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Representatives Suzan DelBene, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and Derek Kilmer have introduced an amendment to the Strategic Production Response Act (H.R. 21), which would prohibit the Department of Energy's plan from including offshore drilling in the Washington/Oregon Planning Area. The amendment aims to protect the environment and
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The Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Rob Portman (R-OH), has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote. This legislation aims to regulate intrastate phone rates and charges in correctional facilities, making it more affordable for families
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U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Mitt Romney, along with Representative Joe Neguse, have celebrated the inclusion of their bipartisan Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act in the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus government funding bill. This bill aims to continue protecting four threatened and endangered native fish
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The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a bill that provides financing for small businesses, especially those crippled by the coronavirus disease-19 (Covid-19) pandemic and other significant economic challenges of national and international scope. The legislation aims to provide financial assistance to distressed enterprises critical
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Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) has continued to emphasize the need for stronger protections for healthcare and social service workers in the face of rising rates of on-the-job violence. This push comes after a recent tragic shooting of a home healthcare worker in Spokane, Washington. Rep. Courtney is urging the Senate
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United States Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Representative Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) have introduced the Retirement Savings for Americans Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at improving retirement security and financial well-being for low- and middle-income American workers. The bill establishes a new program that provides portable, tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an $858 billion spending bill to fund the Department of Defense for fiscal 2023, marking a significant step in the country's defense spending. The bill, introduced by Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), also includes a repeal of the Department of Defense&
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The House of Representatives has introduced a bill to create the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF), a sovereign wealth fund aimed at maximizing the profitability of government investible assets. The proposed fund, modeled after the sovereign wealth funds of 49 countries, will draw resources primarily from the Government Service Insurance System
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The House of Representatives of the Philippines has approved two significant bills aimed at strengthening anti-discrimination provisions and increasing private employment agencies' responsibility. The chamber approved House Bill No. 4479, which amends the Labor Code of the Philippines to provide stronger protection against sex-based discrimination in the workplace. The
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to reduce the spread of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at commercial airports. The Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act aims to deploy more existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding for
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The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has introduced the America Mitigating and Achieving Zero-emissions Originating from Nature for the 21st Century Act (AMAZON21 Act), a bipartisan legislation aimed at combating global deforestation and supporting carbon emission reduction efforts worldwide. The bill authorizes $4.5 billion over four years for
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Congresswoman Spanberger, a champion of Social Security reform, has launched a concerted effort to pass her bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, which aims to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, two provisions that unfairly reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of Americans who have
