Agriculture committee members call for enforcement of USMCA. Every five years, Congress passes the farm bill that sets America’s standards for agriculture, nutrition, forestry, and conservation. The Senate…
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Secretary Vilsack Advocates for Small Farming
He speaks with an advocacy group about rising land monopolization. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke to members of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition on Monday, speaking to…
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Representative Omar Voted Off Foreign Affairs Committee
Her stance on Israel is cited as the reason for removal. The House of Representatives voted to oust Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee,…
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Forest Service Reinstates Protection of Tongass Forest
Logging and development are once again forbidden in the largest forest in U.S. The U.S. Forest Service recently finalized the restoration of protections for the Tongass National Forest,…
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Congress Poised to Address Police Reform
Senator Durbin says, “We need a national conversation.“ Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said legislators should “sit down again quickly to…
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House Lawmakers Propose Designation of Wagner Group as Terrorist Organization
Russian-based mercenaries have meddled in global conflicts and committed human rights violations. Nine bipartisan lawmakers introduced the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) act, which would designate the Russian…
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House Passes Bill to Review FAA Pilot Alert System
The chamber’s legislators voted overwhelmingly to pass the bill. The House of Representatives passed the NOTAM Improvement Act in a vote of 464-4. This bipartisan bill aims at…
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Senate to Seek Answers to Classified Documents Cases
Senate Intelligence Committee requests documents of President Biden, President Trump, and Vice President Pence. The Senate Intelligence Committee has requested access to documents marked as classified that have…
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Bill Would Eliminate Federal Debt Ceiling
Congress looking for ways to avoid regular adjustments of debt ceiling. Representative Bill Foster of Illinois and 42 co-sponsors introduced the End the Threat of Default Act which…
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Senate Bill Could Ban Congressional Stock Trading
A similar bipartisan measure has been introduced in the House. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has introduced the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act which…
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