' access to essential laboratory services. The bill seeks
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The Government has responded to the House of Lords Constitution Committee's report on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, which raised concerns over the feasibility and impact of introducing statutory timelines for asylum and immigration appeals. The Government has emphasized that the introduction of a 24-week statutory
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U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse urged his colleagues to prioritize clean air legislation during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, citing the devastating effects of wildfires and rising greenhouse gas emissions. The hearing focused on two bills: the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act and the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going
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The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has issued a statement applauding the House and Senate Appropriations Committees for rejecting the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ASH emphasizes the importance of NIH funding, citing its role in driving scientific breakthroughs that have improved
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U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) has joined her colleagues in introducing the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, aiming to reverse the drastic Medicaid cuts enacted by the Trump administration and extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits set to expire at the end of
