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California Senator Alex Padilla and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have reintroduced legislation to expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include approximately 3,925 acres of adjacent Bureau of Land Management-administered public lands in Lake County, California. This move aims to improve tribal engagement and co-management of the National
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Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Representative Mike Kelly (PA-16) reintroduced the bipartisan More Homes on the Market Act to address ongoing housing affordability issues across the country. The legislation aims to amend the tax code to incentivize more homeowners to sell their houses and increase the market supply. Currently, homeowners
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Congresswoman Dina Titus and Congresswoman Nancy Mace have introduced a bipartisan bill, the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act, aiming to address the anticompetitive practices of agriculture lobbyists and big corporations in the agricultural industry. The bill seeks to enhance accountability and transparency by refining the U.S. Department
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U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), has introduced the Rural Physician Workforce Production Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving access to healthcare for rural Americans by increasing the number of physicians in their area. The bill provides additional funding to hospitals to incentivize medical residents to train
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House members in North Dakota have made significant progress in their efforts to reform the state's tax system, with the passage of three bills that aim to reduce the income tax rate and simplify the tax code. The bills, sponsored by Rep. Craig Headland, have received broad support
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U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Mike Braun (R-IN), and Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK-03) have reintroduced the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act in both chambers, seeking to exempt family farmers and ranchers from the proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting rules by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
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Senate Republicans have introduced the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act, a legislation aimed at exempting family farmers and ranchers from the proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting rules by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC's proposal, part of the Biden administration's
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The House of Representatives has passed the Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the rising threat of cyberattacks on the US energy infrastructure. Introduced by Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15), the legislation seeks to bolster the energy sector's workforce
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Congressman Mark Pocan, a Wisconsin Democrat and former co-chair of the congressional progressive caucus, is reintroducing the Save Medicare Act, aimed at fortifying the traditional Medicare system against overbilling by private insurance companies. Pocan's legislative agenda, while facing significant hurdles in a Republican-controlled House, focuses on promoting progressive
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Bipartisan legislation aimed at restoring the pensions of Delphi Salaried Retirees has been introduced to the House of Representatives. The "Susan Muffley Act" provides backpay for past 13 years of unpaid pension payments, plus 6 percent interest, to the over 21,000 affected retirees. This legislation also ensures
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Travelers in the United States experienced disruptions to their air travel plans when a recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) system outage grounded flights nationwide. In response, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) have introduced bipartisan legislation to
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Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her fellow lawmakers recently introduced the NOTAM Improvement Act, a bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening the resiliency and cybersecurity of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system. The system, which alerts pilots of safety and location hazards on flight
