{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where party = \"Republican\", state = \"PA\" and year = 2025 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/meuser-announces-193-million-pennsylvania-rural-health-working-families-tax", "Meuser Announces $193 Million for Pennsylvania Rural Health from the Working Families Tax Credit", "2025-12-31", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Daniel Meuser", "M001204", "meuser.house.gov", "meuser", "https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "POTTSVILLE, PA: Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) released the following statement after the Trump Administration and CMS awarded $193 million to Pennsylvania from the Rural Health Transformation Fund.\n\nCongressman Meuser strongly advocated for and voted in favor of the Working Families Tax Cut package which created this fund that will transform healthcare across rural Pennsylvania.\n\n\u201cPennsylvania will be receiving $193 million this year through the Rural Transformation Fund, an investment that will expand access to care and strengthen workforce training across the Commonwealth,\u201d said Rep. Meuser.\n\nMeuser continued, \u201cMy Republican colleagues and I supported the creation of this fund to confront the growing healthcare challenges facing rural communities across the United States. It\u2019s unfortunate that every single Democrat in Congress, including every Democrat from Pennsylvania, voted against creating this fund. In recent years, rural Pennsylvanians have experienced a steady decline in access to essential healthcare services, and this funding is a critical step toward reversing that trend.\u201d\n\nAbout the Rural Health Transformation Fund:\n\nCongress created the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund through the Working Families Tax Cut. This funding, which represents the largest direct federal investment in rural healthcare in American history, will be distributed over the next five years to help states improve healthcare access and outcomes in rural communities.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-applauds-193-million-pennsylvania-rural-healthcare-reaffirms", "Bresnahan Applauds $193 Million for Pennsylvania Rural Healthcare, Reaffirms Commitment to Securing More Funding", "2025-12-30", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "SCRANTON, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) applauded the announcement that $193 million in federal dollars will be directed to Pennsylvania through the Rural Health Transformation Fund. Rep. Bresnahan strongly advocated for and worked to include the fund as a central component of the Working Families Tax Cuts package.\n\n\u201cThis $193 million investment is a major win for Pennsylvania\u2019s rural communities,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cFrom the start, I pushed to guarantee the Rural Health Transformation Fund was included, because I knew how critical these resources would be for our hospital providers and patients. This funding will make a real difference for families across the Commonwealth.\u201d\n\nEarlier this month, Rep. Bresnahan hosted Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz in Scranton for a healthcare roundtable with hospital executives, providers, and community leaders from Northeastern Pennsylvania. During the visit, participants discussed workforce shortages access to care challenges and the financial pressures facing rural and community hospitals.\n\n\u201cWhen Administrator Oz came to Northeastern Pennsylvania, he heard directly from the people on the front lines of our healthcare system,\u201d continued Bresnahan. \u201cThose conversations helped reinforce why this fund must be prioritized, and why Pennsylvania deserves strong federal support.\u201d\n\nThe Rural Health Transformation Fund is intended to help states strengthen rural healthcare systems expand access to care support workforce recruitment and retention and invest in innovative delivery models. Pennsylvania\u2019s $193 million allocation will support state-driven strategies tailored to the needs of rural and underserved communities.\n\nRep. Bresnahan emphasized that while this funding represents an important step, his work is far from finished.\n\n\u201cI remain committed to continuing to fight for Pennsylvania, so we secure even more resources in the future,\u201d continued Bresnahan. \u201cOur rural communities deserve long-term solutions, and I will keep working to make sure Pennsylvania gets its fair share.\u201d\n\nAbout the Rural Health Transformation Fund\n\nThe Rural Health Transformation Fund provides targeted federal resources to help states improve healthcare access and outcomes in rural communities by supporting infrastructure workforce development and innovative care delivery.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/pennsylvania-receives-nearly-200-million-rural-health-care-transformation", "Pennsylvania Receives Nearly $200 Million for Rural Health Care Transformation", "2025-12-30", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, welcomed today\u2019s announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that Pennsylvania will be receiving nearly $200 million in 2026 to support rural health care initiatives. The funding was made possible by the Working Families Tax Cuts \u2014 the funding package passed by Congress this year. That legislation included $50 billion, spread over five years, to support rural health care.\n\n\u201cThis funding marks the beginning of an unprecedented investment in rural health care,\u201d said Congressman Ryan Mackenzie. \u201cI\u2019m proud to have helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars to support our state\u2019s rural health infrastructure, which will help to address longstanding challenges facing hospitals, medical staff, and patients throughout Pennsylvania. By investing in our health care workforce, embracing innovation, improving substance abuse treatment, and supporting providers, we can deliver better outcomes for people throughout our community.\u201d\n\nPennsylvania\u2019s proposal features a range of solutions aimed at improving collaboration, supporting innovation, and investing in the rural health workforce. The objectives of the proposal include:\n\n\u201cImprove key health outcomes, including prevention and treatment of chronic disease and use of the 988-suicide prevention line, substance use disorder treatment engagement and collaborative care arrangements for subspecialty care.\u201d\n\n\u201cIncreased adoption of paramedicine programs at EMS agencies.\u201d\n\n\u201cIncreased training and credentialing programs (e.g., EMTs, midwives, MDs, etc.) focused on rural workforce.\u201d\n\n\u201c10% reduction in workforce vacancy rate in rural hospitals.\u201d\n\nRead the press release from CMS HERE\n\nSee Pennsylvania\u2019s proposal HERE\n\nSee highlights from Pennsylvania\u2019s proposal HERE\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-issues-2025-year-review", "Thompson Issues 2025 Year in Review", "2025-12-30", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "BELLEFONTE, Pa. \u2013 U.S. Representative Glenn \"GT\" Thompson today issued a 2025 Year in Review, providing a snapshot of the work he focused on in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. during the year.\n\n\"This year was full of legislative victories: From ensuring more milk options in public schools to making certain our rural schools receive the funding they need, we continue to deliver for Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District,\" Rep. Thompson said. \"In addition to serving as a senior member of the Education and Workforce Committee, I continued in my role as Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, where I proudly advocate for all of rural America.\"\n\nTOP SPEAKER: Rep. Thompson was again named the No. 1 speaker in the House of Representatives, speaking 91 days on the House Floor and delivering 120 speeches.\n\nSIGNED INTO LAW: Rep. Thompson helped ensure passage of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act, which was signed into law in December 2025. Rep. Thompson also secured numerous provisions in the Working Families Tax Cut Act that became law in July 2025, including the largest investment in American agriculture in a generation as well as a provision authorizing Workforce Pell Grants. In addition, Rep. Thompson delivered more than $6.1 million in federal funding for nine community projects in PA-15, which became law through the appropriations package Congress passed to reopen the government this fall.\n\nPRESIDENT'S DESK: Rep. Thompson's Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 has passed both the House and Senate and will be signed into law by President Trump.\n\nHOUSE APPROVED: In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in July, the House approved Rep. Thompson'sDigital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY Act) to establish a federal regulatory framework for digital assets like cryptocurrency. In September, with strong bipartisan support, the House passed Rep. Thompson's U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025, a testament to our shared commitment to fair markets and reliable standards for American farmers.\n\nThe report also includes information about community project funding, nominations of seven exceptional students from PA-15 to our nation's service academies, and various metrics for constituent services.\n\nClick here to review the full report.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-statement-following-silver-lake-nursing-home-explosion", "Fitzpatrick Statement Following Silver Lake Nursing Home Explosion", "2025-12-24", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "LANGHORNE, PA\u2014 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) released the following statement in the wake of a devastating explosion at Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bristol Township, which claimed two lives, injured dozens, and prompted a heroic, multi-agency emergency response on Christmas Eve:\n\n\u201cOn this Christmas Eve, our hearts are heavy\u2014but they are also grateful.\n\nWe have received confirmation that everyone at Silver Lake Nursing Home has been accounted for\u2014an outcome made possible by the heroic first responders who ran into danger again and again, risking their own lives to save others.\n\nWe mourn the two lives lost, pray for the twenty who were injured, and hold close the families whose lives have been forever changed.\n\nThe incident occurred yesterday, shortly after 2:00 PM, when PECO crews responded to reports of a gas odor at the facility. While crews were on site, an explosion occurred, causing the first floor to collapse into the basement and trapping individuals inside. A second explosion followed approximately 30 seconds later. What happened will be thoroughly examined in the days ahead, and those facts will be made known. An investigation is already underway.\n\nBut what needs no explanation is this: when the moment demanded courage, our community delivered it. Firefighters, police officers, medics, nurses, and emergency personnel from across our region answered the call without hesitation, and because of them, lives were saved.\n\nSo tonight, as homes and churches across our region are lit for Christmas, we ask for prayers\u2014for those grieving, for those recovering, and for the brave men and women who stood watch when it mattered most.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nYesterday, Congressman Fitzpatrick was on site at Lower Bucks Hospital, where he addressed the media and received a comprehensive operational briefing following the explosion at Silver Lake Nursing Home. He reaffirmed that his office remains fully engaged and stands ready to secure any necessary federal assistance as the response continues.\n\nAfter the briefing, Congressman Fitzpatrick toured the on-scene command post alongside Governor Josh Shapiro and Mike Motte, CEO of Lower Bucks Hospital, where they met with and thanked the extraordinary nurses, medical professionals, and first responders who have worked tirelessly under dangerous conditions since the first call came in.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-mackenzie-urge-gov-shapiro-preserve-law-enforcement-communication-access", "Kelly, Mackenzie urge Gov. Shapiro to preserve law enforcement communication access", "2025-12-23", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (PA-16) and Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) led members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation in urging Governor Josh Shapiro to preserve Pennsylvania\u2019s participation in the International Justice & Public Safety Network (formerly known as the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, or Nlets), a critical information-sharing system used by law enforcement agencies nationwide.\n\nJoining Reps. Kelly and Mackenzie on the letter are Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Congressman Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), Congressman Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson (PA-15), Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10), Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), Congressman John Joyce (PA-13), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01).\n\n\u201cNlets works to connect local law enforcement with federal agencies. As the federal government cracks down on illegal immigration and crime in cities nationwide, including right here in Pennsylvania, it\u2019s imperative that our local and federal agencies have the ability to work together quickly and efficiently,\u201d said Rep. Kelly.\n\n\u201cAny move to restrict law enforcement\u2019s access to vital information-sharing systems would endanger our communities,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cNlets is a proven tool that helps law enforcement apprehend dangerous criminals and keeps Pennsylvanians safe. Restricting access would empower criminal illegal aliens at the expense of Pennsylvania families.\u201d\n\n\"The International Justice & Public Safety Network has been an effective resource for law enforcement agencies at every level,\u201d said Congressman Thompson. \u201cSharing secure information helps law enforcement apprehend fugitives and supports efforts in missing persons cases. Any restrictions to these programs will hinder the efforts of law enforcement to keep Pennsylvania safe.\u201d\n\n\u201cLaw enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to protect our Commonwealth and keep dangerous criminals off our streets. Efforts by far-left Democrats to shield criminal illegal aliens and restrict Pennsylvania\u2019s participation in Nlets undermine public safety,\u201d said Congressman Reschenthaler. \u201cI am proud to join my Pennsylvania Republican colleagues in urging Governor Shapiro to continue the Commonwealth\u2019s participation in this critical public safety program.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a former law enforcement professional and FBI agent, I know that investigations succeed or fail in real time, based on timely and accurate information,\u201d said Congressman Fitzpatrick. \u201cNlets provides the data that officers depend on every day in the field. Limiting access would slow apprehensions, disrupt multi-agency investigations, and needlessly increase risk to officer safety and the public, without any public-safety benefits. This would be a step backward for law enforcement and a risk Pennsylvania should not take.\u201d\n\n\"The only constituency that Governor Shapiro cares about are illegal aliens bankrupting Pennsylvania Taxpayers by abusing our generous welfare system. Cutting off Pennsylvania from Nlets, a secure and effective public safety database that\u2019s over half a century old, proves once again that our governor is more concerned with protecting criminal aliens from Immigration and Customs Enforcement than he is in protecting Commonwealth Citizens from violent felons. Governor Shapiro should have our federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies\u2019 backs - instead of stabbing them in the back,\" said Congressman Perry.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kelly-delivers-2025-christmas-message", "Rep. Kelly delivers 2025 Christmas message", "2025-12-23", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Ahead of the Christmas holiday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) delivered his annual Christmas message to Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District.\n\nYou can watch his full message here or by clicking the image below.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-hails-strong-q3-gdp-report", "Congressman Mackenzie Hails Strong Q3 GDP Report", "2025-12-23", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, hailed the news of strong economic growth in the third quarter. Wednesday\u2019s report from the Commerce Department showed that gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a rate of 4.3% in the third quarter. This is the fastest rate of growth in two years and well above economists\u2019 expectations of 3.2% growth.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s growth figures are the latest sign that investing in workers, families, and small businesses is the key to strong, sustainable growth,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cMore work remains, but after entering the year and finding an economic situation that was far weaker than initially thought, we are making progress towards building an economy that delivers for the American people. I\u2019ll keep working to unleash American energy; cut unnecessary red tape; and support workers, seniors, and small businesses.\u201d\n\nCongressman Mackenzie has helped to pass a range of pro-growth policies since beginning his term in January. This includes:\n\nTax relief for every American, including families, seniors, and workers.\n\n$750 increase to the standard deduction.\n\nRaised the Child Tax Credit to $2,200 (had been set to fall back to $1,000).\n\nEstablished a $6,000 bonus deduction for seniors \u2014 eliminating taxes on social security for 88% of seniors.\n\nAnd more.\n\nPreventing the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which would have resulted in a 22% tax increase for the average taxpayer.\n\nPermanently extending the 20% Small Business Deduction, benefiting over 30 million small businesses.\n\nPermanently allowing 100% immediate expensing for business investments, helping small businesses to grow and expand.\n\nRolling back the failed, one-size-fits-all energy policies of the Biden era and embracing an all-of-the-above policy.\n\nReining in red tape that strangles small businesses.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/mackenzie-urges-governor-shapiro-preserve-nlets-access", "Mackenzie Urges Governor Shapiro to Preserve Nlets Access", "2025-12-23", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, is leading a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro alongside members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation. The letter raises concerns about efforts to restrict or end Pennsylvania\u2019s participation in the International Justice & Public Safety Network (Nlets).\n\nJoining Congressman Mackenzie on the letter are Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16), Congressman Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), Congressman Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson (PA-15), Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10), Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), Congressman John Joyce (PA-13), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01).\n\nNlets is a secure, state-managed law enforcement network connecting more than 45,000 agencies nationwide, allowing officers to quickly share critical public-safety information such as driver\u2019s license data, vehicle registrations, criminal histories, and warrants. In November, a group of Democrats urged Governor Shapiro to restrict Nlets information from being shared with certain federal law enforcement agencies, including ICE, HSI, and U.S. Border Patrol. Any attempt to limit federal access to Nlets would slow investigations, disrupt real-time coordination between agencies, and put additional strain on state and local law enforcement without improving public safety.\n\n\u201cAny move to restrict law enforcement\u2019s access to vital information-sharing systems would endanger our communities,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cNlets is a proven tool that helps law enforcement apprehend dangerous criminals and keeps Pennsylvanians safe. Restricting access would empower criminal illegal aliens at the expense of Pennsylvania families.\u201d\n\n\"The International Justice & Public Safety Network has been an effective resource for law enforcement agencies at every level,\u201d said Congressman Thompson. \u201cSharing secure information helps law enforcement apprehend fugitives and supports efforts in missing persons cases. Any restrictions to these programs will hinder the efforts of law enforcement to keep Pennsylvania safe.\u201d\n\n\u201cNlets works to connect local law enforcement with federal agencies. As the federal government cracks down on illegal immigration and crime in cities nationwide, including right here in Pennsylvania, it\u2019s imperative that our local and federal agencies have the ability to work together quickly and efficiently,\u201d said Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA).\n\n\u201cLaw enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to protect our Commonwealth and keep dangerous criminals off our streets. Efforts by far-left Democrats to shield criminal illegal aliens and restrict Pennsylvania\u2019s participation in Nlets undermine public safety,\u201d said Congressman Reschenthaler. \u201cI am proud to join my Pennsylvania Republican colleagues in urging Governor Shapiro to continue the Commonwealth\u2019s participation in this critical public safety program.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a former law enforcement professional and FBI agent, I know that investigations succeed or fail in real time, based on timely and accurate information,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cNlets provides the data that officers depend on every day in the field. Limiting access would slow apprehensions, disrupt multi-agency investigations, and needlessly increase risk to officer safety and the public, without any public-safety benefits. This would be a step backward for law enforcement and a risk Pennsylvania should not take.\u201d\n\n\"The only constituency that Governor Shapiro cares about are illegal aliens bankrupting Pennsylvania Taxpayers by abusing our generous welfare system. Cutting off Pennsylvania from Nlets, a secure and effective public safety database that\u2019s over half a century old, proves once again that our governor is more concerned with protecting criminal aliens from Immigration and Customs Enforcement than he is in protecting Commonwealth Citizens from violent felons. Governor Shapiro should have our federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies\u2019 backs - instead of stabbing them in the back,\" said Congressman Perry.\n\nCongressman Mackenzie has consistently opposed policies that block cooperation between local, state, and federal law enforcement. Earlier this year, he condemned policies implemented by the Northampton County Executive that forced ICE to conduct arrests in public rather than in prison facilities.\n\nTo read the full text of the letter, click HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-announces-more-13-million-federal-funding-old-lycoming", "Thompson Announces More than $1.3 Million in Federal Funding for Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Company", "2025-12-23", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. \u2013 U.S. Representative Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson today announced $1,345,000 in federal funding for the Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Company to enhance its facilities and help alleviate the shortage of first responders in Pennsylvania.\n\nThe funding will be used to repair and rehabilitate the Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Company's existing building, including enhancements to accommodate full-time, live-in training facilities, which is expected to help with staffing shortages for first responders in Central Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth, like other states, continues to face a recruitment and retention shortage for volunteers. Fire company leaders hope this funding will help grow first responder ranks in Lycoming County.\n\n\"Our first responders are an essential part of our communities, and we must work to recruit and retain more,\" Rep. Thompson said. \"I was pleased to secure this funding so we can update the Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Company's building and help make it a regional hub for training first responders. This is a great investment for expanding public safety in Lycoming County.\"\n\n\"The Old Lycoming Twp. Volunteer Fire Company greatly appreciates Congressman Glenn Thompson recognizing our critical need to provide lifesaving services by supporting our project with this significant funding provided in the USDA Rural Development Grant,\" said Donald Neidig, Grant Manager, Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Company. \"The project will add to the station approximately 2,000 square feet and renovate 21,000 square feet. Our objective is to continue the all-important emergency services to these areas through enhancing and extending the role of the volunteer emergency service providers and the tax-saving role they play in provision of critical emergency services.\"\n\n\u201cI was honored to help Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Company get a $1 million grant from the state in 2023,\u201d said PA State Rep. Joe Hamm (R-Lycoming/Union). \u201cThis additional Federal funding from Congressman Thompson will help the Fire Company complete the renovation of their fire station to incorporate their college student live-in program within the fire house, modify the fire station facilities to accommodate current operational needs, and enhance the facility for future recruitment and retention of essential volunteers. I want to thank Congressman Thompson for working with me to help the Fire Company get this project done.\u201d\n\nRep. Thompson secured the funding through Community Project Funding for Fiscal Year 2026, which was approved in the appropriations package the House passed to reopen the government this fall.\n\nThe Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Company in recent years has secured local, state, and federal funding to complete this project.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-announces-more-260000-bucktail-medical-center", "Thompson Announces More than $260,000 for Bucktail Medical Center", "2025-12-23", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "RENOVO, Pa. \u2013 U.S. Representative Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson today announced $262,470 in federal funding for Bucktail Medical Center to modernize its infrastructure through radiology upgrades and new patient beds.\n\nThe funding will be used to improve equipment in the radiology room, both the wiring and the patient table, ensuring patients have state-of-the-art technology at Bucktail Medical Center. Ten patient beds will be replaced with new, modernized beds and mattresses.\n\nBucktail Medical Center is a Critical Access Hospital serving surrounding rural communities in Clinton, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, and Potter counties.\n\n\"I was pleased to secure this funding for Bucktail to enhance the delivery of health care services to the community,\" Rep. Thompson said. \"I spent nearly 30 years working in rural health care before coming to Congress. I understand the benefit of increasing both patient safety and experience. I'm grateful for Bucktail and the care they provide to the surrounding communities.\"\n\n\u201cOur team at Bucktail Medical Center is very grateful that we have been chosen to receive this funding,\" said Bucktail Medical Center CEO Laura Murnyack. \"We will be able to improve the patient experience at our facility by making some key upgrades to our radiology equipment and inpatient rooms. Support of our rural healthcare facilities is vital to our rural communities to help ensure essential services and access to care are maintained.\"\n\nRep. Thompson secured the funding through Community Project Funding for Fiscal Year 2026, which was approved in the appropriations package the House passed to reopen the government this fall.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-times-tribune-bresnahans-bipartisan-plea-best-way-forward-health-care", "ICYMI: The Times-Tribune: Bresnahan\u2019s bipartisan plea best way forward on health care", "2025-12-22", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: Yesterday, The Times-Tribune published an editorial recognizing U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) for his bipartisan leadership in pushing for action to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits that help keep health insurance affordable for thousands of families across Northeastern Pennsylvania.\n\nThe editorial highlighted Rep. Bresnahan\u2019s decision to join a bipartisan group of lawmakers in signing a discharge petition to force a House vote on extending the subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year.\n\n\u201cStill, it does give an issue that has long been a critical one for the American people a shot at a bipartisan fix that to this point seemed unlikely. For that, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., deserves credit,\u201d wrote The Times-Tribune Editorial Board. \u201cBresnahan was one of the quartet of Republican legislators who went counter to the GOP\u2019s wishes and signed the Democrat-led discharge petition\u2026\u201d\n\n\u201cDoing nothing was not an option,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cFamilies in Northeastern Pennsylvania cannot afford to have the rug pulled out from under them. I urge my colleagues to put people first and work together on a bipartisan solution that keeps health care affordable.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt is encouraging that Bresnahan backed up prior promises to protect health care for those in his district,\u201d continued The Times-Tribune Editorial Board. \u201cHopefully, bringing this to the floor of the House in January ultimately leads to the type of bipartisan discussion that can make health care affordable and available to those who need it. The only way to achieve that is to prioritize conversation over political motivations.\u201d\n\nRep. Bresnahan remains committed to working across the aisle to protect access to affordable health care and deliver results for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-introduces-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-force", "Congressman Mackenzie introduces bipartisan, bicameral legislation to force Pharmacy Benefit Managers to act in employees\u2019 best interests", "2025-12-22", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressmen Ryan Mackenzie (R, PA-07) and Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04), alongside Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the bicameral PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act. This legislation would establish fiduciary responsibilities for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) \u2013 the middlemen of drug pricing \u2013 requiring them to act in the best interests of employees relying on employer-sponsored health plans, while keeping plan costs low.\n\nCurrently, PBMs that provide drug benefits for employer health plans often get away with price-gouging because they are not legally required to put employees\u2019 interests first. The PBM FAIR Act would ensure these middlemen are classified as fiduciaries under law, which will help curb hidden fees and practices that drive up what employees pay for their medications.\n\nPBMs are directly responsible for:\n\nMarking up generic drugs at prices hundreds of times higher than actual cost,\n\nLimiting patient choice, and\n\nDenying claims with no or misleading explanations.\n\nThis bill reins in bad PBM practices and helps ensure employer-sponsored health care plans are affordable and accessible to all families.\n\n\u201cPharmacy benefit managers play a major role in determining what patients pay for their prescriptions, yet they often operate with little accountability,\u201d said Congressman Ryan Mackenzie. \u201cThe PBM FAIR Act brings transparency to the system by requiring PBMs to act as fiduciaries under ERISA, ensuring that patients come first. By holding middlemen accountable we can also deliver lower healthcare costs to policyholders.\"\n\n\u201cInstead of looking out for the best interests of employees, pharmacy benefit managers have been hitting them with prescription drug mark-ups, inconvenient pharmacy options, and wrongful denials,\u201d said Congressman Jake Auchincloss. \u201cThis legislation puts force of law behind the best interest standard. The PBMs either improve access and affordability, or they'll pay out in lawsuits.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor too long, middlemen have used opaque pricing and misaligned incentives to line their own pockets at the expense of employers,\u201d said Senator Marshall. \u201cPBMs shouldn\u2019t profit by steering plans toward higher\u2011cost drugs or practices that drive up prices. This bill holds them accountable and ensures that every decision they make prioritizes the health and financial interests of the plans and people they serve.\u201d\n\n\u201cPharmacy benefit managers should be held accountable for their role in raising costs of prescription drugs,\u201d said Senator Kaine. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation is critical to ensuring that PBMs are doing what\u2019s best for Americans who rely on lifesaving medication.\u201d\n\nThis legislation is supported by the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC).\n\n\u201cEmployers, workers, and families should be able to rely on those who provide services to employer-sponsored group health plans, such as pharmacy benefit managers, to adhere to the same fiduciary duties the employer is held to. That means working to save money for patients, and doing what is right for the plan\u2019s beneficiaries. Today\u2019s unregulated, \u201chonor system\u201d approach is not working. When PBMs are performing services on behalf of the employer, they are standing in the shoes of the plan sponsor and should be held accountable. ERIC applauds Representatives Auchincloss and Mackenzie, and Senators Marshall, Kaine, Grassley, and Hassan for leaving politics at the door and taking a bipartisan approach to clarify this important extension of current law,\u201d said James Gelfand, President and CEO, ERIC.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-leads-bipartisan-effort-to-advance-new-peace-through-strength-sanctions-on-russia-toward-january-floor-action", "Fitzpatrick, Meeks, Bipartisan Colleagues Advance New \u2018Peace Through Strength\u2019 Sanctions on Russia Toward January Floor Action", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, and Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-5), led a broad bipartisan coalition of House Members to introduce the Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025, comprehensive legislation that translates ongoing negotiations into decisive congressional action and advances the bill toward House Floor consideration in January.\n\nCo-leads on the bill include Representatives Don Bacon (NE-2), Mike Turner (OH-10), Tom Suozzi (NY-3), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Steny Hoyer (MD-5), Bill Keating (MA-9), and Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), reflecting broad, bipartisan agreement that Congress must lead with resolve as diplomatic efforts continue.\n\n\u201cNegotiations do not relieve Congress of its responsibility to act,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cThat responsibility has been clear for some time, and waiting is no longer an option. Peace through strength is the discipline of negotiating from strength\u2014of standing with Ukraine, making unmistakably clear that Russia\u2019s campaign of aggression will not be normalized or rewarded, and affirming that America still enforces the rules that keep peace possible. This is not just about ending one war. It is about setting the rules for a world that is watching whether America still enforces them. We can end this war. We can end Putin\u2019s tyranny. And we must lead the American way\u2014through peace, through strength. I am grateful to be working hand in hand with Ranking Member Meeks to push any and all solutions forward to the House Floor, including the Ukraine Support Act. We can end this war. We can end Putin\u2019s tyranny. And we must lead the American way\u2014through peace, through strength.\u201d\n\n\u201cRussia won't negotiate an end to its war unless real pressure is applied on the Kremlin to stop its brutality. I'm proud to have worked with Rep. Fitzpatrick on a compromise Russia sanctions bill that would impose real costs on Russia and those fueling its war effort, while avoiding further harmful global tariffs. I thank Rep. Fitzpatrick for also signing my discharge petition for the Ukraine Support Act, helping work towards both measures reaching the House floor for a vote. There is strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the House, and this agreement makes clear that Russia cannot wait it out or continue its war of aggression without facing significant consequences,\u201d said Meeks.\n\n\u201cThe only viable path to peace in Ukraine is putting pressure on the Kremlin. It is beyond important that both sides of the aisle have come together on compromise legislation to impose strong sanctions on Russia for its illegal war of aggression as well as to take additional steps to move the bipartisan discharge petition for the Ukraine Support Act forward in the House,\u201d said HFAC Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Keating. \u201cAs Ukraine continues to defend itself from Russian aggression, the Ukrainian people must know that Ukraine has strong bipartisan support in the House of Representatives. The Kremlin must also know that we will not rest until a durable Ukraine-supported peace deal is achieved.\u201d\n\nWe must take firm action against the Russian Federation. This bill sends a clear message: any refusal to engage in meaningful negotiations for peace or any violation of agreements will not go unpunished. We stand with Ukraine and affirm our commitment to ensuring that they are protected from further aggression. It's time for diplomacy,\" said Turner.\n\n\u201cPutin\u2019s regime only responds to resolve and takes advantage of weakness and vacillation. During these failed negotiations, Russia has continued bombing Ukrainian cities with increasing intensity. We must play hardball by sending Ukraine the weapons it needs and imposing tough sanctions on Russia that cripple his war economy, an approach Americans overwhelmingly agree with,\u201d said Bacon. \u201cI\u2019m pleased to join Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in co-leading the bipartisan Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act to impose sanctions and other measures if Russia refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine.\u201d\n\n\u201cRussia\u2019s unprovoked war against Ukraine is a direct assault on sovereignty, democracy, and the international rules-based order. The United States will not reward aggression or allow Vladimir Putin to stall, violate agreements, or prepare for another invasion without serious consequences. Peace will only come when Russia understands that continued violence carries real costs. I\u2019m proud to cosponsor this legislation to strengthen sanctions, hold bad actors accountable, and stand firmly with the Ukrainian people,\u201d said Lawler.\n\n\u201cPeace through strength means standing up to dictators through actions, not just words,\" said Suozzi. \"The Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act does exactly that by cracking down on those responsible for the kidnapping of Ukrainian children, increasing sanction pressure on Russia, and expanding sanctions to Russian partners in North Korea. I'm proud to stand with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to say that the United States will not tolerate Putin's murderous war in Ukraine, and will defend our democratic allies across the world.\"\n\n\"Through force, Dictator Putin aspires to rewrite the structure of Europe and end democratic practice across the continent. America\u2019s foreign policy must promote Liberty, not bow to Tyranny,\" said Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus. \"With this new bipartisan bill, we are putting forward the most significant legislation introduced this Congress to place economic sanctions on Russia for its war crimes against Ukraine.\"\n\nThe Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025 builds on Fitzpatrick\u2019s constant efforts since the beginning of the conflict in 2022 to advance designed to force meaningful negotiations, deter further aggression, and ensure any peace agreement is real, durable, and accepted by the free and independent Government of Ukraine.\n\nUnlike piecemeal sanctions, the legislation establishes a comprehensive structure that directly links Russia\u2019s economic isolation to its willingness to pursue\u2014and honor\u2014peace. It reflects overwhelming bipartisan support for empowering the United States to use strong economic pressure as a tool to help bring this war to an end.\n\nSpecifically, the bill would:\n\nMandate sanctions on senior Russian officials, oligarchs, state-owned enterprises, and entities supporting Russia\u2019s defense, energy, and transportation sectors\n\nSever Russia\u2019s access to the global financial system, including blocking transactions with Russian financial institutions, prohibiting U.S. investment in Russia, banning trading of Russian entities on U.S. securities exchanges, and targeting financial messaging systems used to evade sanctions\n\nClose loopholes fueling Russia\u2019s war economy, including ending refined oil import workarounds and prohibiting U.S. purchases of Russian sovereign debt\n\nTarget Russia\u2019s energy leverage, prohibiting new U.S. investment and sanctioning foreign actors who enable Russian oil, gas, LNG, and uranium production\n\nImpose sanctions for war crimes, including the kidnapping and wrongful deportation of Ukrainian children and Russia-North Korea cooperation supporting Russia\u2019s illegal war\n\nIncrease duties up to 500 percent on goods imported from the Russian Federation to further isolate Russia economically\n\nThe legislation also establishes a clear and enforceable off-ramp: sanctions may only be terminated if Russia signs a peace agreement accepted by Ukraine and fully ceases hostilities\u2014subject to congressional review to prevent premature or politically motivated rollbacks.\n\nWith negotiations ongoing, Fitzpatrick and his bipartisan colleagues will continue building support with the goal of bringing the Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025 to the House Floor in January\u2014ensuring Congress does its part to match diplomacy with decisive action.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-introduces-bipartisan-holiday-bonus-tax-relief-act", "Congressman Mackenzie Introduces Bipartisan Holiday Bonus Tax Relief Act", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, introduced the Holiday Bonus Tax Relief Act of 2025 alongside Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23). This bipartisan legislation would make up to $2,500 in holiday or end-of-year bonuses completely tax-free for American workers by exempting them from federal income tax.\n\nThe bill aims to support working families during the holiday season by delivering targeted, inflation-adjusted tax relief. Specifically, it excludes up to $2,500 per employee of a qualified November, December, or January bonus from gross income, and includes strong safeguards to prevent misuse.\n\n\u201cThe holiday season can create financial strains for families, especially as so many work to recover from the price increases of recent years,\" said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cThe Holiday Bonus Tax Relief Act will help workers keep more of what they earn and reward the extra effort so many put in at the end of the year. It\u2019s a commonsense way to put more money back in people\u2019s pockets and reduce holiday stress.\u201d\n\n\u201cIf your employer gives you a holiday bonus, Washington, D.C., shouldn\u2019t take a cut,\u201d said Rep. Moskowitz. \u201cThis bipartisan, pro-worker, pro-family legislation makes sure workers can keep more of their year-end bonus when they need it most\u2014around the holidays. This is the anti-Grinch bill, and we should pass it immediately.\u201d\n\nKey Provisions of the Holiday Bonus Tax Relief Act of 2025 include:\n\nExcludes up to $2,500 of a holiday or year-end bonus from federal income tax.\n\nApplies to bonuses paid in November, December, or January of the taxable year.\n\nIncludes anti-abuse protections and authorizes the Treasury to issue guidance to prevent wage reclassification.\n\nAdjusts for inflation after 2026.\n\nRequires reporting of holiday bonuses on employee W-2s for transparency.\n\nThe legislation would take effect for bonuses paid on or after November 1, 2025.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-sanchez-lead-bipartisan-letter-expressing-concern-canadas-digital", "Smucker, S\u00e1nchez Lead Bipartisan Letter Expressing Concern with Canada\u2019s Digital Trade Barriers", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Linda S\u00e1nchez (CA-38) led a bipartisan letter from 27 of their colleagues from the Committee on Ways and Means, expressing grave concerns about Canada\u2019s digital trade barriers. The letter was addressed to Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Canada\u2019s Ambassador to the United States Kristen Hillman.\n\n\u201cWhile we are strong supporters of the bilateral relationship with Canada, discriminatory policies, like the Online Streaming Act, undermine the value of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA),\u201d the lawmakers write.\n\nCanada\u2019s Online Streaming Act \u201cis actively restricting access, disadvantaging U.S. companies and artists, and undermining the shared commitment to fair competition that is essential as our countries prepare for the USMCA review,\u201d the letter states.\n\nThe Online Streaming Act is a discriminatory tax that requires American streaming companies operating in Canada to contribute part of their revenues to funds that produce local Canadian content. Estimates show that this law could cost American companies up to $7 billion by 2030.\n\nRead the full letter. Full text below.\n\nDear Minister LeBlanc and Ambassador Hillman,\n\nWe write to share our deep concerns with Canada\u2019s Online Streaming Act (formerly Bill C-11)\n\nand the subsequent Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)\n\nimplementing decisions. We urge the Canadian Government to rescind this digital trade barrier\n\nimmediately, including by terminating the collection of fees. This is especially important as our\n\ntwo countries undertake the six-year review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement\n\n(USMCA). While we are strong supporters of the bilateral relationship with Canada,\n\ndiscriminatory policies, like the Online Streaming Act, undermine the value of the United States-\n\nMexico-Canada Agreement.\n\nAs you know, the Online Streaming Act requires foreign streaming services to contribute five\n\npercent of gross revenues to Canadian production funds as a condition of market access. A\n\nforthcoming CRTC decision may extend these obligations further, adding direct spending\n\nrequirements tied to what the Canadian government deems to be \u201cCanadian content.\u201d This\n\nconstitutes a clearly discriminatory and burdensome levy on cross-border trade that violates the\n\nspirit of the USMCA.\n\nThe USMCA was built upon principles of fair and cooperative trade, and decisions that impose\n\ndiscriminatory regulations on American platforms create a clear distortion in the digital\n\nmarketplace. Under this law, Canada is actively restricting access, disadvantaging U.S.\n\ncompanies and artists, and undermining the shared commitment to fair competition that is\n\nessential as our countries prepare for the USMCA review.\n\nAdditionally, streaming services are a vital part of the Canadian economy, but the\n\nimplementation of the Online Streaming Act threatens to chill foreign investment. In 2022,\n\nglobal studios and streaming platforms invested $7.58 billion1 in production in Canada, while\n\nmusic streaming specifically generated more than $422.7 million in recorded music revenue in\n\nCanada in 20242. Global studios increased their production levels in Canada by 285 percent\n\nbetween 2011 and 2021, with an average of 97 percent of cast, crew, and production personnel\n\nworking on those projects in Canada3. Heavy-handed regulations from the Canadian government\n\ncould jeopardize these foreign investments through the Online Streaming Act and CRTC\n\ndecisions.\n\nThis law not only endangers cross-border investment but also risks undermining confidence in\n\nCanada\u2019s commitment to a fair and open digital marketplace at the precise moment when our\n\ncountries should be working to strengthen cooperation ahead of the USMCA review. We\n\nrecognize the importance of the U.S.-Canada trade relationship and appreciate Canada\u2019s decision\n\nto rescind its Digital Services Tax Act. This was the right call, and it certainly improves\n\nopportunities for bilateral cooperation. However, the Online Streaming Act poses an equally\n\nsignificant threat to this relationship. As we begin our work to prepare for the USMCA review\n\nnext year, we urge you to rescind the Online Streaming Act to show a true willingness to end\n\ndiscrimination against American companies and artists.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-signs-discharge-petitions-extend-aca-premium-tax-credits", "Bresnahan Signs Discharge Petitions to Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) signed Discharge Petition No. 10, offered by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08). The petition would force legislation to the House Floor to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year. He was one of four Republicans to do so, signing with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07).\n\n\u201cDespite our months-long call for action, leadership on both sides of the aisle failed to work together to advance any bipartisan compromise, leaving this as the only way to protect the 28,000 people in my district from higher costs,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cFamilies in NEPA cannot afford to have the rug pulled out from under them. Doing nothing was not an option, and although this is not a bill I ever intended to support, it is the only option remaining. I urge my colleagues to set politics aside, put people first, and come together around a bipartisan deal.\u201d\n\nLast week, Rep. Bresnahan signed two additional discharge petitions to force votes on similar legislation to extend the tax credits. Rep. Bresnahan was the fourth signer of Discharge Petition No. 12, offered by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and the 11th signer of Discharge Petition No. 13, offered by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05).\n\nRep. Bresnahan is a cosponsor of several pieces of legislation to extend the ACA premium tax credits, including:\n\nH.R. 5145, the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act\n\nH.R. 6501, the Bipartisan Health Coverage Affordability Act\n\nH.R. 6575, the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act\n\nA discharge petition is a seldom-used House procedure that allows a majority of members (218) regardless of party to force a bill out of committee and onto the House floor for a vote. Find out more about the discharge petition process here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-statement-on-aca-negotiations", "Fitzpatrick Statement on ACA Negotiations", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cWe have worked for months to craft a two-party solution to address these expiring healthcare credits. We\u2019ve worked for months with both parties, in both chambers, and with the White House, all in good faith, to balance all equities and offer a responsible bridge that successfully threaded the needle.\n\nOur only request was a Floor vote on this compromise, so that the American People\u2019s voice could be heard on this issue. That request was rejected. Then, at the request of House leadership I, along with my colleagues, filed multiple amendments, and testified at length to those amendments. House leadership then decided to reject every single one of these amendments. As I\u2019ve stated many times before, the only policy that is worse than a clean three-year extension without any reforms, is a policy of complete expiration without any bridge. Unfortunately, it is House leadership themselves that have forced this outcome.\n\nI continue to believe any extension must be targeted, fiscally responsible, focused on lower- and middle-income families, include income limits, modernizes HSAs, and guards against fraud\u2014principles reflected in bipartisan work underway in the Senate.\n\nWhen the process breaks down, responsibility doesn\u2019t.\n\nOur job is to protect the people we serve, and I will not stand by while a preventable crisis unfolds.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-votes-lower-health-care-premiums-all-americans-act", "Kelly votes for Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, legislation that will lower health care costs, expand health care access, and provide more affordable, quality care.\n\n\"The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act will lower health care costs across the board,\" said Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the Ways & Means Health Subcommittee. \u201cRepublicans are focused on real, sustainable solutions to drive down out-of-control health care prices \u2013 all while saving taxpayer money. Meanwhile, Democrats would add hundreds of billions of dollars to our national debt while avoiding the root causes of skyrocketing health care coverage. Republicans are working to lower the burdensome costs of health care for all Americans not only for the next year, but for years to come.\u201d\n\nThe Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act would save $35 billion in taxpayer money over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation.\n\nThe Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act does the following:\n\nLowers Premium Costs Through Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments\n\nLowers premium costs by 11 percent and reduces out-of-pocket costs like deductibles and copays.\n\nAppropriates cost-sharing reduction payments to stabilize the broken system and individual market.\n\nEvery House Republican voted in support of this same provision in the House-passed version of the Working Families Tax Cuts legislation. House Democrats voted against it, and Senate Democrats killed it.\n\nIn 2017, 196 House Democrats \u2013 many remain current members \u2013 signed a letter in support of exactly what this provision accomplishes.\n\nBrings PBM Transparency and Removes Hidden Costs of Prescription Drugs\n\nProvides employers and employees with the PBM transparency they deserve to help lower premium costs and improve access to prescription medications.\n\nRequires pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to provide employers with clear, detailed reporting on prescription drug spending, including rebates, pricing, and formulary decisions.\n\nAllows Small Business Owners and Independent Workers to Form Association Health Plans\n\nExpands access to Association Health Plans (AHPs) by allowing small employers and self-employed workers to band together across industries to access to more options to purchase more affordable, higher quality plans.\n\nStrengthens bargaining power for small business owners and independent workers by giving them access to group rates, more provider networks, and alternatives to costly small-group or individual marketplace plans.\n\nRestores and codifies a 2018 executive order by President Trump\u2014rescinded by the Biden Administration\u2014that the Congressional Budget Office estimated would enroll 3.7 million Americans in Association Health Plans and extend coverage to 400,000 previously uninsured individuals.\n\nProvides More Choices for Employees to Customize Their Health Care Plans\n\nCodifies and strengthens a 2019 final rule by President Trump that allows employees to use tax-free money from their employer to purchase the health care plan of their own choice.\n\nCHOICE Arrangements (formerly ICHRAs) give workers more flexible options with transferable, tax-advantaged dollars to purchase the coverage that works best for them and pay premiums with pre-tax dollars.\n\nProtects Small Business from Costly Regulatory Overreach\n\nPrevents unnecessary, costly state regulatory overreach that conflicts with federal law (ERISA) and clarifies that reinsurance is not traditional health insurance.\n\nAllows stop-loss insurance to protect against big, unexpected claims and clarifies it is not traditional health insurance so small businesses can offer flexible, affordable plans to their employees.\n\nEnsures self-insurance remains an affordable and accessible option to small businesses so they can provide quality health care benefits to employees that might otherwise be out of reach for them to offer.\n\nIn addition to lowering premiums, The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act more broadly addresses rising health insurance costs and health care costs.\n\nSince 2000, the price of medical care, including services provided as well as insurance, drugs, and medical equipment, has increased by 121.3%. In contrast, prices for all consumer goods and services rose by 86.1% in the same period, according to a 2024 Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation report.\n\nThe Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs) were a COVID-19 pandemic-era policy scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, 2025, according to legislation included in the American Rescue Plan Act and Inflation Reduction Act passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Joe Biden.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kelly-thanks-departing-chief-staff-announces-successor-0", "Rep. Kelly Thanks Departing Chief of Staff, Announces Successor", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced the departure of Kevin Dawson, who has served as Kelly's Chief of Staff since 2023 and previously spent five years as a Legislative Aide to Kelly, will depart Capitol Hill to begin a new role in the private sector. Quinn Ritchie, Kelly's current Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director, will be promoted to Chief of Staff.\n\n\"Kevin Dawson has been an exceptional leader whose dedication and unwavering commitment to serving the people of Pennsylvania\u2019s 16th Congressional District have strengthened our entire operation. I am deeply grateful for his years of service and the professionalism he brought to every challenge. While we will miss him greatly, I couldn\u2019t be more excited for Kevin as he embarks on his next adventure,\" said Rep. Kelly. \"I am proud to announce Quinn Ritchie as our new Chief of Staff. Quinn brings proven leadership, strategic insight, and a strong understanding of the issues that matter most to our constituents. I have the utmost confidence in Quinn\u2019s ability to lead our team with integrity and drive, and I look forward to the great work we will accomplish together in the coming years.\u201d\n\nAbove: Kevin Dawson with Rep. Kelly.\n\nAbove: Quinn Ritchie with Rep. Kelly.\n\nIn addition to Dawson's seven years with Kelly, he also spent two years in the U.S. Senate on the Senate Budget Committee and in the office of U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA).\n\nRitchie first began his career on Capitol Hill as Kelly's staff assistant and legislative correspondent in Kelly's office in 2021. He also served Rep. Kelly as a professional staff member during Kelly's chairmanship of the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump in 2024.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-signs-discharge-petition-health-insurance-tax-credit", "Congressman Mackenzie Signs Discharge Petition on Health Insurance Tax Credit Extension", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, has signed a discharge petition on a three-year extension of enhanced premium tax credits. Extending the credits would help provide price relief for the millions of Americans who purchase insurance on healthcare marketplaces, like Pennsylvania\u2019s Pennie.\n\n\u201cI am committed to helping working families, seniors, and everybody who wants to see lower costs,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cMany in our community, especially small-business owners and the self-employed, are concerned about the cost of healthcare for the coming year. This is a serious issue with real-world consequences \u2014 we must find commonsense, bipartisan solutions to protect access to health insurance for families in the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos.\n\n\u201cMy position has been clear throughout this process \u2014 we need both short-term relief to bring down prices and longer-term reforms to make healthcare in America more affordable for everyone. In order to achieve these goals, I have opted for the only remaining option in the House \u2014 a three-year extension of the enhanced credits, because this will keep the conversation alive.\u201d\n\nCongressman Mackenzie has spent several months working alongside members on both sides of the aisle to achieve a bipartisan healthcare compromise. He previously discussed his work on this issue during a September town hall and recently joined efforts to pass two bipartisan plans. Congressman Mackenzie previously called on Democrats to join these bipartisan efforts.\n\n\u201cThis cannot be the end of discussion on healthcare reform,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cThe Affordable Care Act remains broken, and our healthcare system is in urgent need of reforms that improve transparency, expand choice, and reduce costs. It is deeply disappointing that Hakeem Jeffries and other Democratic leaders have refused to consider a bipartisan compromise that fulfills their stated objective of extending these tax credits, while enacting commonsense, longer-term reforms that reduce costs. Their partisan gamesmanship is what is standing in the way of real, bipartisan healthcare solutions. Supporting this discharge petition is currently the only way to keep discussions about bipartisan reforms alive.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-supports-lower-health-care-premiums-all-americans-act", "Smucker Supports Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 6703) and released the following statement:\n\n\u201cThe Democrats made empty promises to the American people a decade and a half ago. Their poorly named \u201cAffordable\u201d Care Act has been anything but affordable for my constituents who purchase their health coverage from the marketplace. The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Act will do exactly what it says\u2014reduce premiums for all Americans, not just those on the Obamacare marketplace, and give them more options when choosing their health care,\u201dsaid Rep. Smucker.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Congressional Budget Office reports the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act will \u201creduce gross benchmark premiums by 11 percent.\u201d\n\nThe Lower Health Care Premiums for All Act, courtesy of Speaker Mike Johnson:\n\nLowers Premiums for all Americans\n\nPharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency: Requires PBMs to provide employers with detailed data on prescription drug spending, rebates, spread pricing, and formulary decisions\u2014empowering plans and workers with the transparency they deserve.\n\nAppropriates Cost Sharing Reduction Payments: Provides necessary funding for CSR payments beginning in 2027, lowering premiums, and stabilizing the individual market while ensuring taxpayer dollars are used responsibly. Relief would be better directed towards low-income enrollees that need them.\n\nImproves Health Care Options for America\u2019s Workers", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-signs-discharge-petition-ban-congressional-stock-trading", "Bresnahan Signs Discharge Petition to Ban Congressional Stock Trading", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced he signed Discharge Petition No. 11 to provide for the consideration of H.R. 1908, the End Congressional Stock Trading Act. Rep. Bresnahan signed the petition on December 10, 2025, and was the 37th Member to do so. The petition currently has 67 signatures.\n\n\u201cThis will give Members and Americans alike the framework needed to offer transparency and accountability in Congress,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan.\n\nYou can read more about the legislation included in the discharge petition here.\n\nA discharge petition is a seldom-used House procedure that allows a majority of members (218) regardless of party to force a bill out of committee and onto the House floor for a vote. Find out more about the discharge petition process here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-honors-butler-native-2025-college-football-hall-fame-inductee-terry", "Kelly honors Butler native, 2025 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Terry Hanratty on U.S. House floor", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recognized Butler, Pa. native and former University of Notre Dame Quarterback Terry Hanratty during a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Hanratty was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Las Vegas earlier this month.\n\n\"I\u2019ve known Terry for years. We played high school football together in Butler, and we later played football at Notre Dame together. Terry set the standard for college quarterbacks in the 1960s and quickly cemented his legacy as one of Notre Dame\u2019s all-time greats. Most importantly, I\u2019m proud to call him a friend. I want to congratulate Terry Hanratty for his induction in the College Football Hall of Fame, an honor that was long overdue and very much deserved,\" said Rep. Kelly. \"Terry has spent his entire life helping other people. More than being a tremendous athlete, I think it's more important to note he is a tremendous person. Young people have to have somebody to look up to. Terry Hanratty is one of those people.\"\n\nYou can WATCH and DOWNLOAD Rep. Kelly's full floor speech using the YouTube link here.\n\nRep. Kelly also recognized former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and World Series champion Vernon Law, who Kelly joined during Mr. Law's induction into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame in August.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nTerry Hanratty set the standard as a precision quarterback in the 1960s, helping usher in an era of high-powered passing under Hall of Fame Coach Ara Parseghian and cementing his legacy as one of Notre Dame's all-time greats. The Butler, Pennsylvania, native now becomes the 50th Fighting Irish player to enter the College Football Hall of Fame.\n\nA consensus First Team All-American in 1968, Hanratty led Notre Dame to a 24-4-2 record during his three years under center in South Bend, including a share of the national title in 1966. The Irish finished the 1966 season 9-0-1, tying Michigan State in the \"Game of the Century\" with Hanratty sidelined with an injury.\n\nThe Irish won 83.3 percent of their games with Hanratty as the starting signal caller, and the Irish boasted a final ranking of No. 5 or better during all three years of his tenure. Hanratty finished third in the Heisman voting in 1968, ninth in 1967, and sixth in 1966.\n\nHanratty was later drafted in the second round of the NFL Draft by Pittsburgh, where he played seven years with the Steelers and one year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-votes-favor-whole-milk-healthy-kids-act-2025", "Kelly Votes in Favor of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-16), an original co-sponsor of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, applauded the House of Representatives\u2019 overwhelming passage of the bipartisan legislation this week. The bill restores flexibility for schools to offer whole and 2% milk options, ensuring children have access to the nutrition they need to grow, thrive, and succeed in the classroom.\n\nThe Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025,led by U.S. Representative Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, allows schools to serve flavored and unflavored whole and 2% milk as part of federally supported school meal programs.\n\n\u201cI have worked for a decade to restore whole milk to our school cafeterias, which have been limiting healthy choices for students, but that changes today,\u201d said Rep. Thompson. \u201cWhole milk is an essential building block for a well-rounded and balanced diet, and students should have the option to choose the milk they love.\u201d\n\n\u201cGood nutrition is the foundation for a child\u2019s health, learning, and long-term success,\u201d said Rep. Kelly. \u201cFor years, misguided federal policies limited healthy choices in school cafeterias and pushed students toward less nutritious alternatives. I was proud to co-sponsor the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act to give schools and families more flexibility and help ensure kids have access to the nutrients they need to stay healthy and focused in the classroom.\u201d\n\nThe legislation also earned bipartisan support from lawmakers and broad backing from health professionals, educators, farmers, and dairy organizations who emphasized the importance of providing nutritious, appealing options that encourage students to participate in school meal programs.\n\nFollowing House passage, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 now heads to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/mackenzie-vice-president-vance-highlight-economic-progress-working-families", "Mackenzie, Vice President Vance Highlight Economic Progress for Working Families in the Lehigh Valley", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Alburtis, PA \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, joined Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer today at Uline in Alburtis to highlight economic progress delivered by Congress and the Trump-Vance Administration for working families, seniors, and small businesses.\n\nDuring the event, Congressman Mackenzie emphasized that improving affordability has been his top priority since taking office and pointed to recent progress in lowering costs, cutting taxes, and strengthening the economy.\n\n\u201cYou sent us to Washington to do the hard things, fix the damage, and deliver for the working people of America,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cWe aren\u2019t going to quit until the job is done, and we\u2019re going to get it done because we have a president, a vice president, and a Congress that is putting America first and the American people first.\u201d\n\nVice President Vance highlighted job creation, wage growth, and new private-sector investment in Pennsylvania, pointing to Uline, a major employer in the region, as an example of renewed domestic investment and economic momentum. He also praised Congressman Mackenzie\u2019s leadership and work on behalf of the district:\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got our great Congressman Ryan Mackenzie. Ryan is doing a good job in Washington. He\u2019s got a great heart for the people of this district,\u201d said Vice President JD Vance. \u201cSometimes people go to Washington and forget who they serve, not Ryan Mackenzie. You are very lucky in Pennsylvania to have one of the good ones, and Ryan is helping us every single day fight for American workers.\u201d\n\nCongressman Mackenzie also highlighted the Administration\u2019s work to secure the border, restore American leadership abroad, and expand domestic energy production, priorities he said are directly tied to easing pressure on household budgets.\n\n\u201cThis administration has brought illegal border crossings to the lowest level on record, and we in Congress backed them up with funding to do that,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cUnder this administration, we\u2019ve done what America does best: lead.\u201d\n\nThe event also included remarks from Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who highlighted the Administration\u2019s pro-worker agenda and praised Congressman Mackenzie\u2019s efforts to support job growth and higher wages across the region.\n\nCongressman Mackenzie concluded by reaffirming his commitment to continue working with Vice President Vance and the Administration to build an economy that delivers lower prices, higher wages, and greater opportunity for families across the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos.\n\nFollowing the event, Congressman Mackenzie joined Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance at the Allentown Rescue Mission in Allentown, where they served lunch to guests at the shelter. The Mission rescues, rehabilitates, and restores men in crisis across the Lehigh Valley. Founded more than a century ago, it is one of the oldest organizations in the region dedicated to addressing homelessness.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://perry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=404465", "Congressman Scott Perry Co-Sponsors the Data Rights for Information and Vehicle Electronics in Real-time Act", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Scott Perry", "P000605", "perry.house.gov", "perry", "https://perry.house.gov/news", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) and Congressman Randy Weber (TX-29) co-sponsored Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger\u2019s (TN-01) Data Rights for Information and Vehicle Electronics in Real-time (DRIVER) Act to codify vehicle data ownership rights.\n\nThe digitization of vehicles and subsequent extensive production of vehicle data, necessitates swift action from Congress. Previously, all essential vehicle information \u2013 i.e., mileage, diagnostics, fuel levels, location data, etc. - belonged to the vehicle owner. The DRIVER Act ensures the privacy of this data, bucking the trend of auto manufacturers to effectively erode property and privacy rights.\n\n\"Auto manufacturers are secretly tracking where, when, and how you drive - and it\u2019s an obvious threat to your Constitutional right to privacy,\u201d said Congressman Perry. \u201cOur DRIVER Act restores your property rights, ownership of your data, and revokes self-awarded, all-access pass to private property. When you buy a car, it's yours - to include your vehicle-generated data. The DRIVER Act is a win for common sense and drivers across America.\"\n\n\u201cIf you buy the car, you should own the data. It\u2019s that simple,\u201d said Congresswoman Harshbarger. \u201cAutomakers have quietly taken control of information that rightfully belongs to consumers. The DRIVER Act restores those property rights, strengthens privacy protections, and ensures no foreign adversary can access Americans\u2019 sensitive vehicle data. This bill puts Americans back in the driver\u2019s seat and protects our data and national security in the digital age.\u201d\n\n\"In a day and age where data collection is the new gold rush, Americans shouldn\u2019t lose control over their own personal information just by turning the key in their car,\u201d said Congressman Weber. \"Drivers deserve clear ownership of the data their vehicles generate and the peace of mind that it isn\u2019t being misused or sent overseas. I\u2019m proud to work with Congresswoman Harshbarger on the DRIVER Act to implement these common-sense protections, safeguard privacy, and ensure vehicle data stays in the driver's hands.\u201d\n\nThe American Vehicle Owners Alliance also endorses this legislation.\n\n\"For too long, automakers have held the keys not just to our vehicles, but also to the data we generate by driving them. This bill is a critical step to restore trust and ensure that American drivers\u2014not just manufacturers\u2014access and control the information generated by their own vehicles. When you buy a car, you should own both the machine and the data it produces. For individual drivers, this means stronger privacy and property rights. For fleet owners and operators, it means fair access to their data, which they need to maintain vehicles, manage safety, and keep their businesses competitive. AVOA urges Congress to pass the DRIVER Act to protect consumers\u2019 property rights, foster competition, and prevent unnecessary and burdensome restrictions on owners\u2019 access to their data.\" \u2013 Richard Ward, Executive Director of AVOA", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-condemns-trump-s-rhetoric", "Fitzpatrick Condemns Trump\u2019s Rhetoric", "2025-12-15", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Words matter. From the Oval Office, it matters most of all. Divisive rhetoric does not stop at words\u2014it sets an example. It signals what is acceptable, what is rewarded, and how others are encouraged to treat one another. When leaders choose mockery and contempt, they model cruelty, normalize dehumanization, and invite toxic and dangerous divisions to take further root into the fabric of our everyday lives.\n\nPresident Trump\u2019s statement regarding the murder of Rob and Michelle Reiner last night was deeply inappropriate and profoundly wrong. In the face of a horrific personal tragedy, he chose mockery and division over humanity and decency. That is unbecoming of anyone\u2014let alone the holder of the highest elected office in the United States.\n\nRegardless of political views or partisan disagreements, no one should ever be subjected to violence\u2014especially in circumstances as devastating as this. Moments like these should unite us in sympathy and compassion, not be exploited to score political points. Americans deserve words that reflect our shared humanity, reminding us that what binds us together, as one nation under God, is\u2014and will always be\u2014stronger than anything that divides us.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-applauds-use-ai-legislation-conviction-thanks-local-law", "Congressman Mackenzie Applauds use of AI Legislation in Conviction, Thanks Local Law Enforcement", "2025-12-15", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Allentown, PA \u2014 An individual from Bethlehem is set to be sentenced on Monday, 12/15/25, on one count of possession of materials depicting child sexual abuse. His conviction follows the implementation of a new law, Act 125 of 2024. This law, introduced in its initial form by then-State Rep. Mackenzie in 2023 and later championed by State Sen. Tracy Pennycuick in 2024, bans the nonconsensual dissemination of AI deepfake images. The law further extends penalties for dissemination of child sexual abuse materials that are created using AI.\n\nCongressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, applauded the successful use of this new law and thanked Sen. Pennycuick, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan, and members of local law enforcement.\n\n\u201cAs technology evolves, abusers deploy new tools to harass, violate, and extort their victims,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cAs lawmakers, we have a duty to keep up with the changing tactics of abusers and ensure that victims have the necessary protection under the law. I\u2019m proud to have kicked off this effort during my time as a Pennsylvania state representative, and\n\nI\u2019m grateful to Sen. Pennycuick for championing this effort and delivering this critical reform to the people of Pennsylvania. We also thank District Attorney Holihan and the members of local law enforcement who used this legislation to secure justice in this case.\u201d\n\n\u201cUnfortunately, AI technology can be used for good or evil. As Chair of the state Senate Communications and Technology Committee, I introduced Senate Bill 1213, now Act 125 of 2024 to address the alarming rise of AI-generated deepfake sexual images of children and non-consenting adults,\u201d said Senator Pennycuick. \u201cI\u2019m grateful law enforcement now has the tools they need to bring these depraved individuals to justice.\u201d\n\n\u201cBefore this law was passed, the use of AI to create child sexual abuse matieral went unpunished,\u201d said District Attorney Gavin Holihan. \u201cProsecutors like me need legislation like this to arrest and convict the criminals who use evolving technologies to victimize others. Thank you to Congressman Mackenzie and Sen. Pennycuick for working to strengthen these laws.\u201d\n\nAct 125 builds on past work by Rep. Mackenzie to support victims of abuse.\n\nAs a State Representative, Mackenzie wrote bipartisan legislation to ensure that domestic violence victims are able to receive unemployment compensation when they have to leave their jobs for their own safety. As a member of Congress, he recently co-sponsored the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes and strengthens federal programs that are designed to prevent human trafficking, protect victims, and prosecute offenders.\n\n\u201cAbusers target victims at every stage of life and use a wide range of tactics,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cPotential victims and survivors in our community deserve strong protections and forward-thinking legislation. I\u2019ll keep working with lawmakers on both sides to deliver safety for our communities, justice for victims, and resources for law enforcement.\u201d\n\nThen-State Rep. Mackenzie\u2019s 2023 bill can be found HERE\n\nText for Act 125 of 2024 can be found HERE\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-overwhelmingly-passes-thompsons-whole-milk-healthy-kids-act", "House Overwhelmingly Passes Thompson\u2019s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act", "2025-12-15", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved U.S. Representative Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson\u2019sWhole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act provides schools with the flexibility to offer flavored and unflavored whole and 2% milk options, helping ensure children receive the nutrition they need to grow, thrive, and succeed in the classroom.\n\n\u201cI have worked for a decade to restore whole milk to our school cafeterias, which have been limiting healthy choices for students, but that changes today,\u201d said Rep. Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. \u201cWhole milk is an essential building block for a well-rounded and balanced diet, and students should have the option to choose the milk they love. I am proud that my bill, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, passed the House today and now heads to President Trump\u2019s desk for his signature.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a pediatrician, I know how important a balanced and nutritious diet is for children\u2019s health and development, and I\u2019m thrilled that my bipartisan bill has passed the House and is heading to the president's desk,\u201d said Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act co-lead U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA). \u201cEnsuring that our children have access to a healthy diet is fundamental to their physical growth, academic performance, and overall well-being, and can set the foundation for lifelong healthy eating habits. Milk is a significant part of many children\u2019s diets and contains essential nutrients that keep them full and healthy. This bill will improve children's nutrition by allowing schools to provide the types of milk most kids prefer to drink, and I\u2019m eager to see this legislation signed into law.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act marks a significant step forward in strengthening school nutrition and supporting America\u2019s dairy farmers and is another win in President Trump\u2019s efforts to Make America Healthy Again and to put Farmers First. This commonsense legislation restores the ability of schools to serve wholesome, flavorful options that children actually enjoy. For the past decade, limited choices and reduced flavor have discouraged kids from drinking milk at school. The passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is more than a policy change; it\u2019s a practical tool for promoting health nationwide and ensuring that America\u2019s next generation thrives.\u201d \u2014 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins\n\n\u201cGood nutrition is the foundation of a child\u2019s life, including his or her ability to learn and grow. Unfortunately, misguided policies removed whole milk from schools, stripping children of options to get important and essential nutrients\u2014driving students to caffeinated and sugary alternatives that often do more harm than good. As chronic illnesses like diabetes continue to skyrocket among our nation\u2019s children, it\u2019s clear we must do more to ensure students have healthier options. I was proud to join my colleagues in passing S. 222 to return whole milk to schools as part of Republicans\u2019 mission to improve our children\u2019s health.\u201d \u2014 U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee\n\n\u201cFor volunteers who carried this effort for more than a decade, it is deeply gratifying to see passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. We are grateful to the volunteer farmers, parents, health professionals, and educators who worked together and stayed the course \u2014 from raising awareness through painted hay bales, banners, yard signs, and 97 Milk education grounded in nutrition science, to gathering thousands of petition signatures, including a school whole-milk choice trial showing increased consumption and substantially reduced waste. We are especially grateful to Chairman GT Thompson for his leadership and persistence as the bill's champion, allowing children access to delicious, nutritious whole milk at school, where many receive two meals a day, five days a week.\u201d \u2014 Bernie Morrissey, Chair, Grassroots PA Dairy Advisory Committee and Glenn Hursh, Chair, 97 Milk\n\n\u201cPennsylvania Farm Bureau members have waited over a decade to see progress made on getting whole and two percent milk back in schools. Today, the House had a historic vote for the dairy industry by passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. We are thrilled to once again offer students one of the most nutritious and wholesome beverages to support a healthy childhood development. We look forward to restoring nutritious beverage options in schools and growing the current pool of fluid milk consumers. We urge President Trump to swiftly sign this bill into law.\u201d \u2014 Chris Hoffman, President, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau\n\n\u201cReturning whole milk to schools is a win-win for children and dairy farmers. Students will have more access to important protein and vitamins, and it is a step toward helping the struggling farm economy. Farm Bureau has long advocated for this commonsense legislation, and we appreciate the House for passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. We look forward to the president quickly sign this bill which will benefit families across America.\u201d \u2014 Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation\n\n\u201cThe House of Representatives\u2019 strong bipartisan backing of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act brings us a single signature away from strengthening nutrition for America\u2019s students. By restoring schools\u2019 ability to serve whole and reduced-fat milk, dairy farmers and their cooperatives can further expand their positive impact in school lunchrooms and provide more nutritious outcomes for the next generation. Chairman GT Thompson has been a steadfast leader on this issue since it began. We commend him and his staff for their unwavering efforts to move this bill through Congress. We urge a swift presidential signature for this transformative nutrition policy and stand ready to work with the Administration in bringing the full spectrum of school milk choice back into our schools.\u201d \u2014 Gregg Doud, President and CEO of National Milk Producers Federation\n\n\u201cThe long wait is over! Whole milk is coming back to schools! Today\u2019s House passage marks a defining victory for children\u2019s health and for the dairy community that has fought for more than a decade to restore whole and 2% milk for our nation\u2019s students. We ask for the President to sign the bill into law, so U.S. Department of Agriculture can begin working with state governments and school districts across the country to make this law a reality. IDFA is deeply grateful to U.S. Reps. Glenn \u2018GT\u2019 Thompson and Kim Schrier, and U.S. Sens. Roger Marshall and Peter Welch for sponsoring and leading the charge to pass the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.\u201d \u2014 Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of International Dairy Foods Association\n\n\u201cWe are pleased to see the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act gain passage. As dairy farmers, we produce a wholesome product that our nation\u2019s children should be free to choose at school. We thank Chairman GT Thompson for his diligence in making this day possible with legislation that ensures schools can offer whole milk without risking federal meal or education dollars. Scientific evidence supports fuller-fat milk and dairy products as an excellent source of essential nutrients. When students can choose milk with real flavor, they are able to benefit from all the nutrition it has to offer them.\u201d \u2014 Walt Moore, President, American Dairy Coalition", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-bresnahan-votes-authorize-68-million-tobyhanna-army-depot-military-pay", "ICYMI: Bresnahan Votes to Authorize $68 Million for Tobyhanna Army Depot, Military Pay Raises", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: This week, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted in favor of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA), which passed the House by a vote of 312-112.\n\n\u201cPeace through strength starts right here at home,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cThe NDAA strengthens America\u2019s military and delivers real wins for Northeastern Pennsylvania. It supports pay raises for our troops, boosts America\u2019s military readiness, and protects good-paying defense jobs right here in NEPA. From Tobyhanna Army Depot to the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, this bill reinforces our national defense and our steadfast dedication to peace through strength.\u201d\n\nThe NDAA fully authorizes more than $900 billion in national defense spending and codifies several key national security executive orders signed by President Trump. Additionally, the NDAA authorizes:\n\n$68 million for Tobyhanna radar test range expansion\n\nContinued funding for long range artillery shells to keep Scranton Artillery Depot running at full capacity\n\nA 3.8% pay rise to our service members and improved benefits for military families\n\nFull funding and expanded authorities for the Department of Defense to support DHS border security efforts\n\nFundamental reforms the DoD acquisition process speeding up the delivery of innovative new technologies to the warfighter\n\nNew programs to revitalize the defense industrial base, grow defense manufacturing jobs in America, and onshore our defense supply chains\n\nSupport for President Trump\u2019s top priorities, including the Golden Dome, F-47 fighter aircraft, submarines, warships, and autonomous systems\n\nFunding to revitalize American shipbuilding\n\nEnhanced capabilities to prepare our military for a potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific\n\nPromotion of energy independence through the use of new nuclear power technologies\n\nThe NDAA now heads to the Senate for final passage before being sent to President Trump for signature.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kelly-votes-pro-growth-cost-cutting-permitting-reform-legislation", "Rep. Kelly votes for pro-growth, cost-cutting permitting reform legislation", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of permitting reform bills that will help to secure America's electrical grid, lower energy prices, and unleash reliable and affordable power for American families.\n\nRep. Kelly is a Co-Chair of the Congressional Natural Gas Caucus and a Co-Founder of the Congressional Propane Caucus.\n\n\"To lower energy costs and expand American energy production, an all-of-the-above energy approach must not forget about all that is below,\" said Rep. Kelly. \"Today, we voted to cut red tape, strengthen our nation's electrical grid, and lower costs for American families.\"\n\nThe legislation includes:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-breaks-party-line-defend-union-rights", "Bresnahan Breaks Party Line to Defend Union Rights", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted in favor of H.R. 2550, the Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act, which will nullify a March executive order and restore collective bargaining rights for federal employees. H.R. 2550 passed the House by a vote of 231-195, after Rep. Bresnahan helped secure floor consideration through a successful discharge petition, which he signed on September 2, 2025.\n\n\u201cThe right to collectively bargain is the cornerstone of fair labor and a strong middle class,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cThis is not just a policy idea; it\u2019s a lifeline that ensures fair wage, safe workplaces, and the basic dignity every worker deserves. I am proud that we fought to restore and protect the rights of the hardworking men and women of Northeastern Pennsylvania.\u201d\n\nRep. Bresnahan spoke in favor of the legislation on the House Floor earlier this afternoon.\n\nThe Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act would reverse an executive order that stripped collective bargaining protections from union workers across several federal agencies, including the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Prisons, the Social Security Administration, and more. The order affected roughly 67% of the federal workforce, many of whom are veterans or career public servants in non\u2013national security roles.\n\nA discharge petition is a seldom-used House procedure that allows a majority of members (218) regardless of party to force a bill out of committee and onto the House floor for a vote. Find out more about the discharge petition process here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-signs-discharge-petitions-bipartisan-healthcare-packages", "Congressman Mackenzie Signs Discharge Petitions on Bipartisan Healthcare Packages", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington D.C. - Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, has joined colleagues in signing discharge petitions on the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act and the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act. These are the two leading bipartisan healthcare reform bills in the U.S. House. Both bills include an extension of enhanced health insurance tax credits alongside commonsense reforms to prevent fraud, improve transparency, and rein in healthcare costs. Congressman Mackenzie is an original cosponsor on both bills.\n\nLast week, Congressman Mackenzie announced his support for CommonGround 2025, a bipartisan healthcare framework. A discharge petition allows a majority of House members to bring legislation directly to the floor for a vote outside of the standard process.\n\n\u201cThe people of the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos deserve to see commonsense, bipartisan reforms to our healthcare system, not large price spikes,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cAs I have made clear for months, Congress should work in a bipartisan way to extend relief for those who need it and implement reforms that will prevent fraud, improve transparency, and rein in costs. As the American people work to recover from the inflation of the Biden years, we cannot ignore the burden placed on millions of families by high healthcare costs.\u201d\n\nAuthored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), features of the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act include:\n\nA two-year extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs) for those making less than 700% of the federal poverty line ($109K for individuals and $225K for families)\n\nSenator Ron Wyden\u2019s (D-OR) Insurance Fraud Accountability Act, which reins in rogue healthcare brokers who abuse taxpayer-funded benefits\n\nAn extension of open enrollment to March 1st, 2026\n\nReforms to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), including a ban on spread pricing in Medicaid, and a requirement that 100% of rebates reach their intended beneficiaries\n\nExpanded access to healthcare savings accounts (HSAs)\n\nAuthored by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA), features of the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act include:\n\nA one-year extension of EPTCs for those making less than 1000% of the federal poverty line with a phaseout beginning at 600%.\n\nSenator Ron Wyden\u2019s (D-OR) Insurance Fraud Accountability Act, which reins in rogue healthcare brokers who abuse taxpayer-funded benefits.\n\nAn extension of open enrollment until March 19th, 2026.\n\nReforms to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), including a ban on spread pricing in Medicaid, and a requirement that 100% of rebates reach their intended beneficiaries\n\nSee the discharge petition for the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act HERE\n\nSee the discharge petition for the CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act HERE\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/meusers-access-act-included-invest-act-house-passes-landmark-package-expand", "Meuser\u2019s ACCESS Act Included in INVEST Act; House Passes Landmark Package to Expand Access to Public and Private Markets for Americans", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Daniel Meuser", "M001204", "meuser.house.gov", "meuser", "https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act (H.R.3383), a comprehensive package of more than 20 bipartisan financial-services bills, including Rep. Dan Meuser\u2019s (PA-09) ACCESS Act (H.R. 3645). The inclusion and passage of the ACCESS Act mark a major victory for America\u2019s smallest businesses by modernizing outdated Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) requirements and reducing unnecessary compliance costs for early-stage entrepreneurs, allowing them to raise capital without filing punitive penalties\n\nRep. Meuser\u2019s ACCESS Act(Amendment for Crowdfunding Capital Enhancement and Small-business Support) updates long-stagnant financial-statement thresholds and helps streamline capital formation for start-ups, local manufacturers, neighborhood retailers, and other Main Street innovators.\n\nWhat the ACCESS Act Does\n\nCuts red tape for entrepreneurs: The bill raises the threshold at which issuers must obtain a costly financial-statement review by an independent public accountant from $100,000 to $250,000.\n\nBuilds in long-term flexibility: It allows the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon recommendation of the Office of the Investor Advocate and the Office of the Small Business Capital Formation Advocate, to increase that threshold up to $400,000, ensuring the rule keeps pace with inflation and market conditions.\n\nRight-sizes federal securities rules: The ACCESS Act corrects a longstanding mismatch; today\u2019s small issuers raising modest amounts of capital are often treated like companies conducting multi-million-dollar offerings.\n\n\u201cEntrepreneurs shouldn\u2019t have to burn their limited capital on compliance that\u2019s completely out of proportion to what they\u2019re raising. The ACCESS Act finally updates these outdated thresholds, allowing early-stage companies to raise the early capital they need without burning it on unnecessary accounting costs. Its inclusion in the INVEST Act is a significant, bipartisan step toward making capital formation more practical and more affordable. This legislation puts everyday Americans first and uses the strength of our capital markets to fuel growth on Main Street, not Wall Street,\u201d Meuser said.\n\nMeuser continued, \u201cThe INVEST Act does this on a much larger scale; it broadens opportunities for everyday Americans to invest in our public and private markets, expands access to capital, facilitates capital formation, promotes transparency, and helps charitable organizations build retirement security for their employees. The INVEST Act is a major win for workers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses, and I\u2019m pleased to help deliver it alongside Chairman Hill and Subcommittee Chairman Wagner.\u201d\n\nACCESS Act Background\n\nRegulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), created through the bipartisan JOBS Act of 2012, opened the door for everyday investors to support early-stage companies online. Many issuers that raise over $100,000, a small amount for a new business, are faced with costly financial statements required by law, often north of $10,000. A small business should not have to pay 10% of their capital raise because of an outdated law.\n\nThe ACCESS Act raises these thresholds to $250,000 for the first time in more than a decade and builds an adaptive framework that allows the SEC to adjust them going forward with inflation. These updates preserve appropriate investor protections while reducing burdens that have discouraged many start-ups, especially those in rural communities, from accessing early-stage capital markets.\n\nAbout the INVEST Act Package\n\nThe INVEST Act brings together more than 20 bipartisan measures designed to strengthen capital markets, expand access to financing, improve transparency, and support small businesses nationwide. The inclusion of the ACCESS Act demonstrates strong consensus around the need to revitalize early-stage capital formation and empower American entrepreneurs.\n\nNext Steps\n\nFollowing House passage by a vote of 302-123, the INVEST Act now moves to the Senate for consideration.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-files-discharge-petition-to-force-vote-on-bipartisan-bill-preventing-aca-premium-spikes", "Fitzpatrick Files Discharge Petition to Force Vote on Bipartisan Bill Preventing ACA Premium Spikes", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "If 218 members sign on, the House must immediately debate and vote on the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) released the following statement after filing a discharge petition to bring his Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act directly to the House floor for a vote, ensuring Congress takes action to prevent devastating health insurance premium increases when current protections expire at the end of the year:\n\n\u201cCongress cannot sit idle while American families face a preventable crisis. Our job is to protect the people we serve, and that responsibility demands immediate action.\n\nIf these protections expire, millions of Americans will be hit with premium increases they simply cannot afford, forcing impossible choices about their health, their finances, and their futures. They deserve a concrete solution now \u2014 not promises of one later.\n\nFor months, I have worked with Republicans and Democrats in both chambers, along with input from the Administration, to build a bipartisan solution that can actually pass\u2014not a political messaging exercise. This bill delivers the urgent help families need now, while giving Congress the runway to keep improving our healthcare system for the long term. Responsible governance means securing 80 percent of what families need today, rather than risking 100 percent of nothing tomorrow.\n\nFiling this discharge petition ensures the House will have the opportunity\u2014and obligation\u2014to vote. Every member must decide whom they serve: the people, or the politics. We can prevent this \u2014 and we must. If 217 of my colleagues are willing to join me in putting constituents first, we can protect working- and middle-class families from a catastrophic crisis.\n\nOur neighbors are counting on us. I\u2019m calling on my colleagues to sign this petition, bring this two-party solution to the floor, and deliver the security and certainty American families deserve.\u201d\n\nAbout the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act:\n\nFitzpatrick (PA-01) was joined by Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Tom Suozzi (NY-02), Don Bacon (NE-02), Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Donald G. Davis (NC-01), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) to introduce the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, a two-party, targeted solution to prevent a sharp jump in healthcare costs as current protections expire and ensure millions of Americans can maintain affordable coverage.\n\nWithout immediate congressional action, the scheduled expiration of the Affordable Care Act\u2019s enhanced premium tax credits would result in steep, sudden cost increases and widespread loss of coverage\u2014destabilizing the healthcare markets working families rely upon.\n\nKey Provisions of the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act\n\nThe legislation advances five reforms designed to protect affordability, strengthen accountability, and ensure taxpayer value:\n\nPrevents premium spikes: Extends enhanced premium tax credits through 2027, to protect families from abrupt monthly cost increases.\n\nRestores Consumer Control: Stops unauthorized plan and subsidy changes by requiring consent and prompt notification before any modifications take effect.\n\nShines Light on Middlemen: Ends hidden spread pricing, severs PBM profits from drug prices, and requires full rebate pass-through to ensure savings reach patients.\n\nGives Families New Tools to Manage Costs: Expands access to Health Savings Accounts and simplifies premium payments to reduce disruptions in coverage.\n\nSmart Stewardship of Taxpayer Dollars: Modernizes eligibility and introduces a reasonable minimum contribution to protect long-term affordability and responsible stewardship of federal dollars.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n####", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-golden-bipartisan-bill-to-restore-federal-workers-union-rights-clears-key-house-hurdle-teeing-up-final-votes-tomorrow", "Fitzpatrick-Golden Bipartisan Bill to Restore Federal Workers\u2019 Union Rights Clears Key House Hurdle, Teeing Up Final Votes Tomorrow", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "House approves Motion to Discharge after months of broad coalition-building\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act (PAWA), bipartisan legislation led by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to restore and protect collective bargaining rights for nearly one million federal workers.\n\nWith this vote, the House affirmed a principle shared across party lines: supporting the dedicated public servants who keep our government running is essential to the nation\u2019s strength. The House is expected to vote on final passage tomorrow.\n\nFitzpatrick and Golden successfully built a bipartisan coalition of 226 cosponsors, securing the 218 signatures necessary to bring PAWA to the floor\u2014a procedural milestone that signifies strong cross-party support.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s vote is a reminder of what this House can accomplish when we honor its purpose and allow the people\u2019s will to move forward. A bipartisan majority affirmed that protecting America\u2019s security and respecting America\u2019s workers are not competing priorities \u2014 they are inseparable,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cFederal workers, many of whom are veterans, are the backbone of our public service. When their voices are heard in the decisions that shape their work, our government is more stable, more capable, and better prepared to serve the American people. I\u2019m proud to work alongside Congressman Golden in leading this bipartisan effort. Tomorrow, let\u2019s carry this unity across the finish line and restore the rights that keep our federal workforce \u2014 and the nation they serve\u2014strong.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump said ending collective bargaining was about protecting our national defense. But in my District, many affected workers build our warships and care for our veterans. These workers make our country safer and stronger every day. America did not vote to silence these workers. But this bill gives all of us a chance to restore their voices,\u201d Golden said. \u201cIf the majority we built over the past few months sticks together, we can overturn this union-busting executive order, and we can show America that this body will protect workers' rights.\u201d\n\nLabor organizations representing public servants across the government praised the House\u2019s action:\n\n\u201cThe labor movement fought back against the largest act of union-busting in American history by doing what we do best: organizing,\" said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. \"We commend Reps. Golden and Fitzpatrick for leading us to a vote on the Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act and urge every lawmaker to support this bill. Working people built a bipartisan coalition to restore union rights to federal workers in the face of unprecedented attacks on our freedoms and livelihoods.\u201d\n\n\u201cTime and again, he has answered the call to defend the working men and women who keep this country safe and secure, healthy and prosperous. I urge all members of Congress to support the bipartisan Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act offered by Reps. Golden and Fitzpatrick and enact it into law,\u201d said Dr. Everett B. Kelley, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE).\n\nBackground:\n\nFitzpatrick and Golden introduced the bipartisan Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act in April.\n\nThe legislation would reverse the Executive Order titled \u201cExclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs\u201d which aimed to eliminate collective bargaining rights across multiple federal agencies. Specifically, the order targeted employees in the Departments of Defense, State, Veterans Affairs, Justice, and Energy, as well as certain employees in the Departments of Homeland Security, Treasury, Health and Human Services, Interior, and Agriculture. In total, the order impacted roughly 67% of the federal workforce, according to independent reports.\n\nFederal workers already face significant limitations in their labor rights. Unlike their counterparts in the private sector, they are prohibited by law from bargaining over wages, benefits, or job classifications and are barred from striking. Their collective bargaining rights are restricted solely to matters related to working conditions. Notably, approximately one-third of unionized federal employees are U.S. military veterans.\n\nThe Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act reaffirms a core principle: a government that serves the people must also respect the rights of those who serve within it.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-votes-national-defense-authorization-act-supports-pay-raise-service-0", "Kelly votes for National Defense Authorization Act, supports pay raise for service members", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual comprehensive package of legislation that supports American defense and military service members.\n\nThe FY2026 NDAA includes a 3.8% pay raise for all service members, supports President Trump\u2019s Golden Dome for America initiative, and authorizes President Trump\u2019s budget request of over $1 billion to fight drug trafficking, among other priorities.\n\n\"This year's NDAA once again fulfills our America First commitment to protect our homeland and support our service members,\" said Rep. Kelly. \"This comprehensive defense legislation ensures we are strengthening our military both for today and for years to come.\"\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe FY26 NDAA fully funds our national defense while cutting costs and improving efficiency, including:\n\nThe FY26 NDAA supports the Trump Administration\u2019s budget request for a 3.8% pay raise for all servicemembers and improves housing, education, and access to childcare for military families.\n\nAuthorizes $900 billion for national defense discretionary programs. The FY26 NDAA saves taxpayers over $20 billion, including DOGE-initiated savings assumed in President Trump\u2019s budget request.\n\nSaves taxpayers over $20 billion by cutting inefficient programs, obsolete weapons systems, and unnecessary Pentagon bureaucracy.\n\nFully supports President Trump\u2019s top priorities, including the Golden Dome, F-47 fighter aircraft, submarines, warships, and autonomous systems.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-supports-fiscal-year-2026-national-defense-authorization", "Thompson Supports Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "December 10, 2025\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Rep. Thompson released the following statement upon passage of the package:\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s National Defense Authorization Act makes a generational investment in America\u2019s national defense and ensures the U.S. military remains the strongest in the world. It gives our Armed Forces cutting-edge capabilities they need to be ready.\n\n\u201cImportantly, the bill improves the quality of life for all service members by increasing their pay, expanding their housing, and ensuring their children have access to quality education and childcare. I proudly support this NDAA, which implements President Trump\u2019s \u2018Peace Through Strength\u2019 agenda.\u201d\n\nNDAA Highlights:\n\nProvides a 3.8% pay raise for all service members and reauthorizes and expands military bonuses and special pay.\n\nIncludes Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which expands access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or become permanently disabled from service-related cancers. Rep. Thompson is a cosponsor of the standalone bill.\n\nExpands authorities and increases funding for the Department of War to conduct more investigations and return the remains of American POW/MIA service members.\n\nAuthorizes, funds, and creates new authorities to meet President Trump\u2019s goal of revitalizing American shipbuilding, growing defense manufacturing jobs in America, and onshoring our defense supply chains.\n\nExpands efforts to counter foreign adversaries such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-leads-bipartisan-action-to-prevent-aca-premium-spikes-and-protect-affordable-healthcare", "Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Action to Prevent ACA Premium Spikes and Protect Affordable Healthcare", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act delivers a practical, passable solution to avert year-end crisis\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) was joined by Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Tom Suozzi (NY-02), Don Bacon (NE-02), Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Donald G. Davis (NC-01), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) to introduce the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, a two-party, targeted solution to prevent a sharp jump in healthcare costs as current protections expire and ensure millions of Americans can maintain affordable coverage.\n\nWithout immediate congressional action, the scheduled expiration of the Affordable Care Act\u2019s enhanced premium tax credits would result in steep, sudden cost increases and widespread loss of coverage\u2014destabilizing the healthcare markets working families rely upon.\n\n\u201cFrom the outset, I committed to delivering a bipartisan solution to prevent devastating premium spikes\u2014today, we are doing exactly that. Our bill keeps the ACA\u2019s premium tax credits in place, so families are not blindsided with unaffordable increases in the care they depend on,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cThis is a practical, people-first fix that protects families now, while preserving the space to keep working toward a stronger, smarter, more affordable healthcare system. When the stakes are this high, responsible governance means securing 80 percent of what families need today rather than risking 100 percent of nothing tomorrow. We built this the right way\u2014with input from across the aisle and across chambers\u2014with the clearest pathway to the President\u2019s desk. We\u2019re ready to get this done, and we call on our colleagues to step up, join us, and put American families, not political messaging, first.\u201d\n\nKey Provisions of the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act\n\nThe legislation advances five reforms designed to protect affordability, strengthen accountability, and ensure taxpayer value:\n\nPrevents premium spikes: Extends enhanced premium tax credits through 2027, to protect families from abrupt monthly cost increases.\n\nRestores Consumer Control: Stops unauthorized plan and subsidy changes by requiring consent and prompt notification before any modifications take effect.\n\nShines Light on Middlemen: Ends hidden spread pricing, severs PBM profits from drug prices, and requires full rebate pass-through to ensure savings reach patients.\n\nGives Families New Tools to Manage Costs: Expands access to Health Savings Accounts and simplifies premium payments to reduce disruptions in coverage.\n\nSmart Stewardship of Taxpayer Dollars: Modernizes eligibility and introduces a reasonable minimum contribution to protect long-term affordability and responsible stewardship of federal dollars.\n\n\u201cWe have known for months that there is no way for either party to address the looming health care cliff alone. It\u2019s long past time that members and leaders in Congress come together to prevent catastrophic coverage price spikes for millions of Americans,\u201d said Golden. \u201cThe Bipartisan Health Coverage Affordability Act preserves the ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for the families who need them most, implements sensible income caps to reduce costs and better target benefits and cracks down on prescription drug middlemen. This moment requires leaders to abandon their partisan corners and govern. Our bill provides a path out of gridlock and toward solutions.\u201d\n\n\"The expiration of the ACA Premium Tax Credits on 12/31/25 would create an avoidable crisis for millions of Americans who will face an explosion of their healthcare premiums. We need a bipartisan solution now, and we must battle against the petty partisan interests that put politics above people. Simply put, while this bill is not perfect, it is a short-term, reasonable solution that prevents catastrophic premium spikes. If enacted, we must use the reprieve to craft long-term reforms to lower healthcare costs in the long run: incentivizing preventative care, lowering drug prices, and cracking down on wasteful bureaucracy and abuse in our system. To get there, we must work together now, and act with the urgency this moment demands,\" said Suozzi.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m glad we\u2019re moving the debate forward on extending and reforming the Affordable Care Act subsidies. I\u2019ve made clear to my colleagues on both sides that Congress needs a smart, bipartisan agreement that prevents our constituents\u2019 health insurance premiums from skyrocketing,\u201d said Bacon. \u201cThat\u2019s why I worked with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Jared Golden, Tom Suozzi, Rob Bresnahan, and Don Davis to introduce the Bipartisan Health Coverage Affordability Act, another reasonable compromise that extends the enhanced premium tax credits for two years and applies new income caps and fraud protections. This may not be the final package Congress adopts, but it\u2019s a responsible compromise that can help break the gridlock and protect families from higher costs.\u201d\n\n\u201cCongress must act swiftly to bring certainty and reduce anxiety. We must promote greater accountability and ensure families do not lose vital health coverage or face bankruptcy due to medical emergencies,\u201d said Davis.\n\n\u201cFamilies across Northeastern Pennsylvania have expressed that affordability is a key concern in our healthcare system,\u201d said Bresnahan. \u201cThis bipartisan effort to extend ACA tax credits has the potential to help working families keep more money in their pockets and maintain the coverage they rely on.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m glad to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to bring down health care costs. Nobody wants to shell out more cash to insurance companies or PBM middlemen,\u201d said Gluesenkamp Perez. \u201cAt the same time, we can\u2019t lose sight of the fact that national health doesn\u2019t come from insurance coverage \u2014 it hinges on people having good jobs, being able to sleep 8 hours a night, cook real food and see their kids at night. Affordable healthcare and medicine are imperative and worth the fight, but a strong nation is longer work.\u201d\n\n\u201cI join my colleagues to introduce the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act to protect nearly 80,000 individuals in my district who rely on Affordable Care Act plans from steep premium increases when the temporary premium tax credit subsidy expires at the end of this year,\u201d said Rep. Nicole Malliotakis. \u201cThe Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama is simply not affordable as premiums have skyrocketed while insurance companies made record profits. Our bipartisan legislation is a balanced, centrist approach to protecting our constituents from steep premium hikes, making Health Savings Accounts more versatile, reducing \u201cObamacare\u201d fraud and cracking down on insurance companies, insurance brokers, and predatory \u201cMiddlemen\u201d Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).\u201d\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Affordable Care Act established premium tax credits to help families afford coverage. To prevent sharp price increases during recent years of inflation, Congress temporarily enhanced those credits in 2021 and extended them through 2025 while broader reforms continued to be debated.\n\nThat extension now expires at year\u2019s end. Without a targeted fix, millions would see immediate and significant premium spikes on January 1\u2014jeopardizing household budgets and destabilizing the individual market.\n\nRecognizing both the urgency and the responsibility to deliver a real solution, Fitzpatrick has led months of bipartisan engagement to produce a plan that is responsible, passable, and ready to go. The Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act reflects that work, providing the protections families need now and a durable framework for continuing long-term efforts to bring down healthcare costs.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/mackenzie-leads-hearing-strengthening-safety-and-opportunity-american-boxing", "Mackenzie Leads Hearing on Strengthening Safety and Opportunity in American Boxing", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, held a hearing titled \u201cIn Their Corner: Creating More Opportunities for American Boxers.\u201d The hearing examined how strengthening safety standards, improving medical protections, and creating clearer rules across the industry can help restore the competitiveness and integrity of American boxing.\n\nProfessional boxing once stood at the center of American sports culture, but witnesses noted that the sport has become increasingly fragmented, with inconsistent oversight, weak enforcement, and a lack of basic medical safeguards for fighters. The hearing explored H.R. 4624, the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act, which strengthens the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act and builds on the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 by adding new protections to improve the safety and well-being of boxers.\n\nWitnesses testified about opportunities to strengthen the sport through improved medical protections, clearer standards, and a more consistent regulatory framework. Witnesses included:\n\nRep. Brian Jack\n\nRep. Steven Horsford\n\nMr. Lawrence Epstein, Senior Executive VP and COO, Ultimate Fighting Championship\n\nMr. Andy Foster, Executive Officer, CA State Athletic Commission\n\nMrs. Lonnie Ali, Widow of Muhammad Ali and Co-Founder of the Muhammad Ali Center\n\nMr. Patrick English, Principal, Partner and Owner, Dines and English, LLC\n\n\u201cAs Chairman of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, my focus is on ensuring that every American worker, including professional athletes, has a fair and safe workplace. Boxing has long represented grit, determination, and the American will to fight hard and overcome the odds, but today too many fighters are put at risk by uneven rules and inadequate protections,\u201d said Chairman Mackenzie. \u201cAs we evaluate proposals to strengthen the sport, our goal is simple: protecting fighters, restoring fairness, and building a stronger future for American boxing. And we are proud that one of the sport\u2019s greatest champions, Larry Holmes, comes from Pennsylvania\u2019s Seventh District.\u201d\n\n\u201cI was honored to testify before Chairman Mackenzie\u2019s subcommittee in support of my bipartisan legislation, H.R.4624, the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act,\u201d said Congressman Jack. \u201cThis bill provides professional boxers with more career opportunities, better pay, and greater safety protections. As Lonnie Ali, the wife of Muhammad Ali, testified yesterday, \u2018Muhammad [Ali] would be proud to have his name associated with this legislation.\u2019 In that spirit, I look forward to making history with my colleagues to revive one of America\u2019s greatest sports in the name of one of America\u2019s greatest athletes.\u201d\n\n\u201cBoxers deserve options. For too long, professional boxing has been in decline as an outdated patchwork of regulations leaves fighters vulnerable to injury, exploitation, and limited opportunity. Today\u2019s hearing offered strong insights into how innovative solutions such as the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act would create new options and frameworks to enhance safety standards, expand opportunities, and restore integrity to the sport\u2014and revitalize one of America\u2019s most iconic sports.\u201d said Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI).\n\nMembers and witnesses discussed how proposed reforms would:\n\n\u2022 Establish unified boxing organizations to create consistent safety and fairness standards.\n\n\u2022 Require routine medical exams, MRI screenings, and enhanced protections for older athletes.\n\n\u2022 Ensure medical personnel are present at every match.\n\n\u2022 Create strict, transparent anti-doping rules.\n\n\u2022 Set minimum standards for insurance coverage and per-round pay.\n\n\u201cThese discussions are an important first step,\u201d Mackenzie said. \u201cAs the only sport regulated by Congress, we have a responsibility to examine ways to strengthen safety, transparency, and opportunity for American boxers.\u201d\n\nA full recording of the hearing is available HERE.\n\nChairman Mackenzie\u2019s opening remarks are available HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-mcclain-delaney-introduce-legislation-bolster-health-care", "Thompson, McClain Delaney Introduce Legislation to Bolster Health Care Workforce", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representatives Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson (R-PA) and April McClain Delaney (D-MD) today introduced the Health Care Worker and First Responder Fairness Act, which will exempt health care workers and first responders from Social Security\u2019s Retirement Earnings Test (RET) during public health emergencies.\n\nCurrently, the RET applies to individuals who have not reached full retirement age but want to claim Social Security benefits. If those individuals are still working and earning wages, their Social Security benefits are reduced. The bill would retroactively restore benefits for health care professionals and first responders who had them reduced or eliminated during the COVID-19 public health emergency and exempt these individuals from being subject to the RET in future public health crises.\n\n\u201cHaving spent nearly 30 years in rural health care before coming to Congress, I know firsthand the sacrifices made by frontline workers and first responders,\u201d Rep. Thompson said. \u201cIn a time of great need, many people came out of retirement without realizing their benefits would be impacted. This is unfair to those who stepped up to help their neighbors. Our legislation will correct this problem and will remove an unnecessary barrier to future service in case of a national emergency or public health crisis.\"\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s health care workers and first responders step up when our communities are in crisis,\u201d Rep. McClain Delaney said. \u201cIt is essential that we safeguard their financial security when they come out of retirement to help our communities during times of emergency. The bipartisan Health Care Worker and First Responder Fairness Act is important and meaningful legislation Congress can pass to ensure these public servants are treated with fairness and not financially penalized for their service.\u201d\n\n\u201cHealth care workers across the country step up when we need them most during public health emergencies, and the Health Care Worker and First Responder Fairness Act is a much-needed recognition of their sacrifice that safeguards their Social Security benefits. We appreciate the leadership of Congressman Thompson and Congresswoman McClain Delaney, and we support this commonsense effort to honor and protect those who protect us,\u201d said Charlene MacDonald, EVP Public Affairs, Federation of American Hospitals.\n\nThis legislation is supported by the National Rural Health Association and the Federation of American Hospitals.\n\nRead the resolution.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-statement-passage-secure-rural-schools-reauthorization-act", "Thompson Statement on Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Glenn \"GT\" Thompson issued the following statement after the House passed the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s House passage of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 is a major victory for communities settled in an around federal forests and lands. Reauthorizing this program is overdue and we must immediately provide vital support for schools, roads, emergency services, and other essential local needs.\n\n\u201cSince the program\u2019s expiration in 2023, many communities across the country, including within Pennsylvania\u2019s 15th Congressional District, have faced uncertainty and been forced to stretch already limited resources. I am pleased to see such strong bipartisan support for this legislation and look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to continue delivering wins for rural America.\u201d\n\nThe Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 now heads to President Trump's desk to be signed into law.\n\nABOUT SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS\n\nSince 1908, federal law has required that 25% of the revenue generated through timber sales in national forests is returned to the local county to support services, including education, transportation infrastructure, and other community needs.\n\nIn the late 1980s, timber harvesting in national forests reached its peak then dramatically declined in the early 1990s. This decline led to significantly reduced payments to counties, notably impacting rural schools.\n\nIn 2000, Congress created the Secure Rural Schools Program to offset this lost revenue. The program expired in the fall of 2023, resulting in county payments reverting to the rate under permanent law, which equates to a nearly 70% reduction. Today\u2019s legislation extends Secure Rural Schools for three years and makes adjustments to payments already made for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-introduces-strengthening-trade-enforcement-and-evasion-limitations-act", "Kelly introduces Strengthening Trade Enforcement and Evasion Limitations Act", "2025-12-08", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, Dec. 4, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Chris Deluzio (D-PA) introduced the STEEL Act, Strengthening Trade Enforcement and Evasion Limitations Act, legislation that will enhance trade enforcement legislation and prevent dumping, an unfair trade practice by foreign nations that sell subsidized goods in the United States and devalue the prices of American steel and other domestic products.\n\n\"For years, foreign steel producers have undercut American steel and tube producers by exporting their product at prices below the cost of production. These harmful -- and even illegal -- trade practices have hurt Pennsylvania steel producers, leading to job losses in communities across Pennsylvania and the United States,\" said Rep. Kelly. \"The Strengthening Trade Enforcement and Evasion Limitations (STEEL) Act puts American companies first, and it fully rejects the idea that foreign companies can participate in the U.S. market against U.S. companies without playing by the same rules.\"\n\n\u201cWestern Pennsylvanians know how decades of wimpy trade law enforcement have hurt American workers and industry,\u201d said Congressman Deluzio. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to make a change, and that means stopping trade cheats from ripping us off. I\u2019m glad to work with Congressman Mike Kelly on this bill to put some muscle back into our trade enforcement laws and help level the playing field for American jobs and industries.\u201d\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\nWHAT THEY'RE SAYING\n\n\u201cFor too long, bad actors have sought to evade U.S. trade laws through fraud, transshipment and other schemes. These actions have hurt American businesses and workers, including in the American steel industry. By allowing Customs and Border Protection to initiate investigations on its own initiative when it finds evidence of evasion of antidumping or countervailing duty orders, this bill will give CBP an additional tool to crack down on these illegal schemes,\" said Kevin Dempsey, President and CEO, American Iron and Steel Institute. \"AISI commends Representatives Mike Kelly and Chris Deluzio for their leadership in introducing this important legislation. AISI urges Congress to pass this and other trade enforcement legislation to ensure strict and vigorous enforcement of U.S. trade laws and to hold trade cheaters accountable.\"\n\n\u201cSteel pipe and tube producers across the country have long borne the brunt of unfairly traded imports that erode market share and put U.S. manufacturers and workers at risk. The Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) has been an essential tool for the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports (CPTI) and its member companies in stopping bad actors from evading antidumping and countervailing duties intended to counter unfair trade practices. Unfortunately, gaps in the current statute have still allowed some importers to exploit loopholes and avoid lawfully imposed duties,\" said RogerB. Schagrin, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports (CPTI). \"CPTI commends Representatives Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) for their leadership in the introduction of this legislation to strengthen the Enforce and Protect Act. By enabling U.S. Customs and Border Protection to proactively investigate duty evasion and by curbing frivolous appeals, this legislation will strengthen enforcement and deliver meaningful relief to American manufacturers and workers across the country who rely on fair and effective trade laws. We look forward to working with Representatives Kelly and Deluzio to support this critical legislation and the jobs it protects.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-welcomes-administrator-oz-scranton-healthcare-roundtable", "Bresnahan Welcomes Administrator Oz to Scranton for Healthcare Roundtable", "2025-12-05", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "SCRANTON, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) welcomed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to Scranton for a healthcare roundtable with local stakeholders and officials. Prior to the roundtable, Rep. Bresnahan and Administrator Oz visited The Wright Center in Scranton to tour the facility and meet with staff and leadership.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s discussion with Administrator Oz and our local healthcare community was extremely productive,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cIt was a fantastic opportunity to sit down with local leaders to discuss how we can best implement the Rural Health Transformation Fund and the importance of high-quality healthcare. I want to thank Administrator Oz for coming to Scranton to hear firsthand from our community. We\u2019re committed to delivering real, practical solutions that improve access to care, lower costs, and ensure every community gets the support it needs.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe decisions CMS makes in Washington and Baltimore affect Americans in every one of the country\u2019s nearly 20,000 cities and towns \u2014 urban, rural, and everything in between,\u201d said CMS administrator Mehmet Oz. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s so important for us to get out of the Beltway and hear directly from people in those communities. I\u2019m grateful to Congressman Bresnahan for bringing together local Northeastern Pennsylvania experts and stakeholders to work toward real, bipartisan solutions that can lower costs, increase access, and improve quality of care.\u201d\n\nDuring the roundtable, Rep. Bresnahan and Administrator Oz spoke with participants about Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform, medical modernization, insurance coverage, value-based care, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund. Following the roundtable, Rep. Bresnahan and Administrator Oz spoke with members of the press, along with Jim Pettinato, CEO of Wayne Memorial Hospital, Dr. Linda Thomas-Hemak, CEO of The Wright Center, Matt Osterberg and Ron Schmalzle, Pike County Commissioners, and Bob Durkin, President of Scranton Chamber of Commerce.\n\nMore photos from the visit to the Wright Center, roundtable, and press conference can be found here.\n\n\u201cWe are sincerely grateful to Dr. Oz, Congressman Bresnahan, and their staffs for visiting The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education and for recognizing the essential role community health centers, community-based primary care, and physician and health care workforce development play in the health and vitality of our region and our nation,\u201d said Dr. Linda Thomas-Hemak, president and CEO of The Wright Center. \u201cAs a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike and nationally recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home, The Wright Center ensures accessible, whole-person-focused, team-based, and cost-effective care for about 38,300 individuals each year across Northeast Pennsylvania.\n\n\u201cOur scalable Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortium (GME SNC) model intentionally integrates health care delivery, interprofessional workforce development, innovation, and community voice to provide high-quality, affordable, and compassionate primary and preventive whole-person health services, especially in rural and underserved communities, while training 430 residents, fellows, and interprofessional learners annually, with strong retention in those communities.\n\n\u201cAt a time when hospital mergers and closures, accelerating health care workforce shortages, and fragile rural health care infrastructures threaten timely access to care, our integrated primary care and GME-SNC model serves as both a stabilizing anchor for local health systems and a lifeline for patients and families. It is a profound privilege and honor to share our mission-driven work and the voices of our patients and learners with our distinguished guests.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-calls-on-cdc", "Fitzpatrick Calls on CDC Director O'Neill Regarding ACIP's Recent Hepatitis B Recommendation", "2025-12-05", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) called on CDC Acting Director O\u2019Neill to express his urgent concern regarding the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) decision to change the hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for children.\n\nThe full letter can be found here and below:\n\nDecember 5, 2025\n\nThe Honorable Jim O\u2019Neill\n\nActing Director\n\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention\n\n1600 Clifton Road NE\n\nAtlanta, GA 30329\n\nDear Director O\u2019Neill:\n\nI write to you to express my urgent concern regarding the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) decision to change the hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for children.\n\nSince 1991 the CDC has recommended all infants receive a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The decision made on December 5th to overturn this longstanding recommendation by ACIP endangers children across our country and is an affront to our scientific community. Dangerously, this decision will erode critical public trust in medicine and public health experts, putting lives at risk and ultimately failing our children.\n\nSince adoption of the recommendation of the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, overall cases of hepatitis B are down to 14,000 annually.1 This figure was previously between 200,000 to 300,000 cases annually.2 The strategy of recommendation at birth is effective. Fewer infant cases of hepatitis B importantly leads to fewer cases of chronic hepatitis B, cirrhosis, and fewer cases of liver cancer, for which there is no cure. Overturning this recommendation and changing the vaccine schedule would be mishandling safe, evidence-based public health information.\n\nI urge you to reject the recommendation from ACIP and retain the current evidence-based approach to the hepatitis B vaccine schedule. I am also requesting answers to the following questions by December 23, 2025:\n\n1. What are the anticipated increases in infant infections of hepatitis B, as well as chronic liver disease and cancer, with a change in recommendation?\n\n2. Can you provide details surrounding ACIP\u2019s decision-making process?\n\n3. What are the potential economic impacts to health systems who may increasingly face higher cases of infant hepatitis B and chronic liver disease?\n\nThank you for your attention to this urgent matter. I look forward to your prompt response.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-leads-bipartisan-effort-to-protect-patients-from-high-prescription-drug-costs", "Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect Patients from High Prescription Drug Costs", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Representatives Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Nanette Barrag\u00e1n (D-CA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), introduced the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act\u2014bipartisan legislation to make life-saving prescription medications more affordable for patients with rare, serious, and chronic conditions. Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate bill by Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Tom Kaine (D-VA).\n\nThe bill would require insurance companies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to count the value of copay assistance they receive on a patient\u2019s behalf toward cost-sharing requirements. This reform guarantees that payments, whether made directly by a patient or with support from non-profit organizations or prescription drug manufacturers, contribute toward a patient\u2019s annual deductible and out-of-pocket limit as intended.\n\n\u201cFor people living with chronic and rare diseases, copay assistance is often the only path to staying on lifesaving treatment. Yet far too many are paying twice, while insurers and PBMs pocket that assistance without ever counting it toward a patient\u2019s costs. That\u2019s wrong\u2014and it\u2019s exactly what the bipartisan HELP Copays Act corrects. This is common-sense, patient-first reform to lower out-of-pocket costs and ensure every dollar intended to help a patient actually does,\u201d said Fitzpatrick.\n\nSpecifically, the HELP Copays Act would:\n\nClarify the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to require that health plans count payments made \u201cby or on behalf of\u201d patients, including financial assistance from non-profit organizations and prescription drug manufacturers, toward deductibles and out-of-pocket limits.\n\nClose the ACA's Essential Health Benefit (EHB) loophole to ensure that any prescription drug covered by a health plan is defined as \u201cessential\u201d, so that all related cost-sharing is counted towards a patient\u2019s annual cost-sharing protections.\n\n\u201cCopay assistance programs help make costly medications attainable for Americans who rely on them. Yet under current law, insurers and PBMs can pocket this assistance without lowering patients' cost-sharing obligations. Our bipartisan legislation will fix that problem by ensuring those savings are passed on to patients. This solution will protect access to essential prescription drugs, reduce overall healthcare costs for families, and hold these health companies accountable,\u201d said Kean, Jr.\n\n\u201cToo many patients are forced to walk away from the pharmacy counter because their out-of-pocket costs are simply too high. The HELP Copays Act is a commonsense, bipartisan solution that ensures financial assistance, from nonprofits or drug manufacturers, actually counts toward a patient\u2019s deductible and copay. As a physician, I know how devastating it is when a patient can\u2019t afford the medication they need. This bill puts patients first by lowering their real, day-to-day costs and stopping insurance companies from shifting more of the burden onto families,\u201d said Miller-Meeks\n\n\"Drug pricing middlemen want patients to pay deductibles twice. That\u2019s not how insurance should work. With this bill, those schemes stop,\u201d said Auchincloss.\n\n\u201cFor patients living with complex and chronic diseases, access to prescription drugs that help them manage their condition saves lives, plain and simple. But too many Americans are unable to afford the medications they need because the out-of-pocket costs are too high. This is unacceptable. Americans work hard every day to make sure they can feed their families and take care of their loved ones. They should not be priced out of receiving the life-saving medications they rely on. That is why I am proud to co-lead, the HELP Copays Act, with Congressman Kean. This bipartisan bill will help working American families afford their prescriptions by putting a stop to harmful practices by insurance companies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers, and ensuring that patients\u2019 copay assistance counts towards their cost-sharing requirements. Because drug affordability is not a blue-state issue or a red-state issue \u2014 it is an issue that affects tens of millions across the country and in every state,\u201d said Barrag\u00e1n.\n\nThroughout his service in Congress, Fitzpatrick has been a champion for affordable, patient-centered healthcare \u2014 leading bipartisan efforts to lower prescription drug costs, increase access to life-saving treatments, and stop insurers from shifting more of the burden onto families. The HELP Copays Act is the latest step in that ongoing commitment.\n\nThe full text is available HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-joins-colleagues-calling-extension-aca-credits", "Congressman Mackenzie Joins Colleagues in Calling for Extension to ACA Credits", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in supporting a framework for extending Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs). The proposal, CommonGround 2025: A Bipartisan Health Care Framework, includes an extension of EPTCs for those making less than 600% of the federal poverty line (FPL) alongside commonsense reforms to reduce waste, eliminate fraud, and address insurance costs. The members backing the framework have also co-signed a letter urging House and Senate leadership to meet with them to discuss the framework and a constructive pathway forward in both chambers.\n\nKey features include:\n\nA two-year extension of EPTCs for enrollees earning less than 600% of FPL, with a phaseout for those making between 600-1000% of FPL.\n\nNew guardrails to crack down on fraud and prevent \u201cghost beneficiaries,\u201d including implementation of the Insurance Fraud Accountability Act and greater oversight of eligibility.\n\nAn extension of open enrollment until March 19, 2026.\n\nPharmacy benefit manager reform that promotes transparency and eliminates \u201cspread pricing\u201d in Medicaid.\n\nProposals for future reforms, including hospital billing transparency and support for healthcare savings accounts.\n\n\u201cEvery American understands that our healthcare system is failing to deliver the affordability and transparency that families deserve,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cAchieving critical changes requires bipartisan reforms \u2014 both in the immediate future and in the long term \u2014 that begin to correct Washington\u2019s mistakes and reduce the burden on the American people. This begins with an extension of enhanced premium tax credits for those who need them, coupled with commonsense reforms that reduce waste, eliminate fraud, and improve oversight. Today\u2019s framework brings us closer to achieving commonsense, bipartisan reforms to our healthcare system, and I look forward to continuing to work with colleagues on both sides to improve American healthcare.\u201d\n\nThe framework and letter, co-led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Jen Kiggans (VA-2), are also co-signed by Reps. Adam Gray (CA-13), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Maria Salazar (FL-27), Darren Soto (FL-9), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Jim Costa (CA-21), Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-2), Josh Riley (NY-19), Tom Kean (NJ-7), Susie Lee (NV-3), Jeff Hurd (CO-3), Jared Golden (ME-2), David Valadao (CA-22), Chris Pappas (NH-1), Ryan MacKenzie (PA-7), Ed Case (HI-1), Carlos Gimenez (FL-28), Maggie Goodlander (NH-2), Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), Robert Bresnahan (PA-8), Greg Landsman (OH-1), Don Bacon (NE-2), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Kevin Kiley (CA-3), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Nick LaLota (NY-1), Don Davis (NC-1), Scott Peters (CA-50), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3), Hillary Scholten (MI-3), and Tom Suozzi (NY-3).\n\nRead the framework HERE\n\nRead the letter HERE\n\nWatch the press conference HERE\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-smucker-legislation-extend-successful-hospital-home-programs", "House Passes Smucker Legislation to Extend Successful \u201cHospital at Home\u201d Programs", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 This week, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 4313), bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, and Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee. This legislation would extend successful \u201cHospital at Home\u201d programs for an additional five years.\n\n\u201cHome health care options provide patients with high-quality care at lower costs, reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, and increase recovery outcomes for patients,\u201d said Rep. Smucker. \u201cExtending this commonsense policy is a clear win for patients and taxpayers. I am proud to co-lead these efforts with Rep. Buchanan and thank my House colleagues for passing this legislation to give patients the ability to recover in the comfort of their own homes.\u201d\n\nThe Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R. 4313)\n\nIn November 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver to provide hospitals with increased flexibility to care for certain patients from the comfort and convenience of their homes, rather than in a hospital setting. According to the American Hospital Association, this model has been proven to \u201creduce costs, improve outcomes and enhance the patient experience.\u201d\n\nA recent report from CMS shows that allowing patients to be treated in a more familiar environment and routine accelerates recovery time, lowers the mortality rate and reduces the risk of hospital-acquired infections and falls.\n\nRep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) cosponsored this bill. Sens. Tim Scott, Reverend Raphael Warnock introduced companion legislation in the Senate.\n\nThe American Hospital Association endorsed this legislation.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-reaffirms-commitment-improving-healthcare-nepa", "Bresnahan Reaffirms Commitment to Improving Healthcare for NEPA", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Rep. Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced his support 50 healthcare bills directly in response to the specific needs and challenges brought forward by families across Northeastern Pennsylvania. To better understand these needs, Rep. Bresnahan has sat down to meet with hundreds of local stakeholders, from patients fighting cancer, to parents of children with rare diseases, to the doctors, nurses, and hospital workers who care for them on the front lines every day.\n\n\u201cOver my first 11 months in Congress, families across NEPA have shared their struggles and their hopes for better access to care, lower costs, and stronger treatments and research. I promised them I would never stop fighting to improve the health and wellbeing of our communities, especially our most vulnerable,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cThese bills are about keeping that promise. It ensures NEPA families can count on affordable, dependable care close to home. I look forward to continuing this work and doing even more in my second year.\u201d\n\nThe legislation Rep. Bresnahan cosponsored includes bills to increase access to early detection cancer screenings, enhance transparency in the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) industry, improve benefits for servicemembers and veterans, build on research efforts into rare diseases and cancers, expand insurance coverage for children and working families, boost Medicare coverage and resources for seniors, and more.\n\nAmong the bills cosponsored is H.R. 5145, the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, which would provide extension of the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits established by the Affordable Care Act in order to develop a long-term solution.\n\nThe full list of legislation is pasted below in numerical order.\n\n1. H.R.138 Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025\n\nRep. Buchanan (FL-16): This bill would allow people to use their tax-free health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts on medical expenses for their parents. Currently, adult children may not take advantage of these tax-free accounts to cover expenses they incur on behalf of their aging parents, unless their parents are classified as dependents for tax purposes.\n\n2. H.R.539 The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act\n\nRep. Steube (FL-17): This bill expands Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to include all services provided by chiropractors, rather than only subluxation corrections through manual manipulation of the spine.\n\n3. H.R.783 Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act\n\nRep. Joyce (PA-13): This bill permanently allows services relating to cardiac rehabilitation programs, intensive cardiac rehabilitation programs, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs to be furnished via telehealth at a beneficiary's home under Medicare.\n\n4. H.R.842 Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act\n\nRep. Sewell (AL-7): The bill would allow for multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests to be covered by Medicare in a timely manner upon approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).\n\n5. H.R.879 Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025\n\nRep. Murphy (NC-03): This legislation increases reimbursement rates under for services provided under Medicare. This is needed to counteract the effects of inflation and previous payment reductions that have significantly impacted physicians.\n\n6. H.R.946 ORPHAN Cures Act\n\nRep. Joyce (PA-13): This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would maintain existing incentives and boost research into new treatments for the 30 million Americans currently suffering from one of more than 7,000 rare diseases.\n\n7. H.R.955 Health Out-of-Pocket Expense (HOPE) Act\n\nRep. Moore (UT-01): This bill will create a tax-advantaged account that enables millions of Americans with most types of insurance coverage to save for healthcare costs through both individual and employer contributions.\n\n8. H.R.1153 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act\n\nRep. Harshbarger (TN-01): This bill allows certain hospitals to receive additional payment under Medicare for full-time equivalent residents who receive training in rural areas.\n\n9. H.R.1171 SAFE Act\n\nRep. Miller (WV-01): The stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly Act or the SAFE Act incorporates risk assessments and prevention services for falls into annual wellness visits and initial preventive physical exams under Medicare, as well as associated services provided by physical therapists and occupational therapists.\n\n10. H.R.1227 the Alternatives to PAIN Act\n\nRep. Miller-Meeks (IA-01): This bipartisan, pragmatic legislation will help prevent opioid addiction before it starts by leveling the playing field for non-opioid alternatives, ensuring seniors have uninterrupted access to non-opioid, non-addictive alternatives.\n\n11. H.R.1262 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025\n\nRep. McCaul (TX-10): This landmark bill will accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to life-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases.\n\n12. H.R.1406 Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act\n\nRep. Buchanan (FL-16): This legislation authorizes Medicare coverage of additional types of lung cancer screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, regardless of whether they are recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.\n\n13. H.R.1509 Accelerating Kids\u2019 Access to Care Act\n\nRep. Trahan (MA-03): This bill requires states to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may temporarily treat children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) without undergoing additional screening requirements.\n\n14. H.R.1616 Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act\n\nRep. Lahood (IL-16): This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.\n\n15. H.R.1703 Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2025\n\nRep. Joyce (PA-13): This bill increases access to wheelchairs made with advanced materials by allowing Medicare beneficiaries to upgrade to lighter, more functional wheelchairs without bearing the entire upfront cost.\n\n16. H.R.1708 Rebuild America\u2019s Health Care Schools Act\n\nRep. Lahood (IL-16): This bill allows hospitals to receive reimbursement under Medicare for certain costs associated with training nursing and allied health students in settings other than the hospital itself.\n\n17. H.R.1931 Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025\n\nRep. Joyce (PA-13): This bill will facilitate patient access to certain pediatric technologies.\n\n18. H.R.2013 the Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act\n\nRep. Smucker (PA-11): This bill will improve access to home health services by allowing occupational therapy to be ordered as a stand-alone service for Medicare beneficiaries.\n\n19. H.R.2048 The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act\n\nRep. Garbarino (NY-02): The bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Under current law, individuals generally must wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.\n\n20. H.R.2199 Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act\n\nRep. Kelly (PA-16): The Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act is a bipartisan bill which aims to ensure that individuals with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) continue to have equitable access to private healthcare and to provide protection of the Medicare Trust Fund.\n\n21. H.R.2381 SCREENS for Cancer Act\n\nRep. Morelle (NY-25): This bill reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030, expanding services to ensure more Americans\u2014especially those who are low-income or underinsured\u2014can receive early, potentially lifesaving care.\n\n22. H.R.2678 Ellie\u2019s Law\n\nRep. Fitzpatrick (PA-01): This bipartisan legislation that delivers urgently needed federal investment to combat the deadly and often overlooked crisis of brain aneurysms.\n\n23. H.R.2687 End Kidney Deaths Act\n\nRep. Malliotakis (NY-11): This bipartisan legislation that would provide a refundable tax credit to living kidney donors who donate kidneys to strangers, specifically those waiting the longest on the kidney waitlist.\n\n24. H.R.2767 BRAIN Act\n\nRep. Fitzpatrick (PA-01): This legislation advances the quest to defeat brain tumors, once and for all, by increasing research funding, fostering collaboration, promoting critical awareness efforts, and supporting innovations in and access to care.\n\n25. H.R.3037 Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025\n\nRep. Dingell (MI-06): This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for diagnostic breast cancer tests, making them more accessible and affordable.\n\n26. H.R.3148 SALUTE Act\n\nRep. Jack (GA-03): This bill would provide military personnel with the option to easily enroll in a low-premium supplemental insurance plan to protect against out-of-pocket expenses resulting from a cancer diagnosis in the family, at no cost to the government. To do this, the bill would authorize a five-year pilot program to competitively select two vendors to provide cancer supplemental insurance policies to service members and their families across the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps.\n\n27. H.R.3164 Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act\n\nRep. Smith (NE-03): The bill would provide for Medicare coverage of pharmacist-administered tests for common respiratory illnesses, such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, and COVID-19. It would also allow pharmacists to prescribe treatments for these illnesses when properly indicated.\n\n28. H.R.3277 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act\n\nRep. Dunn (FL-02): This bill would address these coverage denials and delays and ensure that children suffering from congenital anomalies or birth defects get the treatment they need and deserve.\n\n29. H.R.3503 Kidney Donation Anti-Discrimination Act\n\nRep. Van Drew (NJ-02): This bill would prohibit life insurance providers from discriminating based on a person\u2019s status as a living kidney donor.\n\n30. H.R.3514 Improving Seniors\u2019 Timely Access to Care Act of 2025\n\nRep. Kelly (PA-16): This bill would establish an electronic prior authorization process for MA plans including a standardization for transactions and clinical attachments, increase transparency around MA prior authorization requirements and its use, and expand beneficiary protections to improve enrollee experiences and outcomes.\n\n31. H.R.3789 Drug-price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act\n\nRep. Taylor (OH-02): This legislation would require drug companies to include the list price of prescription drugs in all direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements.\n\n32. H.R.3808 Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act\n\nRep. Fitzpatrick (PA-01): This bill would improve America\u2019s Medicare beneficiaries access to licensed clinical social workers. By providing these mental health professionals with the opportunity to participate in the Medicare program, this bill expands the number of mental health providers available to our nation\u2019s seniors.\n\n33. H.R.3873 KO Cancer Act\n\nRep. Fitzpatrick (PA-01): This bipartisan legislation delivers one of the most significant proposed increases in cancer research funding in a generation and takes decisive action to address the national crisis of cancer drug shortages.\n\n34. H.R.3886 Veterans PTSD Screening Act\n\nRep. Murphy (NC-03): This bill will direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study to determine whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose PTSD in veterans.\n\n35. H.R.4037 the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act\n\nRep. Kennedy (NY-26): This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct outreach on Medicare coverage of occupational therapy services to treat substance use or mental health disorders.\n\n36. H.R.4101 Cancer Drug Parity Act\n\nRep. Grothman (WI-06): This bill would require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost-sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.\n\n37. H.R.4145 Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025\n\nRep. Murphy (NC-03): This bipartisan legislation makes technical changes that remove barriers in the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 which will ensure veterans\u2019 claims are given fair and reasonable judicial review.\n\n38. H.R.4206 CONNECT for Health Act\n\nRep. Thompson (CA-04): The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act would expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make certain telehealth flexibilities permanent, and make it easier for patients to connect with their doctors.\n\n39. H.R.4317 PBM Reform Act of 2025\n\nRep. Carter (GA-01): This bill will enhance transparency, accountability, and fairness in the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) industry, addressing issues related to drug pricing and pharmacy access\n\n40. H.R.4583 Living Donor Protection Act\n\nRep. Bacon (NE-02): This legislation would prohibit life, disability, and long-term care insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage and from charging higher premiums based only on donor status. It would also amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to specifically allow private and civil service employees to use FMLA leave to recover from donation surgery.\n\n41. H.R.4606 Ally\u2019s Act\n\nRep. Neguse (CO-02): This legislation would ensure private insurance companies cover osseointegrated hearing devices (\u201cOIDs\u201d), including bone anchored hearing aids (\u201cBAHA\u201d) and cochlear implants.\n\n42. H.R.4731 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act\n\nRep. Sewell (AL-07): This bipartisan legislation would combat the nation\u2019s doctor shortage and improve access to health care by expanding the number of Medicare-supported medical residency positions by 14,000 over seven years.\n\n43. H.R.4768 Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025\n\nRep. Ryan (NY-18): This legislation would extend health care coverage to TRICARE (Active Duty and Retired) beneficiaries who have adult children younger than 26 years old, lowering costs and ensuring access for hundreds of thousands of military families across the country.\n\n44. H.R.4981 Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act\n\nRep. Gottheimer (NJ-05): The bill would create a postage stamp to supplement congressionally-appropriated research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research treatments for Lyme and tick-borne diseases.\n\n45. H.R.5145 Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act\n\nRep. Kiggans (VA-02): This bill provides a temporary extension of the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits established by the Affordable Care Act, protecting American families, seniors, and small business owners from massive health care premium increases.\n\n46. H.R.5252 Having Overdose Protection Equipment Act (HOPE) Act\n\nRep. Amo (RI-01): This legislation would ensure opioid overdose reversal medications, such as naloxone, are readily available in public places like parks, schools, and public transportation.\n\n47. H.R.5269 Results Act\n\nRep. Hudson (NC-09): This bipartisan, bicameral legislation reforms Medicare\u2019s Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule to protect timely access to routine and lifesaving lab tests for seniors.\n\n48. H.R.5355 Ian Kalvinskas Pediatric Liver Cancer Early Detection and Screening Act\n\nRep. Costa (CA-21): The bill would direct HRSA (with CDC input) to lead a national education effort so families and providers can spot early signs of liver disease and require GAO to report on pediatric liver wait-list mortality and screening effectiveness.\n\n49. H.R.5469 SHINE for Autumn Act\n\nRep. Kim (CA-40): The bipartisan SHINE for Autumn Act to improve stillbirth research and data collection and help prevent stillbirth in the United States.\n\n50. H.R.5498 Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025\n\nRep. Van Duyne (TX-24): The bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to actively disseminate information on Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) through Small Business Development Centers, district offices, and SBA\u2019s regular outreach channels.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-chairs-ways-means-tax-subcommittee-hearing-highlights-american-workers", "Kelly chairs Ways & Means Tax Subcommittee hearing, highlights American workers & businesses", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax Chairman Mike Kelly (R-PA) held a hearing on the importance of pro-growth international tax policy to promote capital investment and to create more high-quality jobs in the United States.\n\nThe hearing examined the benefits of the pro-growth, pro-worker Working Families Tax Cuts passed earlier this year, and the potentially harmful impact of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development\u2019s (OECD) global minimum tax \u2013 known as Pillar 2 \u2013 on U.S. businesses and corporations. In 2023, analysis by the Joint Committee on Taxation projected the U.S. would lose over $120 billion in tax revenues due to Pillar 2, which was negotiated by the Biden Administration.\n\n\"The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made this nation the best place in the world to build, invest, and create jobs. The new Working Families Tax Cuts law is building upon that success by protecting and creating over 7 million jobs,\" said Chairman Kelly. \"It\u2019s vital that international trade deals also provide certainty for U.S. companies and fair treatment for foreign companies who wish to invest in the United States.\"\n\nWATCH and DOWNLOAD Rep. Kelly's opening statement here.\n\nHearing witnesses included former Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-smucker-offers-opening-remarks-budget-committee-member-day-hearing", "Rep. Smucker Offers Opening Remarks at Budget Committee Member Day Hearing", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee, offered opening remarks during the Committee's Member Day hearing held on December 3, 2025. His remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below:\n\nGood morning and thank you to everyone for being here.\n\nMember Day is a great tradition. I\u2019m a big believer in it\u2013especially in the context of what we\u2019re highlighting here today. None of us has all the answers, and each of us brings a different perspective about the nature of the problems.\n\nIf there is one fundamental issue that continues to hold Congress back, it\u2019s that we simply don\u2019t have a healthy, functioning budget process. And the reality is, we haven\u2019t had one in a long time.\n\nDating back to the late 1990s, we\u2019ve averaged more than five continuing resolutions every single fiscal year. We are operating under one right now. No serious enterprise could operate this way and expect good outcomes. But for Washington, fiscal apathy has become routine, and the results speak for themselves. During the recent shutdown, our national debt surpassed $38 trillion.\n\nWe\u2019re spending $1 trillion a year on interest alone\u2014more than our entire national defense budget. Ray Dalio has warned that we are inviting a \u201cdebt-induced heart attack.\u201d And instead of treating the disease, we keep arguing about the symptoms\u2014partisan fights over 20 percent of the budget while the other 80 percent runs on autopilot.\n\nA process built for another era cannot carry the weight of today\u2019s fiscal challenges. Just think about how, as we discussed at our last hearing, in more than 50 years the Congressional Budget Office has never undergone a single external, operational audit. Not one.\n\nHow can we produce better outcomes if CBO has never been independently evaluated for accuracy, transparency, or performance?\n\nThere are numerous common-sense reforms like this on the table to breathe new life into this process, shake off the cobwebs, and shift the bias back toward action.\n\nLast Congress, our committee came together to pass 14 bipartisan reform bills. We can do more. We need better, more modern rules of the road, and clear, measurable targets to guide us\u2013which brings me to another idea that is gaining traction. We know that right now, deficits are averaging somewhere around 6 percent of GDP.\n\nAt that level, the debt grows faster than the economy, interest costs accelerate, and we risk drifting toward a sovereign debt crisis. Bringing deficits down to about 3 percent of GDP\u2014a target endorsed by both Ray Dalio and Secretary Bessent\u2014would stabilize the debt and begin to restore credibility. Mandatory spending, driven by Social Security and federal health programs, and interest on our debt now accounts for 90 percent of all future spending growth.\n\nIn the recent reconciliation bill, we began to move the needle, delivering historic mandatory spending reductions. Social Security and Medicare now face insolvency in 2032 and 2033, respectively. But no long-term fiscal plan is credible if it ignores the health care system.\n\nIn my view, this conversation must happen on two tracks: first, making Americans genuine consumers of health care\u2014able to shop, compare, and push the system toward value. And second, tackling the practices that inflate every medical bill\u2014excessive hospital markups, opaque middlemen, and patent games that keep drug prices artificially high.\n\nIn time, the broader challenges may have to be taken up by a fiscal commission. I\u2019ve expressed support for modeling one after the successful Greenspan Commission\u2014to confront these issues plainly and without regard for the politics of the moment. This is another area where I welcome the input and ideas of our members.\n\nBecause ultimately, we can\u2019t reverse the curse of public debt without exercising the political will to make the tough decisions we all talk about. And while we can\u2019t manufacture political will in a hearing room, we can create better conditions for it\u2013certainly better than the tough sod we have now.\n\nSo today, and in the months to come, I am hoping to appeal to the better fiscal angels of our nature.\n\nThere is still a part of this institution and in each of us that understands the responsibility we carry. We did not come here to preside over decline. We came here to leave the country stronger than we found it. And if we can summon those better fiscal angels\u2014discipline, transparency, stewardship\u2014we can begin to make choices that protect the next generation.\n\nThat, to me, is the mission of this Committee, and it is the urgency of this moment. I look forward to our discussion today.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/12/fitzpatrick-leads-bipartisan-reauthorization-of-global-child-thrive-act", "Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Reauthorization of Global Child Thrive Act", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) today led a bipartisan coalition\u2014including Representatives Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Rich McCormick (GA-07), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02)\u2014in introducing the Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025, legislation that strengthens the United States\u2019 commitment to advancing early childhood development across U.S. foreign assistance programs.\n\nFitzpatrick played a key role in advancing the original Global Child Thrive Act of 2020\u2014 signed into law through the FY21 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act)\u2014 which for the first time required U.S. foreign assistance to prioritize early childhood development.\n\n\u201cOur of our greatest responsibilities in public service is to ensure every child begins life with a strong and stable foundation. I was proud to help champion the landmark Global Child Thrive Act in 2021, which for the first time placed early childhood development at the center of our foreign assistance strategy. Reauthorizing this critical program strengthens that commitment\u2014restoring the leadership needed to coordinate support for orphans and vulnerable children and updating the guidelines that drive this work across our agencies. Every child deserves the chance to thrive, and our policies must continue to reflect that fundamental truth,\u201d said Fitzpatrick.\n\n\u201cReauthorizing the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020 means continuing to support the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional health of vulnerable children and their families,\u201d said Castro. \u201cThe early years of childhood are crucial, and U.S. foreign assistance programs provide critical support. Thank you to my colleagues for their efforts in supporting these important policies.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am proud to cosponsor the reauthorization of the Global Child Thrive Act. This initiative enhances America's leadership on the global stage by ensuring that vulnerable children receive the support they need to grow and succeed,\u201d said McCormick. \u201cBy extending this program for another six years and establishing a Special Advisor to oversee it, we are making a smart investment that promotes stability and delivers a strong return for American taxpayers. I am grateful for the ongoing bipartisan support this initiative has received since it was first championed by leaders like Senator Marco Rubio.\u201d\n\n\u201cEvery child deserves the chance to grow, learn, and reach their full potential \u2014 no matter where they\u2019re born,\u201d said Olszewski. \u201cThe Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act puts that belief at the heart of America\u2019s work around the world. I\u2019m proud to help lead this bipartisan effort to support early childhood development, protect vulnerable children, and strengthen families and communities. It\u2019s the right thing to do \u2014 and it helps build healthier societies, reduce poverty, and advance America\u2019s values and security for years to come.\u201d\n\nNational child advocacy organizations praised the bipartisan effort:\n\n\u201cWe applaud Representatives Castro, McCormick, Fitzpatrick, and Olszewski for their bipartisan leadership in ensuring that the world\u2019s most vulnerable children are able to grow up to their full potential, protected from abuse, neglect and trafficking. The Global Child Thrive Act is a bipartisan recognition that every child, regardless of where they are born, has the right to grow up safe, healthy, and supported. The Global Child Thrive Act ensures early childhood development is a priority, not an afterthought,\u201d said Bruce Lesley, President, First Focus Campaign for Children.\n\n\u201cThe earliest years of life are the most critical for healthy brain development.\u201d stresses Michael J. Nyenhuis, UNICEF USA CEO and President. \u201cEnsuring that early childhood development remains a strong component of U.S. foreign assistance will help to support the growth and development of hundreds of millions of children under the age of 5 globally who currently face extreme poverty and stunting. We\u2019re thrilled to support the bipartisan reauthorization of the Global Child Thrive Act so that these children have an equitable chance to not only survive, but thrive.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Global Child Thrive Act is an important step to reach vulnerable children with the basics they need, like good nutrition and responsive family care. Prioritizing the needs of young children and their families leads to far-reaching benefits in health, education, and much more. The Global Child Thrive Act is key to making this impact possible,\u201d said Mishelle Rudzinski, Executive Director, SPOON.\n\nThe Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025 reauthorizes the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020, landmark legislation that was enacted in early 2021 that strengthened the prioritization of supporting early childhood development in foreign assistance.\n\nThe Global Child Reauthorization Act of 2025 would:\n\nRequire the Secretary of State to appoint a new Special Advisor for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, a position that coordinates all United States foreign assistance programs for orphans and vulnerable children.\n\nThis position has traditionally resided at the United States Agency for International Development and is currently unfilled.\n\nRequire the administration to issue new guidelines to implement the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020.\n\nThe 2020 legislation required the creation of a government-wide strategy for children in adversity.\n\nThis strategy, released in 2024, heavily relied on agencies like the United States Agency for International Development.\n\nGiven the significant changes to U.S. foreign assistance this year, the Global Child Reauthorization Act of 2025 would require a new set of implementing directives.\n\nReauthorizes appropriations to implement the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020 for an additional 5 years.\n\nRead the Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025 here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/meuser-announces-9-million-secured-pennsylvanias-ninth-district", "Meuser Announces $9 Million Secured for Pennsylvania\u2019s Ninth District", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Daniel Meuser", "M001204", "meuser.house.gov", "meuser", "https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Dan Meuser announced that he secured more than $9 million in federal funding to support six community projects across Pennsylvania\u2019s Ninth District. The funding, included in the FY26 Agriculture Appropriations legislation recently signed into law, is the result of close collaboration between Congressman Meuser, local officials, and community partners who identified high-impact needs across the region.\n\nOver the last year, Congressman Meuser worked alongside stakeholders across the district to advance projects that strengthen public safety, expand access to healthcare, improve educational opportunities, and enhance vital community services. These projects include:\n\nSchuylkill County\n\n$2,225,000 for Friendship Hose Co. No. 1 in Orwigsburg to construct a new fire station at the site of the existing facility, ensuring modern emergency response capability for the community.\n\n$2 million for the Temple Rural Dental College Campus in Tamaqua to construct a new dental education facility that will accommodate 20 dental students, increasing access to critical dental care across rural Pennsylvania.\n\n$750,000 for the Shenandoah Center for Health, Education, Business and the Arts to complete a new federally qualified health center and business incubator space in downtown Shenandoah.\n\nWyoming County\n\n$2,346,849 for Wyoming County Healthcare Center Improvements to renovate and modernize the facility, reestablishing and expanding healthcare access for residents of Tunkhannock and surrounding communities.\n\nMontour & Columbia Counties\n\n$1 million for the Danville Area Community Center to renovate program areas and construct new childcare and community spaces.\n\n$875,000 for the Bloomsburg Area YMCA Community Resource Hub to renovate and expand the facility, creating dedicated spaces and upgraded offices for its community hub that helps hundreds of residents access vital services.\n\n\u201cSecuring these federal investments for Pennsylvania\u2019s Ninth District is the result of working hand in hand with local leaders who understand the needs of their communities better than anyone,\u201d said Congressman Meuser. \u201cI\u2019m pleased to have helped secure funding that will expand healthcare access in Tunkhannock and Bloomsburg, improve emergency response in Orwigsburg, strengthen rural health education in Tamaqua, support revitalization in Shenandoah, and enhance childcare and youth services in Danville. I\u2019m grateful to our municipal, nonprofit, and community partners for their collaboration, and I look forward to seeing these projects deliver meaningful results for the Ninth District.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-smucker-legislation-strengthen-social-security-and-protect", "House Passes Smucker Legislation to Strengthen Social Security and Protect Families", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Legislation to help seniors maximize retirement benefits, protect children from identity fraud passed the House with near unanimous support.\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 This week, the House of Representatives passed two important pieces of legislation introduced by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), senior member of the Ways and Means Committee and Vice Chairman of the Budget Committee, the Claiming Age Clarity Act (H.R. 5284) and the Social Security Child Protection Act (H.R. 5348).\n\n\u201cThis legislation ensures the Social Security Administration (SSA) works better and more efficiently for American seniors and families,\u201dsaid Rep. Smucker. \u201cThe Claiming Age Clarity Act improves outdated language to help seniors understand and maximize their retirement benefits, and the Child Protection Act cuts bureaucratic deadlock to better assist families when a child is at risk for fraud when the Social Security number is lost or stolen in the mail.\u201d\n\n\u201cHelping protect children from identity fraud and assisting seniors in receiving the benefits they rightfully deserve is something all of Washington should agree with, and I am thankful that my House colleagues supported these straightforward solutions.\u201d\n\nThe Claiming Age Clarity Act (H.R. 5284)\n\nThis legislation would modernize outdated language used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to help seniors better understand the timing of their decisions to claim retirement benefits.\n\n\u201cMillions of Americans are counting on their hard-earned Social Security benefits to help ensure they have the financial resources they need in retirement,\u201d said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08). \u201cUnfortunately, under current practice, many Americans could end up forgoing some of those resources if they are unable to decipher the Social Security Administration\u2019s misleading or confusing terminology when it comes to deciding when to begin claiming benefits. Thanks to the leadership of Congressman Smucker, Congress is advancing a solution that will bring needed simplicity to the language used by the Social Security Administration and help ease the stress of retirement planning.\u201d\n\nEarly Eligibility Age would become Minimum Benefit Age \u2013 This is age 62, the earliest age at which someone can begin receiving retirement benefits. Full Retirement Age would become Standard Benefit Age \u2013 This is age 66-67 depending on an individual\u2019s birth year. Delayed Retirement Age would become Maximum Benefit Age \u2013 This is age 70, the latest age at which someone can begin receiving retirement benefits.\n\nRep. Don Beyer (VA-08) co-sponsored this bill, and Sens. Bill Cassidy, Christopher Coons, Susan Collins, and Tim Kaine have introduced companion legislation in the Senate.\n\nAARP, BPC Action, and AMAC Action endorsed this legislation. Read the endorsement letter here.\n\nWatch Rep. Smucker\u2019s full remarks on H.R.5284:\n\nThe Social Security Child Protection Act (H.R. 5348)\n\nThis legislation would require the SSA to administer a new Social Security number to a child under 14 years of age if the card was lost or stolen in the mail, helping to prevent fraud before it occurs.\n\n\u201cA single act of identity theft can lead to a lifetime of financial harm,\u201d said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08). \u201cThanks to Representative Smucker\u2019s leadership, the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025 will ensure that families don\u2019t have to wait and can immediately secure a new Social Security number if their child\u2019s card is compromised, addressing a problem in government that has left too many families without recourse.\u201d\n\nWatch Rep. Smucker\u2019s full remarks on H.R.5348:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-huffman-james-scholten-introduce-bipartisan-resolution", "Thompson, Huffman, James, Scholten Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representatives Glenn \"GT\" Thompson (R-Pa.), Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), John James (R-Mich.), and Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the historic step this legislation took by mandating that every child with a disability in America be given equal access to a high-quality public education.\n\nEnacted by Congress in 1975, IDEA enshrined the right to education for children with disabilities, which allowed millions of children to learn in a public-school classroom at no cost to their families.\n\n\u201cFifty years ago, Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to ensure that every child with a disability has access to a high-quality education,\" Rep. Thompson said. \"IDEA opened classroom doors, expanded opportunities, and transformed education for millions of students with disabilities. Today, we celebrate half a century of inclusive education that provided every child the opportunity to thrive.\u201d\n\n\"Every child \u2013 no matter their zip code, race, disability, or any other factor \u2013deserves the education they need to succeed,\" Rep. Huffman said. \"50 years ago, Congress passed IDEA to transform classrooms for kids with disabilities and finally make that happen. Now, we won't stop pushing for full funding and fighting to ensure Congress delivers on this promise.\"\n\n\u201cSince President Ford signed it into law 50 years ago, IDEA has opened doors for millions of children with disabilities,\u201d Rep. Scholten said. \u201cI represent the same West Michigan seat that President Ford once held, and as the proud daughter of a special education teacher, I have seen how this law has transformed classrooms and strengthened opportunity for every child. It has allowed students to learn alongside their peers, participate fully in their communities, and pursue futures that were once out of reach. As we mark this anniversary, we must recommit to President Ford\u2019s vision of investing in special education and ensuring every student has what they need to learn and thrive.\u201d\n\nThe resolution is co-sponsored by the following U.S. Representatives: Kevin Hern (R-Okla.-01), Alma Adams (D-N.C.-12), Jack Bergman (R-Mich.-01), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.-08), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.-24), Dina Titus (D-Nev.-01), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.-27), John Mannion (D-N.Y.-22), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.-01), Emily Randall (D-Wash.-06), Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif-01), Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.-05), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-Northern Mariana Islands), Laura Friedman (D-Calif-30), Gabe Evans (R-Colo.-08), James Moylan (R-Guam), Don Bacon (R-Neb.-02), Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.-03), David Valadao (R-Calif.-22), Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.).\n\nU.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the resolution in the U.S. Senate.\n\n\u201cSince its passage 50 years ago, IDEA has opened the doors to a quality education for millions of students with disabilities across America,\" Senator Van Hollen said. \"On IDEA\u2019s anniversary, we honor all those who fought to make IDEA a reality and celebrate the dedicated educators who support students with disabilities in and out of the classroom. While we take stock of the progress that has been made because of this landmark legislation, I remain committed to the fight to fully fund IDEA \u2013 to move us closer to delivering greater, more equal access to high-quality education for every student in this country.\u201d\n\n\u201cAll children deserve an education that gives them the resources they need to reach their full potential,\u201d Dr. Cassidy said. \u201cBy empowering parents to partner in their child\u2019s education and equipping teachers with resources, IDEA ensures children with disabilities have the opportunity to succeed in the classroom.\u201d\n\nThe resolution is endorsed by The School Superintendents Association (AASA), Council for Exceptional Children, the National Center for Learning Disabilities, Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities, Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO), and National PTA.\n\n\u201cIDEA\u2019s promise has always been about more than access \u2013 it's about opportunity. It opened doors to possibility, respect, and belonging for millions of students who had long been denied access to public education. It transformed what families could expect and reshaped what our schools could provide. But opportunity demands resources. As we reflect on 50 years of IDEA, we thank members of Congress for recognizing this important milestone and urge them to put forward the resources so we can continue to implement the law with fidelity,\u201d said David R. Schuler, Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association.\n\n\u201cFifty years ago, Public Law 94 142 ignited a culture shift that affirmed the inherent potential and rights of children with disabilities. CEC's members have led the charge- opening school doors, designing curriculum and supports, and translating research into practice across the country. This week we honor that legacy and look forward with determination to building on that progress to improve education and outcomes for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities,\u201d said Chad Rummel, Executive Director, Council for Exceptional Children.\n\n\u201cFifty years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is an incredibly important milestone and on behalf of the students, families, and educators we serve, I am privileged to remark on the tremendous progress that has been made in educating students with disabilities,\u201d said Dr. Jacqueline Rodriguez CEO of the National Center for Learning Disabilities. \u201cWe commend the bipartisan leadership in celebrating this anniversary and upholding the importance and significance of this federal law that ensures a free appropriate public education in the United States.\u201d\n\nRead the resolution.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-announces-2026-spring-internship-program-washington-dc-and-district", "Bresnahan Announces 2026 Spring Internship Program in Washington, D.C. and the District", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced that his office is accepting applications for the 2026 Spring Internship Program. Candidates have the option to apply for an internship based in either Washington, D.C., or in one of Rep. Bresnahan\u2019s district offices.\n\nThe program is open to college students and young professionals interested in gaining hands-on experience with the legislative process and congressional operations. Interns will perform a variety of tasks including constituent outreach, legislative research, community engagement, and more, with the possibility of earning school credit. Spring internships will run from January to May 2026, with specific dates provided during the interview process. All applications must be submitted via Rep. Bresnahan\u2019s website by December 12, 2025.\n\n\u201cAn internship in our office, whether in Northeastern Pennsylvania or on Capitol Hill, is more than just a learning experience,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cInterns are part of the team from day one, contributing to meaningful projects, engaging with constituents, and gaining a firsthand understanding of how government serves the public. We\u2019re excited to welcome a new class of bright, committed individuals ready to make a difference in our communities and beyond.\u201d\n\nInterested applicants can learn more and submit their applications through Rep. Bresnahan\u2019s website. For questions, contact Rep. Bresnahan\u2019s D.C., office at (202) 225-5546 or his Forty Fort office at (570) 763-6120.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-meuser-host-telephone-town-hall-financial-fraud-and-scams", "Congressman Meuser to Host Telephone Town Hall on Financial Fraud and Scams", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Daniel Meuser", "M001204", "meuser.house.gov", "meuser", "https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, will host a Telephone Town Hall tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2nd, at 5:30 PM, to help protect Pennsylvanians from the growing threat of financial fraud and scams.\n\n\u201cScammers are becoming more deceptive and persistent in their attempts to target the American people,\u201d said Congressman Meuser. \u201cAs Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, I\u2019m working with state officials, law enforcement, and the private sector to combat them. Tomorrow\u2019s telephone town hall will equip residents with practical tools to identify, prevent, and report fraudulent activity. I encourage my constituents to join the call to learn how to spot scams, protect their personal information, and take action if they have fallen victim to a financial fraud and scams.\u201d\n\nCongressman Meuser will be joined by Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and Troy Peters, President & CEO of Jonestown Bank and Trust, to provide expert insight on how families, seniors, small businesses, veterans, young people, and local governments can safeguard themselves against increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes.\n\nParticipants will learn:\n\nHow to Spot & Prevent Scams\n\nWhat To Do If You\u2019re Targeted\n\nHow To Verify Suspicious Messages and Report Them\n\nDial-in Information:\n\nCall: (877) 229-8493\n\nPIN: 118349\n\nFor more information, please visit meuser.house.gov/scams where you will find resources to spot scams, what to do if you suspect you are a victim of a scam, and how to report these crimes to law enforcement.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/meuser-hill-expose-coordinated-debanking-biden-administration", "Meuser, Hill Expose Coordinated Debanking by Biden Administration", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Daniel Meuser", "M001204", "meuser.house.gov", "meuser", "https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Dan Meuser (PA-09), released a final staff report titled \u201cOperation Choke Point 2.0: Biden\u2019s Debanking of Digital Assets.\u201d The report exposes the Biden Administration\u2019s coordinated effort to push digital asset businesses and individuals out of the U.S. financial system, reinventing a debanking practice that occurred under the Obama Administration and targeted those engaged in payday lending, firearm and ammunition sales, energy companies, and other politically disfavored groups.\n\nBeginning in the 118th Congress, Committee Republicans investigated how federal regulators under the Biden Administration abused their authority, using vague rules, informal guidance, broad discretion, and aggressive enforcement to pressure financial institutions to cut off digital asset clients. These actions forced many companies to shut down or move operations overseas, threatening U.S. leadership and innovation in the digital asset market.\n\nKey findings include:\n\nThe Federal Reserve discouraged banks from engaging with digital asset firms through policy statements, supervisory letters, and the Novel Activities Supervision Program.\n\nThe FDIC sent pause letters and issued extensive document requests, effectively halting bank engagement with digital asset activities.\n\nThe OCC required institutions to obtain non-objection letters before engaging in digital asset activities.\n\nThe SEC used regulation-by-enforcement tactics, in some cases exceeding statutory authority, targeting lawful digital asset activity.\n\nClick here to view the full debanking report.\n\nSubcommittee Chair Meuser said, \u201cAs Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, our team worked under Chairman Hill\u2019s direction to compile the first comprehensive accounting of how the Biden Administration used regulators to push lawful digital-asset firms and Americans out of the financial system. The evidence is clear: debanking was real, it was coordinated, and it harmed American workers, innovators, and our global competitiveness.\u201d\n\n\u201cNo American should lose access to financial services because a federal regulator dislikes their politics, their religion, or their lawful business activity,\u201d Meuser continued. \u201cThat is fundamentally incompatible with a free society.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis report documents how Obama-era practices were revived and expanded under President Biden\u2014through pause letters, informal pressure campaigns, and regulation-by-enforcement that forced U.S. companies offshore,\u201d he added. \u201cIt also highlights the early leadership of President Trump, Secretary Bessent, Vice Chair Bowman, Comptroller Gould, and Acting Chair Hill in reversing this hostility and restoring fairness and clarity to bank supervision.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur work is not finished,\u201d Meuser concluded. \u201cThe Committee will continue working closely with the Trump Administration to end debanking once and for all. My SAFE Guidance Act and Rep. Barr\u2019s FIRM Act, together with President Trump\u2019s executive actions, provide a strong foundation. Now Congress must codify these protections into law so that an Operation Choke Point 3.0 can never happen.\u201d\n\nChairman Hill said, \u201cTargeting Americans over their political views erodes trust in the financial system and undermines the core freedoms our nation was founded on. The staff report released today summarizes Committee Republicans\u2019 work and details how the Biden Administration\u2019s regulators worked to debank the digital asset ecosystem. Under the leadership of President Trump, we\u2019ve ushered in a new era for digital assets and look forward to reversing the damage done by the Biden Administration to prevent unlawful debanking.\u201d\n\nFinancial Institutions Subcommittee Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06) stated, \u201cThe Committee\u2019s report makes clear that Choke Point 2.0, an explicit, politically motivated attack on digital assets under the Biden Administration, was real and unacceptable. I commend Chairman Hill for spotlighting this issue. I will continue working to advance my bill that will permanently enshrine President Trump\u2019s Executive Order protecting digital assets, Christian nonprofits, firearms manufacturers, energy producers, and other politically targeted industries from being debanked.\u201d", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-meuser-bill-incentivize-investment-rural-small-businesses-passes-house", "Rep. Meuser Bill to Incentivize Investment in Rural Small Businesses Passes House", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Daniel Meuser", "M001204", "meuser.house.gov", "meuser", "https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 2066, the Investing in All of America Act, introduced by Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), and Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03). This bipartisan legislation incentivizes greater investment from Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to small businesses located in rural or low-income areas, as well as small businesses in the manufacturing and national security technologies sector.\n\nSBICs are among the federal government\u2019s most effective public-private partnerships. These funds invest private capital, matched by government-backed leverage from the Small Business Administration (SBA), directly into small businesses. Importantly, the SBIC program operates without any subsidy cost to taxpayers.\n\nOver the last 20 years, SBIC-backed businesses have created 3 million jobs and supported another 10.5 million. In 2024 alone, SBICs invested more than $8 billion in small businesses nationwide, including $412.3 million in Pennsylvania. Yet less than 20% of these investments currently reach low- and middle-income communities.\n\nThe bill allows investments in rural and low-income areas, manufacturing, and critical technologies to be exempt from an SBIC\u2019s existing leverage cap, unlocking additional capital for businesses in these sectors.\n\nThis legislation is in line with the Trump Administration and SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler's Made in America Manufacturing Initiative which is focused on fueling small business growth and reinvigorating domestic manufacturing throughout the United States. This initiative comes as manufacturing continues to anchor America\u2019s economy, with 99% of all manufacturers classified as small businesses. By strengthening the SBIC Program, this bill will help small manufacturers modernize, expand operations, and create high-quality jobs in communities in Pennsylvania's Ninth District and nationwide.\n\nCongressman Meuser said, \u201cWith decades of experience growing a small business into a larger one, I know firsthand the challenges entrepreneurs face. By expanding access to capital and reducing barriers to entry, the Investing in All America Act helps manufacturers scale and create high-quality American jobs, without subsidy cost to the taxpayer. It strengthens small businesses, fuels domestic manufacturing, and supports rural and underserved communities across Northeast Pennsylvania and the country. I\u2019m pleased by the bipartisan support in the House and encourage my colleagues in the Senate to advance it so it can reach President Trump\u2019s desk and be signed into law.\u201d\n\nThe Investing in All of America Act passed the House by a unanimous vote and now heads to the Senate for consideration. Text of the bill can be found here.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mike-kelly-hold-telephone-town-hall-medicare-open-enrollment", "Rep. Mike Kelly to hold telephone town hall on Medicare Open Enrollment", "2025-11-26", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) will hold his annual telephone town hall regarding Medicare Open Enrollment. Kelly will be joined by officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the call.\n\nWith Medicare enrollment season in full swing, the panel hopes the tele-town hall will answer questions for both new and current enrollees. Medicare Open Enrollment runs annually from October 15-December 7.\n\nIf a resident of Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District would like to join the call, they are encouraged to use the pin-less participant dial-in number below. A livestream will also be available on Rep. Kelly's Facebook page.\n\nDETAILS\n\nWho: U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly and officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\n\nWhat: Live Telephone Town Hall on Medicare Open Enrollment\n\nWhen: Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 6:30p.m. ET\n\nPin-less Participant Dial-in Number: 855-531-1063\n\nLivestream:Facebook.com/MikeKellyPA", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-celebrates-tenor-health-luzerne-county-agreement", "Bresnahan Celebrates Tenor Health, Luzerne County Agreement", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "LUZERNE COUNTY, PA: Tonight, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the below statement following Luzerne County Council\u2019s approval for Tenor Health to borrow tax-exempt funds to purchase Wilkes-Barre General Hospital from Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS). This is another important step toward Tenor\u2019s acquisition of CHS\u2019 three Pennsylvania hospitals, which include Regional Hospital and Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton in addition to Wilkes-Barre General.\n\n\u201cThis is another encouraging step toward bringing real stability back to healthcare in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cWilkes-Barre General, Moses Taylor, and Regional Hospital are cornerstones of our community, and the people who work and seek care there deserve a system that puts the patients and staff first. I appreciate the Luzerne County Council\u2019s hard work to move this process forward, and I\u2019ll keep fighting to make sure this transition strengthens care, protects local jobs, and delivers the quality health services our families rely on every day.\u201d\n\n\u201cTonight\u2019s vote is an important step in our effort to ensure patients receive the dependable, community-centered care they count on,\u201d said Radha Savitala, CEO of Tenor Health. \u201cWe are grateful to Rep. Bresnahan and the Luzerne County Council for their collaboration and continued involvement in maintaining quality healthcare access for Northeastern Pennsylvania. We look forward to continuing to work with Rep. Bresnahan, the Luzerne County Council, and local leaders and stakeholders as move toward a stronger future for these hospitals.\"\n\nThe agreement will help foster a continued partnership between Tenor Health and Northeastern Pennsylvania.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/11/fitzpatrick-leads-effort-to-deliver-long-overdue-fairness-for-9-11-families", "Fitzpatrick Leads Effort to Deliver Long-Overdue Fairness for 9/11 Families", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) introduced the Fairness for 9/11 Families Technical Fix Act, bipartisan legislation that corrects procedural gaps in current law and ensures that Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors\u20149/11 families with final federal court judgments\u2014finally receive the Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism (VSST) Fund payments already allocated to them and regain full eligibility in future distributions.\n\nFitzpatrick, a nationally recognized leader on 9/11 family advocacy and aviation security, spearheaded this initiative to deliver long-delayed justice and relief to families left waiting far too long.\n\n\u201cNothing can ever repay the families who lost so much on September 11th, but we can \u2014 and must \u2014 ensure they receive every benefit and protection this nation promised them. This legislation honors that duty,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cBy releasing VSST payments held in escrow and restoring full eligibility for future distributions, this bill sets right what has been wrong for far too long and ensures that no 9/11 family is ever left at the margins of the law again. It is keeping faith with those we pledged never to forget.\u201d\n\n\u201cCongressman Fitzpatrick and I have worked together for many years now to ensure 9/11 families are never left behind\u2014not in memory, not in policy, and not in the support they are owed. Yet a small group of Havlish plaintiffs have waited far too long for VSST payments already allocated to them. The Fairness for 9/11 Families Technical Fix Act finally makes this right by releasing those funds and restoring their full access going forward. I urge every Member of Congress to join us in this bipartisan commitment to fairness and deliver relief the families should have received long ago,\u201d said Ellen Saracini, of Lower Makefield widow of Captain Victor J. Saracini, United Flight 175 and National Aviation Safety Advocate.\n\nKey Provisions of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Technical Fix Act\n\nThe bill:\n\nReleases all VSST Fund payments currently held in escrow for Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.\n\nRestores full eligibility for the Havlish plaintiffs to participate in future VSST payment rounds on equal footing with all other qualifying claimants.\n\nCreates a statutory exception clarifying that prior elections or conditional payment applications do not limit the plaintiffs\u2019 rights under the VSST program.\n\nApplies retroactively to ensure that no family is disadvantaged due to administrative delays or timing of the original allocation.\n\nAuthorizes no new federal spending, providing a fiscally responsible correction that fulfills existing commitments to 9/11 families.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\nBackground: Fitzpatrick\u2019s Leadership on 9/11 Family Support & National Aviation Security\n\nCongressman Fitzpatrick has long been one of Congress\u2019s most effective, bipartisan champions for 9/11 families and national aviation security. His partnership with Lower Makefield resident Ellen Saracini, widow of Captain Victor J. Saracini (United Flight 175), has resulted in some of the most consequential aviation security improvements since the September 11 attacks:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-joins-congressional-delegation-weekend-meetings", "Congressman Mackenzie joins Congressional Delegation for Weekend Meetings in the Dominican Republic", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, traveled to the Dominican Republic this past weekend as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation.\n\nThe visit featured a packed schedule of meetings with Dominican officials and lawmakers. These included a breakfast with President Luis Abinader, a dinner with U.S. Ambassador Leah Francis Campos, a bilateral meeting with leaders of the Congress of the Dominican Republic, and meetings with Minister of Foreign Affairs Roberto Alverez Gil and other members of the President\u2019s cabinet. Congressman Mackenzie also took the time to meet with Dio Astacio, the mayor of Allentown\u2019s sister city, Santo Domingo Este.\n\nThe Lehigh Valley is home to a large and growing Latino community, with a total population of about 150,000, including 35,000 Dominicans. Congressman Mackenzie serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees, as well as the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee. He was joined on the trip by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (FL-21) and Reps. Ami Bera (CA-6), Bill Huizenga (MI-4), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Michael Baumgartner (WA-5), Jefferson Shreve (IN-6), and Randy Fine (FL-6).\n\n\u201cThe Dominican Republic is not just a neighbor, it is an essential economic and strategic partner,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cOur bipartisan delegation appreciated the opportunity to meet with dozens of Dominican officials and lawmakers with whom we share critical interests on topics like trade, economics, and national security. These meetings offered us the chance to gain important insights on key issues, and strengthen ties between our two nations. I especially enjoyed meeting with the mayor of Allentown\u2019s sister city, Dio Astacio of Santo Domingo Este, to discuss the Lehigh Valley\u2019s strong cultural bonds with the Dominican Republic.\u201d\n\nKey topics at the meetings included trade and national security. The United States enjoys a large trade surplus with the Dominican Republic, and the two countries are partnering to combat illegal trafficking in the Caribbean.\n\n\u201cOur nation\u2019s ties with the Dominican Republic have never been more important,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cThe Dominican Republic is an important trading partner for our nation, and they stand on the frontlines in the fight against trafficking. As a member of the Homeland Security Committee and Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, I look forward to future cooperation between our two nations as we work to strengthen our economic ties and disrupt cartel operations. Thank you, President Abinader, Amb. Campos, the American diplomatic staff, and all of the Dominican lawmakers and officials for their hospitality and dialogue. We look forward to working together to build the relationship between our nations and support our local Dominican community.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs the relationship between the United States and the Dominican Republic continues to grow, we appreciate the efforts by members of Congress to engage with local leaders,\u201d said U.S. Ambassador Leah Francis Campos. \u201cWe look forward to working alongside congressional lawmakers to enhance our economic and security cooperation with the Dominican Republic. Thank you to Congressman Mackenzie and his colleagues for their commitment to this essential partnership.\u201d\n\nPhotos from the event are available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-announces-more-2-million-federal-funding-howard-fire-company-0", "Thompson Announces More than $2 Million in Federal Funding for Howard Fire Company, Moshannon Valley EMS", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "HOWARD, Pa. \u2013 U.S. Representative Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson today announced more than $2 million in federal funding for the Howard Fire Company and Moshannon Valley Emergency Medical Services (MVEMS).\n\nThe Howard Fire Company will receive $98,653 to replace and upgrade the company\u2019s existing 25-year-old rescue jet boat, which is vital for water-based rescue operations.\n\nMoshannon Valley EMS will receive $2,074,716 to construct a new EMS Facility to house Moshannon Valley EMS (MVEMS) equipment, staff, vehicles, and a training center for EMS personnel throughout central Pennsylvania. MVEMS serves 23 municipalities in Centre, Clearfield, and Clinton counties.\n\nRep. Thompson secured the funding through Community Project Funding for Fiscal Year 2026, which was approved in the appropriations package the House passed to reopen the government.\n\n\u201cI am thrilled to help strengthen our communities through funding for the new rescue boat and construction of the EMS facility,\u201d Rep. Thompson said. \u201cOur first responders are there 24/7 working for the public. We must ensure they have the best tools and training at their disposal, and today we are helping both Howard and Moshannon Valley be set up for success.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are incredibly grateful for this funding, which will allow us to replace our 25-year-old, under-powered rescue boat with the modern equipment our community deserves,\u201d said Collin Alterio, Safety Officer and Water Rescue Team Lead for the Howard Fire Company. \u201cThis new vessel will greatly enhance our ability to protect our first-due area and the neighboring communities that rely on us. We sincerely thank everyone who supported this project and helped make it a reality.\u201d\n\n\u201cMoshannon Valley Emergency Medical Services is blessed and thankful for receipt of this funding that will propel the future of emergency medical care to the entire Moshannon Valley covering Clearfield and Centre Counties,\u201d said Frederick Ferguson, EMS Chief and Executive Director of Moshannon Valley EMS. \u201cIt will create a permanent home for our public safety education facility that will serve all of Central Pennsylvania and replace our 45-year-old headquarters. We thank Congressman GT Thompson for his hard work to help us achieve this goal.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases/dr-joyce-rep-davis-introduce-resolution-designate-november-national-bread", "Dr. Joyce, Rep. Davis Introduce Resolution to Designate November as National Bread Month", "2025-11-24", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "John Joyce", "J000302", "johnjoyce.house.gov", "johnjoyce", "https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressional Baking Caucus co-Chairs Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) and Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) have introduced H. Res. 847, a resolution to designate November as \u201cNational Bread Month.\u201d\n\n\u201cCommercial baking has played a vital role in ensuring our communities have access to affordable, nutritious food,\u201d said Congressman Joyce, M.D. \u201cAs families across the nation gather this month to break bread and give thanks for our many blessings, I can think of no better time to recognize the hard work and dedication of our farmers, bakers, and all who work to ensure that all American families have access to healthy, accessible grain foods this Thanksgiving and all year round.\u201d", 1, "2026-05-09T06:00:32Z", "2026-05-09T06:02:31Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/11/fitzpatrick-morelle-introduce-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-strengthen-the-direct-support-professional-workforce", "Fitzpatrick, Morelle Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Strengthen the Direct Support Professional Workforce", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, and Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25) introduced the Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act\u2014bipartisan, bicameral legislation to confront the national workforce shortage facing Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and ensure individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities can live independently, participate fully in their communities, and receive consistent, high-quality support.\n\nU.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. The bill is endorsed by the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR).\n\nDirect Support Professionals provide an essential array of day-to-day services\u2014from communication support and independent-living assistance to job coaching and community integration. Yet with home- and community-based providers facing a 39% turnover rate, states lack the accurate workforce data needed to support a stable DSP pipeline. Because DSPs are not currently recognized as a distinct occupation in the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, policymakers lack the basic information needed to design smarter training, recruitment, and retention strategies.\n\nThe Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act addresses this challenge by requiring the Office of Management and Budget to consider the creation of a distinct occupational category for DSPs within the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. Establishing this classification\u2014currently absent despite the specialized nature of DSP work\u2014would provide policymakers with the data necessary to understand workforce shortages, strengthen training programs, and drive more effective recruitment and retention efforts.\n\n\u201cWe cannot solve a workforce crisis we cannot accurately measure. Families who rely on home- and community-based services know the difference a great Direct Support Professional makes. DSPs are the steady hands and trusted partners who make dignity, independence, and opportunity possible. Yet our system still fails to recognize their specialized work, leaving states without the data needed to build a stable workforce. Our bipartisan bill changes that\u2014giving DSPs the classification they deserve and laying the groundwork for stronger recruitment, better retention, and more reliable support for every individual with a disability,\u201d said Fitzpatrick.\n\n\u201cDirect support professionals help people with disabilities live with dignity and independence, but their work is too often overlooked,\u201d said Morelle. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to support the bipartisan Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act to improve hiring, retention, and recognition for these critical workers. And I\u2019ll keep fighting to make sure they get the respect and support they deserve.\u201d\n\nBarbara Merrill, Chief Executive Officer of ANCOR , stated: \u201cThis legislation is a crucial next step in addressing the long-standing recruitment and retention crisis that has left too few direct support professionals (DSPs) to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in home- and community-based settings. By officially recognizing DSPs in the occupational classification system, this bill will enable much-needed data collection and help support policies to strengthen the workforce. We thank Representatives Fitzpatrick and Morelle as well as Senators Collins and Hassan for their leadership in supporting the professionalization of this vital workforce, and for their unwavering commitment to improving access to services that ensure people with I/DD can live, work, and thrive in our communities.\u201d\n\nKey Provisions of the Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act\n\nThe bill:\n\nDirects the Office of Management and Budget to consider revising the SOC system to establish a discrete occupational code for Direct Support Professionals.\n\nEnsures states and the federal government receive accurate workforce data\u2014including turnover rates and geographic shortage areas\u2014to better address the DSP workforce crisis.\n\nStrengthens local training and recruitment efforts by enabling targeted workforce development strategies based on reliable data.\n\nFormally recognizes DSPs\u2019 unique and specialized responsibilities, distinct from home health aides or personal care aides.\n\nRequires a report to Congress if a separate SOC code is not created.\n\nAuthorizes no new federal spending, ensuring a fiscally responsible approach.\n\nThis legislation is a critical step toward building a stronger workforce, strengthening independent living services, and ensuring every individual with a disability has the support they need to thrive.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases/dr-joyce-introduces-legislation-improve-access-ai-healthcare-devices", "Dr. Joyce Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to AI Healthcare Devices", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "John Joyce", "J000302", "johnjoyce.house.gov", "johnjoyce", "https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "November 21, 2025\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50), Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-23) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the Health Tech Investment Act.\n\nThis bipartisan legislation would assign all U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved artificial intelligence(AI)-enabled devices to a New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for a minimum of five years to ensure that necessary data surrounding delivery and service costs is acquired before a permanent payment code is assigned.\n\nEnsuring that AI-enabled devices receive an accurate payment code under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will encourage continued innovation, broaden patient access to these life-saving devices, and ensure that small and rural hospitals have access to innovative devices.\n\n\u201cInnovation is the bedrock of American healthcare, and I have always worked to ensure that all patients receive access to innovative medicines and devices,\u201d said Congressman Joyce. \u201cThe bipartisan Health Tech Act will ensure that American patients, regardless of rural or urban care settings, can access new, innovative AI-enabled medical devices that are revolutionizing healthcare.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn San Diego and across the United States, artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way patients get their health care. AI-enabled medical technologies already help doctors diagnose disease earlier and treat patients more effectively. Still, too many patients lack access. The Health Technology Investment Act ensures Medicare beneficiaries will have access to these cutting-edge tools and enjoy the highest standard of care,\u201d said Congressman Peters.\n\n\"As healthcare technology innovates and advances with AI integration to deliver diagnoses and treatments for American patients, so too must the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adapt and provide certainty on coverage and payments for these potentially miraculous new healthcare advancements,\" said Congresswoman Van Duyne. \"The Health Tech Investment Act delivers common sense adjustments to ensure CMS properly classifies and establishes payment systems for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AI-enabled medical devices. Not only is this important for further innovation in healthcare technology but it is vital for patient access and treatment with the most leading-edge procedures available.\"\n\n\u201cAs AI continues to transform our healthcare system, we must make sure that there are dedicated pathways to keep federal health programs aligned with innovation,\u201d said Congressman Schneider. \u201cThe Health Tech Investment Act establishes a framework for Medicare to reimburse algorithm-based healthcare devices, ensuring seniors aren\u2019t needlessly locked out of innovation in our medical system.\u201d\n\n\u201cAlgorithm-based tools are transforming the way we deliver care, but our reimbursement systems haven\u2019t kept pace with these innovations,\u201d saidCongressman Obernolte. \u201cThe Health Tech Investment Act creates a clear and predictable pathway for Medicare to pay for FDA-cleared, algorithm-based services so hospitals can adopt technologies that improve outcomes and reduce costs. This bill strengthens our healthcare system by supporting responsible innovation and ensuring patients benefit from the next generation of medical technology.\u201d\n\n\"Artificial intelligence-powered medical technology is a game-changer for the health care world, and it is vital that the 1.2 million Minnesotans enrolled in Medicare have access to the most affordable and high-quality care available,\u201d said Congresswoman Craig. \u201cI'm proud to introduce this bill alongside my colleagues that would ensure Minnesotans can afford the cutting-edge medical devices they need.\"\n\nSee Industry Support Below:\n\nScott Whitaker, President & CEO of AdvaMed, said: \u201cWe thank Representatives Joyce, Van Duyne, Obernolte, Schneider, Peters, and Craig for their leadership with this legislation, which will help ensure that AI-enabled medtech reaches its fullest potential. For medical technology to benefit patients at scale, health systems and innovators need the clear, consistent, and stable reimbursement policy this legislation would provide.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhen promising imaging technologies are not covered by Medicare, patients lose access to critical care - an issue that will only grow as the pace of innovation accelerates,\u201d said Randall Rutta, CEO of the National Health Council. \u201cThe Health Tech Investment Act is a promising step forward and will help ensure patients gain timely access to the cutting-edge technologies they need.\u201d\n\n\u201cAI technology plays a pivotal role in detecting cancer earlier and improving health outcomes. But if we want to ensure all patients have access to these critical innovations, more must be done. That's why we applaud Representatives Joyce, Van Duyne, Obernolte, Schneider, Peters, and Craig for their leadership on the Health Tech Investment Act to encourage uptake and development of this vital tool in the fight against cancer.\u201d \u2013 Brem Foundation\n\n###\n\nIssues:Health", 1, "2026-04-29T06:03:53Z", "2026-04-29T06:05:09Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kelly-ways-means-chairman-smith-big-beautiful-success-story-2026-tax", "Rep. Kelly, Ways & Means Chairman Smith: Big, Beautiful Success Story: 2026 Tax Refunds Projected to be Largest Ever", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Tax filers could expect an extra $1,000 bump to their tax refund next year, in what could be a record-breaking tax refund season, according to recent analyst projections.\n\nIn total, the Working Families Tax Cuts will give American taxpayers $191 billion in net new tax relief in 2026. This level of tax relief will go a long way in helping working families make ends meet.\n\n\"The Working Families Tax Cuts puts more money in the pockets of Pennsylvania workers and families. Now, these additional savings will soon become a reality,\" said Rep. Mike Kelly, Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax. \"Not only did the Working Families Tax Cuts prevent a tax increase, but it is also further investing in Pennsylvanians both for today and for years to come.\"\n\n\u201cMillions of Americans will see the working families tax cuts put more money in their pockets when they file taxes this coming spring. In our tax relief bill, Republicans wasted no time and ensured that we cut taxes on income earned this year. Americans voted to have more money in their wallet, and that\u2019s exactly what President Trump and Republicans delivered,\u201d said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08). \u201cTax refunds are a big deal for a lot of American families. It covers home repairs, health care, or summer vacations; all of which became completely unaffordable under Joe Biden. Thanks to the working families tax cuts, more Americans will have greater financial security and ability to provide for their future.\u201d\n\nFor the 2026 tax filing season, taxpayers are expected to take home an additional $91 billion in refunds and keep an additional $30 billion in their paychecks from reduced withholdings \u2013 according to a new study from Piper Sandler based on Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) data.\n\nThe Working Families Tax Cuts put more money back into the American people\u2019s pockets families in multiple ways:\n\nMakes the doubled standard deduction and lower tax rates from the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent.\n\nFurther increases the Standard Deduction by up to $1,500 per family in 2025.\n\nNo tax on tips\n\nNo tax on overtime\n\nNo tax on Social Security\n\nBoosts the Child Tax Credit to $2,200 and indexes its value to inflation.\n\nExpands access to child care and makes the paid leave tax credit permanent.\n\nExpands 529 savings accounts to help families choose education that best fits their needs.\n\nExpands health savings accounts so American families control their own health care.\n\nLearn more about the Working Families Tax Cuts here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-schneider-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-supporting-american", "Smucker, Schneider Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Supporting American Students Studying Abroad", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced legislation to support American students studying abroad by ensuring their continued eligibility for federal financial aid.\n\nMost American students who study at foreign institutions of higher education are able to access the Title IV loan program to finance their degrees. However, access to Title IV funds is currently prohibited if any part of their program of study is offered online.\n\nAs institutions of higher education increasingly incorporate online elements to the classroom, the Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act ensures that American students will not lose access to federal student aid.\n\n\u201cStudents studying abroad shouldn\u2019t risk losing federal aid just because some of their coursework is remote. I thank Rep. Schneider for joining me on this bipartisan fix, and urge my colleagues to support this commonsense legislation,\u201d said Rep. Smucker.\n\n\u201cWe need to help American students already weighed down by record-setting student debt and lift the barriers that stand in the way of accessing an international degree,\u201d said Rep Schneider. \u201cStudents who pursue an international education gain skills that equip them to thrive in a global economy, and they deserve the same support they receive at home. Universities routinely offer a portion of their classes online in the US and abroad, but only students who study internationally are barred from receiving financial aid for such programs. This bill closes that gap.\u201d\n\nThe International Education Council has endorsed the legislation.\n\n\u201cThe International Education Council (IEC) applauds the introduction of The Providing Distance Education for Foreign institutions Act and commends Representatives Scheider and Smucker on the introduction of the bill. The total online prohibition has shut the door on American students who need to finance their degree while physically attending campuses abroad. American youth should be able to choose their location and program of study, given the high-quality-for-value and unique offerings at highly reputable international schools. This measure will continue to allow those Americans to use their federal loan funds to help obtain that experience as the delivery of education evolves,\u201d said IEC Executive Director Robert Moran. \u201cWe are grateful to Representatives Smucker and Schneider for supporting American students and recognizing the need for this legislation. American financial aid provides students with the ability to choose their institution. Participation by colleges and universities outside the United States in the Title IV Direct Loan program vastly expands opportunities for students who want to obtain their postsecondary education overseas. These opportunities provide students with a wealth of global awareness and diplomatic skillsets they bring home to the United States.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-updates-legislation-renew-and-expand-work-opportunity-tax-credit", "Smucker Updates Legislation to Renew and Expand Work Opportunity Tax Credit", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced an updated version of the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Act to build the U.S. workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The bill will strengthen and extend WOTC, which has a proven track record of helping disadvantaged individuals secure employment, but is set to expire at the end of this year without congressional action.\n\nThe WOTC provides a federal tax credit to employers who invest in American workers who have consistently faced barriers to employment, including eligible veterans, SNAP recipients, individuals with disabilities, and long-term unemployed individuals. The updated legislation extends eligibility to military spouses, includes a 5-year extension of the credit, and indexes the credit to inflation.\n\n\u201cThe best anti-poverty program is a good job. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) helps both employers and workers, as individuals transition back into the workforce. I remain dedicated to helping disadvantaged Americans return to work by advancing legislation that strengthens this proven tool. WOTC is a bipartisan, commonsense approach that every Member of Congress should champion,\u201d said Representative Smucker.\n\nCompanion legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jim Justice (R-WV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Peter Welch (D-VT).\n\n\u201cVeterans and military spouses deserve every opportunity to build stable, rewarding careers,\u201d said Dr. Cassidy. \u201cBy reducing the burden on employers who hire them and other individuals who have fallen through the cracks, we strengthen our economy and give people the chance they need.\u201d\n\nWOTC has not been updated since its enactment twenty-seven years ago, and its value has been eroded significantly due to inflation. The National Employment Opportunity Network reports that the WOTC has saved the federal government an estimated $202 billion over ten years. According to EY, the legislation is estimated to directly support 350,000 new jobs, generating $3.7 billion in labor income and contributing $5.6 billion to GDP. Employers often incur higher recruitment and training costs to reach WOTC eligible populations and support their successful transition back into employment.\n\nThe Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act would:\n\nUpdate the WOTC, which has not been changed since its enactment twenty-seven years ago, and encourage longer-service employment.\n\nIncrease the current credit percentage from 40% to 50% of qualified wages.\n\nIncentivize employee retention by expanding the credit for those who work 400 or more hours.\n\nEliminate the arbitrary age cap at which SNAP recipients are eligible for WOTC. This change will provide an incentive to hire older workers and better align the credit with previously adopted work reforms.\n\nExtend the credit for 5 years.\n\nExpand eligibility to military spouses.\n\nIndex the credit to inflation.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/11/fitzpatrick-introduces-wojnovich-pipeline-safety-act-following-upper-makefield-jet-fuel-leak-and-months-of-federal-oversight", "Fitzpatrick Introduces Wojnovich Pipeline Safety Act Following Upper Makefield Jet Fuel Leak and Months of Federal Oversight", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY), introduced the bipartisan Wojnovich Pipeline Safety Act, comprehensive legislation designed to overhaul pipeline safety, emergency response, and transparency nationwide\u2014reforms driven directly by the failures exposed following the Sunoco Twin Oaks jet fuel leak discovered on January 31, which contaminated at least six private wells in the Upper Makefield community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.\n\nNamed for the Wojnovich Family, who first raised the alarm, this bill delivers the strongest pipeline safety reforms in more than a decade and ensures communities nationwide never face the uncertainty, delay, and lack of transparency that Upper Makefield families experienced.\n\nFrom the moment the leak was confirmed, Fitzpatrick led a relentless federal response: urging full shutdown of the pipeline, demanding independent testing and complete remediation, pressing PHMSA, DEP, EPA, and Energy Transfer for answers, and working closely with the Mt. Eyre Neighborhood Resident Task Force to protect families living with uncertainty about the safety of their water and homes.\n\nThe Wojnovich Pipeline Safety Act is the direct result of those efforts and the systemic failures exposed in the Twin Oaks leak.\n\nKey Provisions of the legislation:\n\nModernizes aging pipelines through a new federal grant program to replace or upgrade high-risk hazardous liquid lines.\n\nExpands public transparency by requiring DOT/PHMSA to overhaul the Pipeline Viewer so families can easily access leak, inspection, and remediation data.\n\nProtects homebuyers with mandatory disclosure of nearby pipelines, their contents, operators, and incident history before any property sale.\n\nStrengthens emergency response by requiring localized emergency alert systems and updated, enforceable response plans.\n\nImproves leak detection and water testing with mandatory in-person sampling and enhanced inspection requirements for older or repaired pipelines.\n\nCreates real accountability with new multi-million-dollar penalties for leaks, failures, and delayed reporting.\n\nSupports local first responders by reimbursing fire departments and EMS for equipment, overtime, and cleanup costs.\n\nPuts communities at the center of oversight by establishing an Office of Public Engagement and requiring regular federal reporting.\n\n\u201cEvery page of this bill is shaped by what Upper Makefield families lived through \u2014 the gaps in testing, the delays in information, the uncertainty about their water, and the absence of clear standards for communication and emergency response. Working side by side with the Mt. Eyre Task Force and the affected families made it unmistakably clear where federal law was failing them. The Wojnovich Pipeline Safety Act closes those gaps with the strongest pipeline safety reforms in more than a decade,\u201d said Fitzpatrick.\n\nHe continued: \u201cI refused to accept slow-walking, half-measures, or excuses. From the very first day, we pressed every agency together, demanding action, transparency, and full accountability. This legislation turns that collective effort into permanent protections. And the courage of this community will now strengthen federal law and protect families across the country.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Wojnovich Pipeline Safety Act is a commonsense, bipartisan step to modernize outdated infrastructure, prevent dangerous leaks, and ensure that emergency responders and the public are informed and protected,\" said Suozzi. \"This bill puts public safety first, increases transparency, and ensures local emergency responders are reimbursed for expenses incurred from the cleanup of a pipeline leak or accident. It\u2019s time to make sure our infrastructure meets the demands of the 21st century.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhen our family first reported the smell of fuel in our water, we were made to feel like we were imagining it \u2014 even as jet fuel was entering our home and our neighbors\u2019 wells. Speaking up wasn\u2019t easy, but we refused to stay quiet because we knew something was dangerously wrong. Congressman Fitzpatrick came into our home, saw what we were living through, and stood with our community when not many did,\u201d said Kristine Wojnovich, Mt. Eyre Task Force member and the bill\u2019s namesake. \u201cFor our family and our neighbors, this bill means our experience mattered. It means the fear, frustration, and uncertainty we live through will lead to real protections. We appreciate that Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick immediately saw the urgency of this situation to us and our community and has acted on our behalf.\u201d\n\nWhy This Legislation Is Needed\n\nThe Twin Oaks leak exposed critical failures in pipeline oversight:\n\nA \u201cslow drip\u201d leak may have gone undetected for 16 months.\n\nAt least six private wells were contaminated with jet fuel.\n\nResidents received unclear, delayed, or conflicting information.\n\nEmergency responders incurred unreimbursed costs.\n\nState and Federal agencies struggled to provide transparent, consistent updates.\n\nFitzpatrick repeatedly intervened \u2014 urging PHMSA to suspend operations, pressing DEP and DOH for independent testing and stronger oversight, calling for EPA involvement, and demanding full environmental remediation.\n\nThe Wojnovich Pipeline Safety Act ensures no family in America is ever left to navigate such failures again.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-colleagues-lead-bipartisan-reform-address-underfunding-pediatric-cancer", "Kelly, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Reform to Address Underfunding of Pediatric Cancer Research", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 This week, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-16), Co-Chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, joined Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in introducing the Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2025, legislation that ensures federal cancer research funding for pediatric cancers aligns with the percentage of Americans under 18.\n\nLawmakers co-leading the legislation with Reps. Kelly and Fitzpatrick are Dwight Evans (PA-03), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Susie Lee (NV-03).\n\nDespite nearly one-fifth of Americans age 18-under, pediatric cancers receive only about 4% of federal cancer research funding. Childhood cancer remains the leading disease-related cause of death for children in the United States, yet many treatments still rely on therapies developed for adults decades ago.\n\n\u201cApproximately 16,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in the United States each year. This legislation invests more in the discovery of treatments and cures that work for these courageous children,\u201d said Rep. Kelly, Co-Chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus. \u201cThe Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act is a giant step toward that goal because it focuses more money on childhood cancer research. We can, and should, do more, which is why I am a proud champion of this bill.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis bill is rooted in a simple principle: fairness. Pediatric cancer has been chronically underfunded for decades, leaving families with fewer options and slower innovation,\u201d said Rep. Fitzpatrick. \u201cThe Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act rights a fundamental imbalance, accelerates discovery, and ensures we invest in cures designed for the courageous children who do not choose this battle but fight it with a strength few adults could ever imagine.\u201d\n\n\u201cCancer can be so devastating at any age, and it can be especially difficult for kids diagnosed with it and their families,\" said Rep. Evans. \"I\u2019m proud to cosponsor this bill from my Pennsylvania colleague that would help ensure an equitable amount of federal funding for pediatric cancer research.\u201d\n\n\u201cNo parent or child should have to face the pain of pediatric cancer. Unfortunately, underinvestment in research and treatment has meant that Nevada kids often must wait or travel several hours for treatment or potentially lifesaving clinical trials,\u201d said Rep. Lee. \u201cI\u2019m proud to help lead this bipartisan legislation with Rep. Fitzpatrick to ensure that federal funding is properly allocated to match our children\u2019s health needs. Our children deserve access to the best care possible, no matter where they live.\u201d\n\n\u201cCancer is an awful disease that\u2019s devastating so many American children and families \u2014 unnecessarily cutting precious lives short. We must keep taking every possible step toward finding cures. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to co-lead the bipartisan Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act, to help ensure that federal investments are equally distributed to pediatric cancer research,\u201d said Rep. Gottheimer. \u201cThere are children behind every statistic. Pediatric cancer touches far too many families, including my own. With the Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act, we will help develop cutting-edge treatments, find cures, and, most importantly, save lives.\u201d\n\nThe legislation establishes:\n\nFair-Share Funding Requirement: Beginning in FY2026, pediatric cancer research funding must match the percentage of Americans under age 18.\n\nData-Driven Allocation: Annual funding levels will use official Census data.\n\nSustained National Investment: Ensures long-term, stable federal support for child-specific treatments.\n\nBACKGROUND", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-rep-lloyd-smucker-discusses-national-debt-crisis-keep-faith-america", "ICYMI: Rep. Lloyd Smucker Discusses the National Debt Crisis on \u2018Keep Faith America\u2019 Podcast with Host Former Gov. John Kasich", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "LANCASTER \u2013 Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) joined John Kasich, former House Budget Committee Chairman and Governor of Ohio, on his podcast, \u2018Keep Faith America,\u2019 to discuss the growing national debt and what Congress is doing to fix our fiscal trajectory.\n\nAmerica\u2019s national debt surpassed $37 trillion in August and $38 trillion in October. In 2025, government spending grew far faster than revenue and today our debt is climbing at a dangerous pace that we simply cannot afford.\n\nOn Rep. Smucker\u2019s background:\n\n\"I was born old order Amish, number 10 of 12 kids. I was the first in my family to attend high school\u2026I had to pay my own tuition\u2026so I hung dry wall at night to pay my way through high school\u2026 I [became] a business owner at 17 years old operating out of a spare bedroom in my parent\u2019s home\u2026 I went to college at night while operating a business during the day\u2026I was learning and putting it into practice every day.\u201d\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cAmerica had provided me with the opportunity to live the American dream, so I want to be sure that opportunity continues to exist for my kids, my grandkids\u2026.for future generations.\u201d\n\nOn Republican efforts to improve our economy:\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re making some great progress. I think there is a real debate in the country about what America should look like. It had been for years going in a direction that I didn\u2019t think would have a good outcome\u2026 we\u2019re changing that over the past year.\u201d\n\nOn the national debt:\n\n\u201cThis is an issue that I spend a lot of time thinking about, trying to solve. And in fact, it\u2019s my mission. If one day I leave Congress and I will have done something to help change the fiscal trajectory and put the country in a better spot as a result of that then I\u2019d feel like job accomplished.\u201d\n\nOn the threat of our national debt:\n\n\u201c\u2026a real threat, not only to the standard of living for Americans but to the country itself\u2026history is full of countries and empires that have dominated\u2014sometimes for centuries\u2014and then had fallen off, had declined over a period of time or perhaps collapsed suddenly\u2026a common thread is poor fiscal policy\u2014taking on too much debt.\u201d\n\n\u201c[The debt has] already impacted us. You see inflation, interest rates are higher because of the debt we\u2019re taking on, it is already impacting every American\u2026.and will continue to impact if we don\u2019t change course.\u201d\n\nOn spending:\n\n\u201cThis fiscal year\u2026 we took in $5 trillion in taxes. We spent $7 trillion\u2026a $2 trillion deficit and of course those deficits have accumulated overtime...and ever since\u2026and now they\u2019re $38 trillion. It\u2019s projected to continue to grow.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe need to have a real discussion\u2026about what Americans expect from their government and then what they\u2019re willing to pay for that.\u201d\n\nOn congressional efforts to care about the debt:\n\n\u201cAs Vice Chair of the Budget Committee\u2026we led a group of about 30 Republicans in the House who insisted that we find savings to offset some of the lost revenue that we would be getting by extending the current tax rates\u2026 we were able to find about $1.6 trillion [in savings]. That would not have happened had you not had a group of about 30 of us pushing for this\u2026 that\u2019s a nucleus of folks who are very, very concerned [about the debt].\u201d\n\nOn the impact of the debt on everyday Americans:\n\n\u201c[American people] need to understand more about how the debt is currently impacting their daily lives and how that is going to get worse if we don\u2019t solve it.\u201d\n\n\u201cI want the American people to start to call their Congressperson and say: why aren\u2019t you doing something about the debt.\u201d\n\nOn future progress:\n\n\u201cI\u2019m really hoping we\u2019re on the cusp of really making some positive strides here to get this moving in the right direction.\u201d\n\nWatch the full interview HERE.\n\nRep. Lloyd Smucker currently serves as Vice Chairman of the House Budget Committee and is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/senate-passes-thompsons-whole-milk-healthy-kids-act", "Senate Passes Thompson's Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Glenn \"GT\" Thompson celebrated the U.S. Senate unanimously passing his legislation, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.\n\n\u201cFor far too long, milk has been unfairly vilified, and it has deprived an entire generation of students of the 13 essential nutrients that support healthy development and academic success,\" Rep. Thompson said. \"I\u2019m encouraged to see the Senate advance my commonsense, bipartisan bill. I look forward to passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in the House and sending it to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\u201d\n\nThe Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act aims to provide schools with the flexibility to offer whole and 2% milk options, helping ensure children receive the nutrition they need to grow, thrive, and succeed in the classroom.\n\n\u201cThe Senate's overwhelming support for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act puts improved nutrition for children one step away from becoming law. Restoring schools' option to offer whole and reduced-fat milk will mean more schoolkids will get the essential nutrients they need, and that's a great way to ensure better health outcomes for the next generation. Chairman GT Thompson has led the charge in the House on this issue for years, and it's already passed that chamber once, with solid bipartisan majorities, in 2023. We are excited to work with him to get this bill through the House one final time and on to the President\u2019s desk,\u201d said Gregg Doud, President and CEO of National Milk Producers Federation.\n\n\u201cThe long wait is nearly over! We\u2019re closer than ever to bringing whole milk back to schools! Today\u2019s Senate passage is a watershed moment for children\u2019s health and for the dairy farmers, processors, parents, and nutrition advocates who have fought for decades to restore whole and 2% milk to school meals. Whole and 2% milk are wholesome, nutritious options that kids love, and today\u2019s passage gets us one step closer to restoring them to American schools. The bipartisan momentum behind this bill is undeniable. We look forward to working with Rep. Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson, Rep. Kim Schrier and the 116 bipartisan co-sponsors in the House to advance the Senate-passed bill to the President without delay,\u201d said Michael Dykes, President and CEO of International Dairy Foods Association.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/11/fitzpatrick-leads-bipartisan-reform-to-address-underfunding-of-pediatric-cancer-research", "Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Reform to Address Underfunding of Pediatric Cancer Research", "2025-11-19", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair of the Congressional Cancer Caucus, today introduced the bipartisan Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2025, landmark legislation ensuring that federal cancer research dollars dedicated to pediatric cancer are aligned with the percentage of Americans under 18.\n\nThe bill\u2014co-led by Representatives Mike Kelly (PA-16), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Susie Lee (NV-03)\u2014corrects long-standing inequities in how federal cancer research funds are distributed, ensuring children receive the fair, proportional investment they deserve.\n\nAlthough nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population being under 18, pediatric cancers receive only around 4% of federal cancer research funding. Childhood cancer remains the #1 disease-related cause of death for American children, yet treatments for many pediatric cancers still rely on therapies developed decades ago for adults. As a result, children and families face fewer clinical trials, fewer targeted therapies, and slower innovation.\n\n\u201cThis bill is rooted in a simple principle: fairness. Pediatric cancer has been chronically underfunded for decades, leaving families with fewer options and slower innovation,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cThe Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act rights a fundamental imbalance, accelerates discovery, and ensures we invest in cures designed for the courageous children who do not choose this battle but fight it with a strength few adults could ever imagine.\u201d\n\n\u201cApproximately 16,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in the United States each year. This legislation invests more in the discovery of treatments and cures that work for these courageous children,\u201d said Kelly, Co-Chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus. \u201cThe Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act is a giant step toward that goal because it focuses more money on childhood cancer research. We can, and should, do more, which is why I am a proud champion of this bill.\u201d\n\n\u201cCancer can be so devastating at any age, and it can be especially difficult for kids diagnosed with it and their families,\" said Evans. \"I\u2019m proud to cosponsor this bill from my Pennsylvania colleague that would help ensure an equitable amount of federal funding for pediatric cancer research.\u201d\n\n\"No parent should have to receive devastating news of a child's cancer diagnosis. But heartbreaking data shows pediatric cancer is on the rise, and Congress must ensure that researchers have the necessary funding they need to save lives. As the mom of a young son, I am proud to reintroduce this bipartisan legislation to invest in the health and wellbeing of America's most vulnerable and fight to defeat childhood cancer,\u201d said Stefanik.\n\n\u201cNo parent or child should have to face the pain of pediatric cancer. Unfortunately, underinvestment in research and treatment has meant that Nevada kids often must wait or travel several hours for treatment or potentially lifesaving clinical trials,\u201d said Lee. \u201cI\u2019m proud to help lead this bipartisan legislation with Rep. Fitzpatrick to ensure that federal funding is properly allocated to match our children\u2019s health needs. Our children deserve access to the best care possible, no matter where they live.\u201d\n\n\u201cCancer is an awful disease that\u2019s devastating so many American children and families \u2014 unnecessarily cutting precious lives short. We must keep taking every possible step toward finding cures. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to co-lead the bipartisan Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act, to help ensure that federal investments are equally distributed to pediatric cancer research,\u201d said Gottheimer. \u201cThere are children behind every statistic. Pediatric cancer touches far too many families, including my own. With the Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act, we will help develop cutting-edge treatments, find cures, and, most importantly, save lives.\u201d\n\nKey Provisions of the Bill\n\nFair Share Funding Requirement: Beginning in FY2026, federal pediatric cancer research funding must match the percentage of Americans under age 18\u2014establishing, for the first time, a proportional, equitable baseline for childhood cancer research.\n\nData-Driven Allocation: Annual funding levels will be set using official Census population data, ensuring an objective, transparent, and consistently updated method for determining pediatric research investment.\n\nSustained National Investment: Guarantees long-term, predictable federal funding for pediatric cancer research\u2014particularly for the many childhood cancers that still lack modern, targeted, and child-specific treatments.\n\nBackground: Fitzpatrick\u2019s National Leadership on Cancer Research and Care\n\nAs Co-Chair of the Congressional Cancer Caucus, Congressman Fitzpatrick has built one of Congress\u2019s most impactful bipartisan cancer-care portfolios\u2014advancing early detection, expanding access, modernizing treatment reimbursement, and strengthening the federal research pipeline. His work reflects a sustained commitment to ensuring that every patient, regardless of circumstance or age, benefits from innovation and lifesaving care.\n\nRecent initiatives include:\n\nBreast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act \u2014 A proven, lifesaving program improving early detection for young and high-risk women.\n\nKnock Out (K.O.) Cancer Act of 2025 \u2014 A bipartisan initiative delivering one of the most significant proposed increases in cancer research funding in a generation and addressing the national crisis of cancer drug shortages.\n\nRadiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value-Based Program Act of 2025 \u2014 Modernizes Medicare\u2019s radiation therapy reimbursement model to improve outcomes, reduce disparities, and generate substantial savings.\n\nSCREENS for Cancer Act \u2014 Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030, strengthening access for low-income and underinsured Americans.\n\n$1,000,000 Community Project Funding (CPF) investment for the Grand View Health Pavilion expansion \u2014 Enhancing local access to high-quality cancer care, diagnostics, and early detection services across PA-1.\n\nThese bipartisan efforts demonstrate Fitzpatrick\u2019s consistent leadership in ensuring that prevention, early detection, treatment innovation, and research remain national priorities.\n\nThe Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act builds upon this work by correcting a long-standing inequity and ensuring federal cancer research finally reflects the needs of America\u2019s children.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-mackenzie-leads-hearing-strengthening-e-verify-protect-american", "Chairman Mackenzie Leads Hearing on Strengthening E-Verify to Protect American Workers", "2025-11-19", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, held a hearing titled \u201cE-Verify: Ensuring Lawful Employment in America.\u201d The hearing examined how strengthening and expanding the E-Verify program can help ensure lawful hiring practices, protect American workers from unfair competition, and support employers who follow the law.\n\nE-Verify is a free federal system that allows employers to quickly verify whether a prospective employee is legally authorized to work in the United States. Nearly 1.5 million employers currently participate nationwide.\n\nWitnesses from the construction industry, homebuilding sector, and immigration policy community, testified about the current use of E-Verify. Topics included compliance challenges and opportunities to improve accuracy, enforcement, and contractor requirements.\n\n\u201cFollowing Congress and the President\u2019s unprecedented success in securing the border, we can focus on the illegal and unauthorized labor already in the country and the challenges it causes for American workers,\u201d said Workforce Protections Chairman Mackenzie. \u201cAmerican jobs and wages belong to those with a legal right to work in our country, but millions of workers are being squeezed by illegal competition. Most employers do the right thing, but when bad actors knowingly hire unauthorized workers, it drives down wages, eliminates opportunities for American workers, and creates unfair advantages. Strengthening E-Verify is a commonsense way to protect workers and support businesses that play by the rules.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs the Trump administration continues to secure our nation\u2019s borders, Republicans are doing our part in Congress to address the illegal immigration crisis in our workforce. Hiring illegal aliens undercuts wages of working Americans and makes it harder for honest, law-abiding employers to compete in the American economy. Today\u2019s hearing, led by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, provided strong insights into the benefits of E-Verify and how we can continue to strengthen the program for employers and job creators\u2014and protect the wages of hardworking American families,\u201d said Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI).\n\nChairman Mackenzie is a longtime advocate for expanding the use of E-Verify. As a Pennsylvania state representative, he authored and passed a bipartisan law mandating the use of E-Verify in the construction industry. Mackenzie has also introduced legislation \u2014 the Day 1, Dollar 1 E-Verify Act \u2014 to require all federal contractors to use E-Verify. While federal contractors are generally required to use the system because of existing regulation, small-dollar and short-term contracts are excluded. Congressman Mackenzie\u2019s legislation would remove this loophole and codify the mandatory use of E-Verify by all federal contractors.\n\n\u201cFamilies across the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos expect fairness in hiring, pay, and opportunity,\u201d said Workforce Protections Chairman Mackenzie. \u201cStrengthening E-Verify helps protect wages, prevent abuse, and protect employers who act responsibly.\u201d\n\nA full recording of the hearing is available HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-foushee-mackenzie-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-support-military", "Reps. Foushee, Mackenzie Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Military Families", "2025-11-19", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC (November 19, 2025) \u2014 Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) introduced the Military Family Diaper Assistance Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing access to diapers for military families facing financial strain. The bill would establish a pilot program connecting community diaper banks with military installations to provide affordable diapers and diapering supplies to families in need of assistance.\n\n\u201cOur servicemembers sacrifice so much for our country each day, and they should never be put in the position of choosing between buying diapers and buying groceries or other necessities,\u201d said Congresswoman Valerie Foushee. \u201cWhen military families face that kind of financial pressure, it affects not only their well-being but also our military readiness. This bipartisan legislation will help close the gap for countless families in need and ensure they have reliable access to the essential supplies their children depend on.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe last thing that working parents in our armed forces should have to worry about is access to diapers,\u201d said Congressman Ryan Mackenzie. \u201cMilitary families already have a tough job \u2014 balancing the demands of parenthood with the responsibility of protecting our nation. That\u2019s why the Military Family Diaper Assistance Act helps to reduce diaper costs for parents in our armed forces and free them up to focus on the mission.\u201d\n\nA survey of military families with young children conducted by the Diaper Bank of North Carolina found that 91.5% of recipients worry about how they will afford diapers. The survey also found that military families are often being confronted with an impossible choice between buying diapers or other essential items like food, clothing, and other hygienic essentials like soap, toilet paper, and toothpaste.\n\nBy removing a significant financial stressor for military families, the Military Family Diaper Assistance Act aims to allow servicemembers to concentrate on their duties without the burden of worrying about whether they can afford diapers for their children.\n\nSpecifically, the Military Family Diaper Assistance Act will:\n\nDirect the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program connecting military installations with community diaper banks to provide diapers and diapering supplies to eligible military families.\n\nLeverage local diaper banks as partners, linking them with central distribution hubs on military bases to deliver supplies alongside other family support services.\n\nEnsure participating diaper banks meet key standards, including nonprofit status, membership in the National Diaper Bank Network, and at least five years of experience distributing diapers at no cost.\n\nStrengthen data collection and evaluation through engagement with the National Diaper Bank Network, which would provide technical assistance and help assess program effectiveness.\n\nThe Military Family Diaper Assistance Act is endorsed by: Children\u2019s HealthWatch, the Diaper Bank of North Carolina, First Focus, Kimberly-Clark, MomsRising, the National Diaper Bank Network, the U.S. House Democratic Women's Caucus, and ZERO to THREE.\n\n\u201cNationally, nearly half of young families struggle to afford diapers, according to The NDBN Diaper Check. The rate may be even higher among military families, often stationed far from supportive family and friends. Many diaper banks already partner with military bases to help fill that gap. The Military Family Diaper Assistance Act would strengthen and expand the reach of diaper banks and connect more military families with the basic necessities they require to thrive,\u201d said Joanne Samuel Goldblum, CEO of the National Diaper Bank Network.\n\n\"For more than twelve years, the Diaper Bank of North Carolina has proudly served thousands of military families stationed across our state. We\u2019ve seen firsthand the unique challenges faced by service members and their children when basic needs like diapers are out of reach. We\u2019re honored that our research and data helped inform this important legislation, and we are thrilled to see a pilot program that recognizes the vital role basic needs banks play in supporting military readiness and family well-being. It\u2019s time we take real action to ensure that no military family has to struggle to meet their babies\u2019 most basic needs. We applaud Congress and the Department of Defense for moving this forward,\u201d said the Diaper Bank of North Carolina.\n\nThe full text of the bill can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/thompson-bonamici-recognize-november-national-career-development-month", "Thompson, Bonamici Recognize November as National Career Development Month", "2025-11-19", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", "thompson", "https://thompson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. RepresentativesGlenn \"GT\" Thompson (R-PA) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), co-chairs of the bipartisan House Career and Technical Education Caucus, today introduced a resolution recognizing November as National Career Development Month.\n\nNational Career Development Month marks an important time for our students and workers of all ages to consider and explore future career opportunities. It is also a time to recognize the professionals who guide learners to become the leaders of tomorrow. Throughout the month, schools and businesses will have the chance to showcase different career paths that align with various interests and skills. These opportunities will better prepare students as they begin to enter the workforce.\n\n\u201cNational Career Development Month raises awareness about the opportunities that exist and highlights the importance of planning for your professional future,\u201d Rep. Thompson said. \u201cA highly skilled workforce gives businesses a competitive edge. I hope students and adult-learners take advantage of career development assistance in helping them find a fulfilling career path.\u201d\n\n\u201cCareer development professionals play an important role in connecting students and job-seekers with a path to success,\u201d Rep. Bonamici said. \u201cI am pleased to co-lead this resolution with my CTE Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson, to recognize the work of career development professionals and the essential role they play in identifying career goals, providing guidance, and creating action plans for the people they serve.\u201d\n\n\u201cNCDA is proud to celebrate November as National Career Development Month. Career development professionals play a critical role in inspiring meaningful career pathways and empowering individuals of all ages. Their expertise strengthens the nation\u2019s workforce and supports the economic health and well-being of workers across the United States. We look forward to continuing to advance career development opportunities for all Americans.\u201d \u2013 Deneen Pennington, Executive Director, National Career Development Association\n\nRead the resolution.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/11/fitzpatrick-statement-on-h-res-668-and-h-r-4405", "Fitzpatrick Statement on H.Res. 668 and H.R. 4405", "2025-11-18", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "On every single piece of legislation that has come to the House Floor, and on any future legislation that comes to the House Floor, that advances 100% transparency and 100% disclosure of any and all documents pertaining to the Jeffrey Epstein matter, I always have, and always will, Vote Yes. This was the case with H.Res. 668 in September, this was the case with H.R. 4405 today, and this will continue to be the case with any and all similar transparency and disclosure legislation in the future.\n\nAs a former FBI Special Agent, I stand unequivocally behind the victims and their family members who suffered immensely at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s horrific crimes, and I stand behind our law enforcement officers across America who need every tool at their disposal to protect our kids from human trafficking and exploitation. Full transparency and disclosure of the Epstein files is critically important to allow the victims and their family members to heal, and is critically important to instruct law enforcement on future human trafficking and exploitation investigations.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/11/fitzpatrick-statement-on-the-u-s-department-of-education", "Fitzpatrick Statement on the U.S. Department of Education", "2025-11-18", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "The United States Congress created the U.S. Department of Education for very good reason. And for millions of families, particularly those raising children with disabilities or living in low-income communities, the Department\u2019s core offices are not discretionary functions. They are foundational. They safeguard civil rights, expand opportunity, and ensure that every child, in every community, has the chance to learn, grow, and succeed on equal footing.\n\nWorking alongside our early childhood educators, local school partners, and disability advocates as Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Disability Caucus, I\u2019ve seen exactly how essential these programs are. Altering them without transparency or congressional oversight would pose real risks to the very students they were created to protect. I will not allow it \u2014 and I urge all of my colleagues to stand with me.\n\nWe can, and must, always strive to strengthen how the Department serves our children. But we cannot allow any action that weakens the safeguards, services, or opportunities that families across this country depend on.\n\nMy commitment has always been\u2014and will remain\u2014to put our students first and ensure that the protections they rely on are strengthened\u2014and never weakened.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases/dr-joyces-statement-house-vote-release-epstein-files", "Dr. Joyce's Statement on House Vote to Release the Epstein Files", "2025-11-18", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "John Joyce", "J000302", "johnjoyce.house.gov", "johnjoyce", "https://johnjoyce.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cThe American people, and the survivors of the horrible crimes perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein, deserve full accountability, transparency, and justice,\u201d said Congressman Joyce. \u201cThat is why I voted to support H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and why I supported the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\u2019s comprehensive investigation into Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s heinous crimes.\u201d", 1, "2026-04-25T05:38:36Z", "2026-04-25T05:40:21Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-follows-through-pledge-support-transparency", "Congressman Mackenzie Follows Through on Pledge to Support Transparency", "2025-11-18", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Following through on his longstanding commitment, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, has voted to release the Epstein files.\n\nSince this issue reemerged over the summer, Congressman Mackenzie has been clear and consistent in his pledge to support full transparency in this case. The Congressman first stated his position during a July town hall, and has reaffirmed this commitment in more recent town halls and interviews. In recent months, congressional Republicans have been working steadily to provide transparency to the public. The House Oversight Committee has released over 50,000 documents in the last three months.\n\n\u201cAs I have made clear since my town hall in July, I support full transparency in the Epstein Case,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cIn recent months, the House Oversight Committee has made important strides towards this goal \u2014 releasing tens of thousands of documents to the public. Today's vote continues us in the direction of providing the transparency and accountability that everyone deserves.\u201d\n\nCongressman Mackenzie has a long track record of supporting victims of abuse. As a State Representative, he authored bills to help victims of domestic abuse acquire unemployment benefits and crack down on deepfake pornography. He has also supported legislation that keeps firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers, tightened laws around child abuse, and expedites investigations into potential child trafficking.\n\n\u201cVictims of violence and sexual abuse deserve unwavering support from elected officials,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cJust as I did during my time as a Pennsylvania State Representative, I\u2019ll continue working to ensure that victims receive safety, transparency, and justice. The fight to support victims doesn\u2019t stop with the Epstein case; lawmakers must continue to enforce accountability for perpetrators and deliver transparency for the public.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-mackenzie-bill-strengthen-dhs-intelligence-coordination", "House Passes Mackenzie Bill to Strengthen DHS Intelligence Coordination", "2025-11-18", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Ryan Mackenzie's (PA-07) legislation, H.R.2212, the DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program. The legislation requires analysts within the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) to participate in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence\u2019s Civilian Joint Duty Program \u2014 improving coordination, enhancing information-sharing, and strengthening support for law enforcement partners. The bill passed unanimously in both committee and on the House floor. Congressman Mackenzie, who serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security, first introduced the bill in March of this year.\n\n\u201cInformation-sharing is one of the most important tools we have to protect Americans, and it\u2019s essential that we prioritize it throughout the Department of Homeland Security,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cAt workplaces across the country, rotational experience builds stronger teams, breaks down silos, and improves performance. Earlier in my career, serving on the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board and as Republican Chair of the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee, I saw firsthand how programs like this strengthen communication, build institutional knowledge, and help organizations achieve their mission. Applying that same model here will give DHS analysts broader experience across the intelligence community so they can better support law enforcement, respond to emerging risks, and help keep our country safe.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn this rapidly evolving threat environment, I am pleased to support Congressman Mackenzie\u2019s \u2018DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program and Law Enforcement Support Act,\u2019 which will enable DHS intelligence analysts to broaden their expertise by gaining experience across different intelligence components. I urge the Senate to pass this legislation to enhance DHS\u2019s information-sharing capacity and deepen coordination across the intelligence community,\u201d said House Homeland Security Committee Chair Garbarino.\n\nA 2017 joint report from the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice identified gaps in DHS intelligence integration, including inconsistent participation in joint training and limited access to systems commonly used across other intelligence agencies. The bill addresses these gaps by requiring DHS components to participate fully in ODNI\u2019s rotational program.\n\n\u201cAs a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, I\u2019m glad to see this legislation pass the House,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cThis commonsense reform strengthens coordination across agencies and ensures DHS analysts have the tools and experience needed to support the mission.\u201d\n\nThe bill now moves to the U.S. Senate for further consideration.\n\nBill text is available here.\n\nSee the Congressman\u2019s remarks here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-votes-release-epstein-files", "Smucker Votes to Release Epstein Files", "2025-11-18", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013 Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The House of Representatives passed the bill, which would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, with overwhelming, nearly unanimous support.\n\n\u201cTransparency is essential for a trustworthy and accountable government. Chairman Comer and the House Oversight Committee have been committed to delivering transparency since day one\u2014having released over 65,000 pages of documents to date related to the Jeffrey Epstein case,\u201dsaid Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11).\n\n\u201cMy vote today is in the name of justice for the victims, transparency for the American people, and accountability for those involved in these heinous crimes against innocent women,\u201d continued Smucker. \u201cDemocrats had access to the same documents under the Biden administration but did not release them. This was never about politics for me or my fellow Republicans.\n\n\u201cI hope as a nation we can move forward. The people of PA-11 are focused on their families, work, and the challenges facing our nation today\u2014not the life of a disgraced predator who represents the worst of human behavior.\n\n\u201cI encourage the media to stop obsessing over every detail of Epstein\u2019s past and focus its attention where it belongs: on the issues that matter to families, on strengthening our communities, and on highlighting individuals who lead with integrity.\u201d\n\nThe legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration.\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-secures-vote-restoring-union-rights-federal-workers", "Bresnahan Secures Vote on Restoring Union Rights for Federal Workers", "2025-11-17", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced that Discharge Petition 6 reached the necessary signatures need to advance to a floor vote on H.R. 2550, the Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act. This legislation, cosponsored by Rep. Bresnahan, would restore collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers.\n\nRep. Bresnahan signed on to the discharge petition on September 2, 2025.\n\n\u201cFrom the workers at USP Canaan, the most dangerous federal prison on the East Coast, to those at the Wilkes-Barre Social Security Office who answer all the calls from across the nation, to those at Tobyhanna Army Depot, our VA facilities, IRS centers, and all in between, our district is home to 10,000 federal workers who serve our communities every single day,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cI support the right to collectively bargain and proudly stand with union members. It\u2019s a cornerstone of fair labor and a strong middle class. Union rights are workers\u2019 rights, and I\u2019ll always fight for the hardworking men and women of Northeastern Pennsylvania.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are thankful for Congressman Bresnahan leading on restoring collective bargaining rights for federal workers in Pennsylvania and the entire country,\u201d said AFGE District 3 NVP Philip Glover. \u201cWe appreciate him working in a bipartisan way on this difficult issue.\u201d\n\nThe Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act would reverse an executive order that stripped collective bargaining protections from union workers across several federal agencies, including the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Prisons, the Social Security Administration, and more. The order affected roughly 67% of the federal workforce, many of whom are veterans or career public servants in non\u2013national security roles.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/11/fitzpatrick-boyle-launch-bipartisan-semi-act-to-reassert-u-s-control-over-critical-chip-materials-and-strengthen-american-manufacturing", "Fitzpatrick, Boyle Launch Bipartisan SEMI Act to Reassert U.S. Control Over Critical Chip Materials and Strengthen American Manufacturing", "2025-11-17", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-2) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act, landmark legislation that closes the most significant remaining gap in U.S. semiconductor policy: the lack of support for the materials that make chip manufacturing possible.\n\nFor years, China has controlled the global market for substrates, thin films, lithography materials, process chemicals, and other inputs that American fabs depend on. The SEMI Investment Act, introduced in the Senate by Senators Bennet, Blackburn, Tillis, and Coons, directly counters that imbalance. By extending the CHIPS tax credit to upstream materials, the bill ensures these capabilities are built in the United States, not outsourced to strategic competitors.\n\nThis reform strengthens America\u2019s economic resilience, reduces exposure to coercive supply-chain pressures, and reinforces the industrial base that supports our national defense.\n\nThis legislation is supported by the leading organizations across America\u2019s semiconductor, advanced materials, chemical, and manufacturing sectors, including SEMI, Entegris, CoorsTek, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Qnity Electronics, Brewer Science, the American Chemistry Council, the Compressed Gas Association, and EFC Gases & Advanced Materials.\n\n\u201cSemiconductor leadership starts long before a chip ever reaches a fabrication line\u2014it starts with the materials that make modern manufacturing possible. Our SEMI Investment Act ensures those materials are built here at home. By expanding the credit to upstream suppliers, we secure every link of the semiconductor ecosystem, strengthen our resilience, reduce dependence on China, and give American manufacturers the certainty they need to compete, innovate, and lead,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cThis is a bipartisan, practical solution to a structural weakness in our supply chain, and positions the United States to stay ahead for decades to come.\u201d\n\nFitzpatrick continued, \u201cPennsylvania is already a national hub for advanced manufacturing, research, and engineering talent \u2014 and this legislation builds directly on that strength. As colleagues and proud Pennsylvanians, Congressman Boyle and I are working to bring materials production home, drive new investment into our region, support high-quality jobs, and ensure that Pennsylvania\u2019s workers and industries remain at the forefront of America\u2019s semiconductor future.\u201d\n\n\u201cRevitalizing American semiconductor manufacturing is essential to our economic strength and our national security. I was proud to support the CHIPS and Science Act \u2014 and our new legislation builds on that work by strengthening our semiconductor supply chain for the long term,\" said Boyle.\n\nKey Provisions of the Semi Investment Act\n\nExpands the CHIPS Act tax credit to include upstream materials essential to semiconductor production.\n\nProvides clear statutory definitions for direct and indirect production materials, reducing uncertainty for industry planning and investment.\n\nRequires annual materials qualification lists from Treasury and Commerce, with an expedited review pathway for emerging technologies.\n\nExtends the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit through 2031, aligning federal incentives with long-horizon capital investments.\n\nWhy This Legislation Is Urgently Needed\n\nChina controls up to 85% of global processing of rare earth elements and key semiconductor inputs.\n\nThese materials underpin America\u2019s defense systems, AI computing, clean energy technologies, medical devices, and the broader innovation economy.\n\nWithout domestic materials production, CHIPS-funded fabs remain vulnerable to supply shocks, export controls, and strategic coercion from the Chinese Communist Party.\n\nRead the one pager here.\n\nBackground\n\nCongressman Fitzpatrick has been a leading champion of strengthening America\u2019s semiconductor competitiveness and rebuilding domestic manufacturing capacity. He was a champion of the original CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in 2022, which reestablished U.S. leadership in advanced chip production, created the 25% Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (AMIC), and helped drive more than $630 billion in announced semiconductor investments nationwide.\n\nIn 2023, Fitzpatrick also backed the Building Chips in America Act, which removed permitting barriers, accelerated project timelines, improved federal coordination, and ensured CHIPS investments could move from planning to construction more quickly. Together, these landmark laws launched the largest resurgence of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing in decades.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-announces-25-million-grants-local-fire-departments", "Kelly announces $2.5 million in grants for local fire departments", "2025-11-17", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced more than $2.5 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) grants have been approved for projects within Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District. The projects were included in the legislation passed by the U.S. House and signed into law by President Donald Trump last week.\n\n\"These projects represent real, tangible infrastructure that will significantly benefit communities across the 16th Congressional District,\" Kelly said. \"As my team and I reviewed this year\u2019s applications, our priority was ensuring Pennsylvania taxpayers received the strongest return on their investment. I\u2019m confident these projects accomplish exactly that.\"\n\nRep. Kelly's FY2026 Community Project Funding that will receive funding:\n\nGreenfield Township Volunteer Fire Company, North East, Pa. - Amount: $975,000\n\nThis project would construct a new fire station for the Volunteer Fire Company in Greenfield Township. The existing fire station was built in the 1940\u2019s when fire engines were much smaller, it is also on a busy 50-mph road which presents traffic safety issues when entering and leaving the station. A new station will allow the fire company to better and more safely provide critical emergency services.\n\nWest Mead #1 Volunteer Fire Company, Meadville, Pa.- Amount: $400,077\n\nThis new pumper/tanker would replace the current pumper that is 30 years old and does not have the capacity to service mutual aid partners that do not have access to a municipal water system. This new pumper tanker would increase capacity from 1,000 gallons of water to 2,500 gallons of water and provide the ability to inject a foam solution into the water that would increase effectiveness 3-5 times. Call volume increased by 25% from 2021 to 2023 for West Mead #1, and this new pumper/tanker would allow them to carry out their critical emergency services duties effectively and efficiently.\n\nHarmony Fire District, Zelienople, Pa. - Amount: $1,200,000\n\nThis project would replace an existing apparatus that is currently 23 years old. The Harmony Fire District serves four municipalities, two of which rank among the top five fastest growing communities in Pennsylvania.\n\nOf the fifteen (15) requests Rep. Kelly was allotted, three (3) were included in the spending package passed last week. Rep. Kelly\u2019s additional requests remain under consideration.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nCongressional leaders resumed Community Project Funding (CPF), formerly known as 'earmarks', for the 119th Congress. With increased transparency and stricter guidelines, lawmakers were permitted to submit up to fifteen (15) funding requests during the appropriations process. Rep. Kelly fielded input from local leaders throughout Northwestern Pennsylvania before selecting these projects.\n\nDetails on CPF rules and guidelines can be found here.\n\nThis funding comes after Rep. Kelly secured more than $50 million in Community Project Funding requests from 2022-2024.\n\nIn 2020, Rep. Kelly also delivered two BUILD Grants for the 16th Congressional District, including $25 million for improvements along State Route 228 in Butler County, and $21 million for the City of Erie's Bayfront Parkway Project. In 2018, he also secured a BUILD Grant for the State Route 228 project worth $20 million.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-local-officials-highlight-federal-funding-new-firehouse", "Congressman Mackenzie, Local Officials Highlight Federal Funding for New Firehouse", "2025-11-17", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Alburtis, PA \u2014 Today, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, highlighted $1,650,000 in new, federal funding for the construction of a new, modern firehouse in Alburtis. This funding was secured by Congressman Mackenzie through the Community Project Funding (CPF) process. The new firehouse will replace an aging building, expand emergency response capacity, and provide firefighters with a modern and reliable operational base. Alburtis is served by the Lower Macungie Fire Department, which serves nearly 40,000 residents in the municipalities of Alburtis, Macungie, and Lower Macungie Township.\n\nCongressman Mackenzie was joined at the event by the following:\n\nRyan Trexler, Fire Chief\n\nStephen Nemeth, Borough manager\n\nKathy Palmer, Alburtis Mayor\n\nRon Delaco, Alburtis Borough Councilman\n\nBrian Higgins, Lower Macungie Twp. Commissioner\n\nAdditional local elected officials and community leaders\n\nCongressman Mackenzie has a well-established track record of standing with Pennsylvania\u2019s first responders. During his time in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Mackenzie authored successful legislation that abolished the realty transfer tax for emergency services departments that merged. He also helped to pass legislation establishing the Pennsylvania Keystone First Responders Award, which honors all first responders who experienced a career-ending injury or made the ultimate sacrifice.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to have secured this funding for the people of Alburtis and Lower Macungie,\u201d said Congressman Ryan Mackenzie. \u201cFirefighters and the communities they serve depend on having modern, reliable facilities that can accommodate the needs of our growing region. This funding will help to make that a reality.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Lower Macungie Fire Department has more work to do to ensure a fiscally responsible building is built. But with a price tag upwards of $3 million, this grant has provided a much clearer path forward,\u201d said Chief Ryan Trexler. \u201cThe new fire station will meet the needs of the department for years to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cOn behalf of the residents of Alburtis, I need to send a very heartfelt thank you to the Congressman and your entire staff for working with us so diligently to get this entered and get the funding that we desperately needed,\u201d said Mayor Kathy Palmer. \u201cI congratulate and I absolutely thank all the first responders that worked behind the scenes to get this done for the borough of Alburtis.\u201d\n\nThis funding, alongside a grant for a handicap-accessible ramp in Portland, PA, mark the Congressman\u2019s first CPF successes.\n\n\u201cMy focus in Congress is on delivering bipartisan results for the people of the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, and ensuring their tax dollars go to the things that matter most,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cWhen we serve our first responders, we\u2019re also supporting the families and communities they protect. I\u2019ll keep working to deliver real results for our communities.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-meuser-secures-4975-million-three-schuylkill-county-community", "Congressman Meuser Secures $4.975 Million for Three Schuylkill County Community Projects", "2025-11-14", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Daniel Meuser", "M001204", "meuser.house.gov", "meuser", "https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) announced that he has secured $4.975 million in federal funding to support three major community projects in Schuylkill County. This funding, included in the FY26 Agriculture Appropriations legislation recently signed into law, is the result of extensive collaboration and partnership between Congressman Meuser, local officials, and community leaders across the county.\n\nThe projects receiving direct federal support include:\n\nFriendship Hose Co. No. 1 New Fire Station, Orwigsburg \u2014 $2,225,000\n\nThis investment will allow Friendship Hose Co. No. 1 to construct a new, modern fire station on the site of its existing facility. The project will improve emergency response capabilities, increase volunteer recruitment and retention, and ensure safe, updated infrastructure for first responders.\n\nTemple\u2013St. Luke\u2019s Rural Dental College Campus, Tamaqua \u2014 $2,000,000\n\nThis project funding will support construction of a new rural dental education facility to host 20 dental students completing clinical training in Schuylkill County. The project strengthens access to dental care across underserved rural communities and supports long-term workforce development in the region.\n\nShenandoah Center for Health, Education, Business and the Arts \u2014 $750,000\n\nThis grant will complete the buildout of a new federally qualified health center and business incubator in downtown Shenandoah. The facility will expand access to medical care, support workforce development, and provide space for small-business growth and community programming.\n\nCongressman Meuser said, \u201cThis nearly $5 million in federal funding my office helped to secure for Schuylkill County will help to improve the lives of the great people who live and work here. These three community projects will strengthen public safety, expand access to healthcare, and support long-term economic revitalization across the county. We worked closely with community leaders such as the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce, as well as state and local elected officials including Senator Dave Argall, Representatives Jamie Barton, and Tim Twardzik, and Commissioners, Boots Hetherington, Larry Padora, and Gary Hess. I look forward to seeing each of these initiatives make a positive impact in Shenandoah, Coaldale, Orwigsburg, and throughout Schuylkill County.\u201d\n\nCommissioner Larry Padora, Chairman of the Schuylkill County Board of Commissioners, said, \u201cIt is great to see important projects like these being funded through our federal government right here in Schuylkill County. These investments help lift up every part of the Schuylkill County community, from the new fire station in Orwigsburg to the learning center in Shenandoah to the dental school in Tamaqua that will serve residents across the county. I would like to thank Congressman Dan Meuser, a true friend to Schuylkill County, for his support in helping make these and many other projects a reality.\u201d\n\nThe new facility will address these shortcomings by including:\n\nUltramodern safety improvements: Features to remove dangerous carcinogens from gear and an air exchange system to eliminate diesel fumes.\n\nExpanded space: A large meeting/training room for educational classes and hands-on training, a small gym to help members maintain physical fitness, and longer engine bays to accommodate modern, larger fire suppression and rescue vehicles.\n\nCommunity Space: The meeting room will be available to other organizations in the area for meeting space.\n\nEmergency Shelter: There are currently no facilities in the borough that can accommodate the need for an emergency evacuation space. We will be able to provide temporary shelter with access to showers and food.\n\nThis funding will enable the department to meet current minimum fire safety standards, improve operational efficiency and provide a safer environment for both firefighters and the citizens they serve. \"\n\nMicah Gursky, Executive Director of the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership, said of the Temple Rural Dental College Campus project, \u201cThis project will change the way people think about training in Pennsylvania by creating a uniquely rural living and educational environment. Students will have the opportunity to live and train with 19 classmates, building a strong sense of community and purpose. Graduating ten dentists each year will establish a long-term pipeline of rural dentists for generations to come.\u201d\n\nKaren Kenderdine, President of the Downtown Shenandoah Inc. Board of Directors, said of the Shenandoah Center for Health, Education, Business and the Arts project, \u201cI am so appreciative that Congressman Meuser worked to bring tax dollars back to our local communities.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/11/fitzpatrick-dingell-lead-bipartisan-resolution-to-recognize-the-arc-s-75-years-of-leadership-in-disability-rights", "Fitzpatrick, Dingell Lead Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize The Arc\u2019s 75 Years of Leadership in Disability Rights", "2025-11-13", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Brian K. Fitzpatrick", "F000466", "fitzpatrick.house.gov", "fitzpatrick", "https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014 Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-6), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, have introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring the 75th anniversary of The Arc of the United States\u2014one of the nation\u2019s most influential organizations advocating for the civil and human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.\n\nFounded in 1950 by parents determined to keep their children out of institutions and fought instead for their children\u2019s place in family and community life, The Arc has grown into a network of nearly 600 state and local chapters across 47 states. For three-quarters of a century, it has shaped federal policy, expanded opportunity, and strengthened a core American principle: that every individual deserves the chance to live a full, self-directed life.\n\nFrom its pivotal role in PARC v. Pennsylvania, which helped lay the foundation for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to its leadership in securing the Americans with Disabilities Act, expanding Medicaid home- and community-based services, and advancing essential civil rights protections, The Arc\u2019s history reflects\u2014and helped define\u2014the evolution of our nation\u2019s commitment to equality, independence, and inclusion.\n\n\u201cFor 75 years, The Arc has been a steady compass for this nation\u2014challenging us to rise to our ideals and expanding the circle of belonging,\u201d said Fitzpatrick. \u201cTheir leadership has changed laws, expectations, and lives. As Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, their partnership strengthens our mission every single day. This resolution is not merely recognition\u2014it is a call to action and a reaffirmation of our shared responsibility to continue working to ensure that dignity, independence, and equal opportunity are not aspirations, but guarantees for every single American.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor 75 years, The Arc has been an unrelenting force for the rights, dignity, and respect of Americans with disabilities. It is because of their work that we have seen so much progress, including the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and other foundational protections we have today. I\u2019m proud to recognize The Arc for their 75 years of fighting for accessibility and equality for individuals with disabilities and will continue to be a partner in that work,\u201d said Dingell.\n\nKaty Neas, CEO of The Arc of the United States, shared: \u201cSeventy-five years ago, a group of parents refused to accept that their children with disabilities should be sent to live all their days in institutions. They built The Arc so their children could grow up at home with their families, just like everyone else. I think of those families every time I see a student learning with non-disabled classmates, an employee with a disability earning a paycheck, or a family getting support that keeps them stable and together. Because The Arc fought for it, people live at home and in the community instead of in institutions. Students with disabilities have the right to a public education rather than being shut out or separated. Medicaid and SSI help people shape meaningful lives with the support they need. And the ADA made civil rights real in daily life, from curb cuts to captions that many of us use. Disability is in every family, every community, every political party. In a year when disabled Americans are looking for steady leadership on their rights and services, I'm grateful to Representative Brian Fitzpatrick for recognizing this legacy and affirming that inclusion is a shared value. We will keep working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as we always have, honoring the millions who came before us and pushing disability rights forward for millions more.\u201d\n\nRead the full resolution here.\n\nA Record of Bipartisan Disability Leadership\n\nAs Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, Congressman Fitzpatrick has been a driving force in expanding opportunity, strengthening autonomy, and modernizing federal systems to better serve individuals with disabilities. His bipartisan legislative portfolio reflects a consistent commitment to removing structural barriers and advancing economic and educational freedom:\n\nABLE Employment Flexibility Act \u2013 enabling employers to make tax-free contributions to ABLE accounts, helping workers with disabilities build long-term financial stability.\n\nPell Grant Flexibility Act \u2013 ensuring students with disabilities can pursue higher education at a pace that meets their needs without risking financial aid.\n\nSSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act \u2013 updating outdated SSI asset limits for the first time in more than four decades to protect savings and reduce poverty among people with disabilities.\n\nThese reforms reflect Fitzpatrick\u2019s ongoing commitment to ensuring that dignity, independence, and economic mobility are within reach for every American\u2014principles deeply aligned with The Arc\u2019s 75-year mission.\n\nBackground\n\nThe Arc of the United States was founded in 1950 by parents who refused to accept that their children with intellectual disabilities should be separated from family and community. Their advocacy paved the way for some of the most consequential civil rights and education advances in modern American history, including:\n\nPARC v. Pennsylvania (1971):\n\nEstablished the right to free public education for students with intellectual disabilities, setting the stage for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).\n\nThe Americans with Disabilities Act (1990):\n\nA landmark civil rights law prohibiting discrimination and guaranteeing equal access in employment, transportation, and public life.\n\nExpansion of Medicaid and home- and community-based services (HCBS):\n\nProvided millions of individuals with disabilities the ability to live and participate in their communities rather than institutions.\n\nToday, Arc continues to advocate for independence, economic opportunity, and full inclusion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across their lifespan.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/government-reopened", "Congressman Mackenzie Votes to Reopen the Government, Secures Funding for Local Projects", "2025-11-13", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, voted with the bipartisan majority in the House to reopen the federal government. The Congressman first voted to fund the government in September \u2014 helping to pass a clean, bipartisan continuing resolution. Despite a long history of bipartisan support for continuing resolutions, this most recent bill was blocked in the Senate by a Democratic minority who refused to help meet the 60 vote threshold, resulting in the longest shutdown in American history.\n\nSince his first vote to fund the government, Congressman Mackenzie and his team have worked throughout the district to support impacted families and organizations. In recent weeks, he has delivered food to TSA agents and air traffic controllers, met with officials at local food banks, helped WIC providers secure urgently needed funding, and visited children and families who lost access to Head Start.\n\n\u201cAfter seven weeks of pain and frustration for the American people, the government shutdown is thankfully coming to an end,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cThroughout this process, my staff and I have worked throughout the district to provide the support we could and meet with those who were impacted. This unnecessary shutdown that was driven by Senate Democrats has caused severe hardship for the people of the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos \u2014 robbing workers of paychecks, freezing essential benefits, and creating major disruptions. That\u2019s why I voted for a clean, bipartisan government funding bill in September, and it\u2019s why I voted for another bipartisan package on Wednesday. Congress must now continue to work in a bipartisan way to ensure that this does not happen again.\u201d\n\nThis package also includes appropriations bills for the Department of Agriculture, military construction projects, and the legislative branch. These bills include key benefits for the American people, including local project funding that Congressman Mackenzie advocated for in our district.\n\n$1,650,000 in community project funding for the construction of a new firehouse to support the Lower Macungie Fire Department.\n\n$33,742 in community project funding for the construction of an ADA-compliant ramp for the Portland Borough Municipal Building.\n\n$8.2 billion for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), an over $500 million increase from the previous year.\n\n$4.5 billion in additional funding for childhood nutrition programs.\n\n$35 million in additional funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which provides nutritional assistance to low-income seniors.\n\nImproved oversight of foreign ownership of American farmland.\n\nFull annual funding for veterans' care and benefits.\n\nOver $4.5 billion for housing and quality of life improvements on military bases.\n\nFunds the creation of the National Center for Warrior Independence to combat veteran homelessness.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to support these critical investments in local communities, nutritional assistance, American farming, and our nation\u2019s veterans,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cWhen Congress puts politics aside, we can still deliver results for the communities we serve. I\u2019m also grateful that we were able to secure $1.65 million in funding for a new firehouse that will cover Alburtis and Lower Macungie, which will provide an efficient, modern base of operations for firefighters in the area. Congratulations also to the people of Portland, PA, on the assistance to make their municipal building more accessible.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/mackenzie-pappas-introduce-legislation-improve-veteran-access-care", "Mackenzie, Pappas Introduce Legislation to Improve Veteran Access to Care", "2025-11-13", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, introduced the Improving Veteran Access to Care Act today alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-1). This bipartisan legislation will improve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appointment scheduling process to ensure veterans can more easily schedule and manage their medical care, including primary care, mental health services, and specialty appointments.\n\nCurrently, veterans often have to coordinate appointments across multiple VA clinics and services, which can require several phone calls and separate scheduling steps. The Improving Veterans Access to Care Act directs the VA to create a plan to streamline scheduling systems, improve online self-service platforms, and ensure veterans can schedule appointments through a phone call if they choose. The bill also requires VA to report progress and implement system improvements on a clear timeline.\n\nCongresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) is an original co-sponsor of this legislation. This bill is the House companion to the bipartisan Senate bill introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Boozman (R-AR).\n\n\u201cVeterans deserve a clear, straightforward pathway for receiving the care they need,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cAs we honor Veterans Day this week, we can ensure that every veteran has access to the care they\u2019ve earned without delay, confusion, or frustration. This bipartisan bill will make it easier for veterans to schedule appointments by streamlining systems and providing clearer, more user-friendly options. Our veterans served our country, now it\u2019s our responsibility to ensure their care is delivered efficiently and effectively.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor veterans trying to make health care appointments at VA, and especially for those in rural areas who have to travel long distances, the current scheduling system is too burdensome and uncoordinated. Creating a one-stop scheduling platform at VA will help veterans make appointments that work for them, saving their time and money and improving access to care,\u201d said Congressman Pappas. \u201cThis commonsense, bipartisan legislation will help deliver veterans the quality care that they have earned and deserve.\u201d\n\nRep. Kiggans said, \u201cWhen it comes to delivering quality care to our veterans\u2014accessibility and consistency is crucial. The men and women who served our country shouldn\u2019t be burdened by outdated systems in order to receive vital care from a medical specialist. I\u2019m proud to join Rep. Mackenzie (PA-07) on this landmark legislation to streamline the scheduling apparatus at the VA and deliver a more user-friendly and effective process for our veterans.\u201d\n\nVeterans service organizations strongly support this bill:\n\n\u201cVeterans seeking care at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities deserve to have the most efficient, streamlined scheduling process available. By requiring a plan to make scheduling appointments easier, the Improving Veteran Access to Care Act aims to do just that. DAV applauds Rep. Mackenzie for introducing this critical legislation that focuses on timely delivery of care, enhanced access, improved customer experience and greater efficiency, as it will help ensure our veterans receive the high-quality, accessible care they have earned and urgently need.\u201d \u2014Joy Ilem, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)\n\n\u201cCreating a single, transparent scheduling system across VA facilities is long overdue. The Improving Veteran Access to Care Act reflects a pragmatic, bipartisan solution to a long-standing access challenge. Veterans should not have to navigate multiple systems just to see a doctor \u2014 and this bipartisan bill moves us closer to a modern VA that meets the needs of those it serves.\u201d \u2014 Maj. Gen. April Vogel, USAF (Ret), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Vice President of Government Relations\n\nThe legislation is also supported by:\n\nThe American Legion\n\nParalyzed Veterans of America (PVA)\n\nVeterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)\n\nWhat the Bill Does:\n\nRequires VA to create a unified scheduling improvement plan and timeline.\n\nImproves both online and phone-based systems for appointment scheduling.\n\nEnsures veterans can schedule, cancel, or reschedule appointments more easily.\n\nRequires regular reporting to Congress to ensure accountability and progress.\n\nEnsures improvements are compatible with ongoing Electronic Health Record modernization efforts.\n\nIssues with VA service scheduling were brought to Congressman Mackenzie\u2019s attention recently during an event with local veterans. Since then, he has worked with the VA and colleagues on the committee to find a commonsense solution.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases/meuser-supports-legislation-finally-end-government-shutdown", "Meuser Supports Legislation to Finally End Government Shutdown", "2025-11-13", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Daniel Meuser", "M001204", "meuser.house.gov", "meuser", "https://meuser.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) released the following statement after voting to reopen the government by supporting the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026.\n\n\u201cAfter more than forty days of unnecessary and avoidable pain inflicted by the Democrat-forced shutdown, House Republicans passed, and President Trump signed into law, a continuing resolution to extend government funding through January 30th, 2026, while delivering full-year appropriations for Agriculture, the Legislative Branch, and Military Construction\u2013Veterans Affairs.\n\n\u201cThere is no question who was responsible for millions of families going without SNAP benefits, travelers stranded at airports, and federal workers unsure whether their next paycheck would arrive.\n\n\u201cDemocrats voted 15 separate times to keep the government closed, dragging out the longest shutdown in U.S. history, while prolonging the suffering of the American people, especially federal workers going without pay and families who rely on essential programs like SNAP.\n\n\u201cFor more than six weeks, families, seniors, small businesses, and federal workers across Pennsylvania\u2019s Ninth District and the country, endured the consequences of an entirely avoidable shutdown \u2014 one caused by Democrats\u2019 repeated refusal to pass a clean, commonsense continuing resolution. While Democrats put politics over the American people, House Republicans never stopped fighting for them.\n\n\u201cOur focus remains exactly where it has always been: delivering real results for the American people. I, along with my Republican colleagues, will continue advancing the priorities the American people sent us here to address, including:\n\nCompleting full-year appropriations in a responsible, timely manner\n\nMaking life more affordable for working families\n\nMore regulatory reform to strengthen our economy and ensure continued growth\n\nEnsuring our borders remain secure\n\nEncouraging responsible, American energy production\n\nWorking with the Small Business Administration to clear the backlog of small business loans and ensure the resources are in place to support entrepreneurs\n\nAdvancing key Financial Services Committee work \u2014 including support for community banks, responsible regulatory reform, and improved oversight\n\nProtecting Americans through anti-fraud and anti-scam initiatives and legislation\n\nEnsuring every American feels the relief of our historic Working Families Tax Cuts legislation\n\n\u201cThe American people deserve a government that functions and a Congress that leads with common sense. With this unnecessary shutdown behind us, House Republicans will continue doing what we\u2019ve been doing all along \u2014 working hard, staying focused, and delivering results for the American people.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-votes-reopen-government-funds-essential-support-programs", "Bresnahan Votes to Reopen Government; Funds Essential Support Programs", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: Tonight, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, to reopen the government. The legislation, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 222-209, will fund the government through January 30, 2026.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s vote was a clear, easy decision to support the reopening and refunding of our government and the critical services it provides to so many in our district and across the country,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cThroughout the shutdown, I fought to keep vital programs funded to support our most vulnerable neighbors and ensure our federal workers were paid, because folks who work hard shouldn\u2019t get screwed because Washington can\u2019t function. I look forward to working with my colleagues to find solutions that make healthcare more accessible and life more affordable, because I will never stop fighting for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania.\u201d\n\nThe legislation includes three of the 12 appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026; and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.\n\nRep. Bresnahan secured two Community Project Funding (CPF) requests in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. This funding returns taxpayer dollars to the district for critical programs.\n\nHe secured $1,170,000 for the West End Fire Company and Brodheadsville to acquire two crucial firefighting vehicles, a rescue truck and an engine truck. These vehicles will improve the company\u2019s ability to respond promptly and effectively to emergencies across Chestnuthill Township and the broader West End of Monroe County.\n\nHe also secured $1,000,000 for the Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania to expand the Illumination Early Learning Center into a new building to accommodate more children. This will address childcare accessibility in Northeastern Pennsylvania while also fostering partnerships with local educational institutions to train new instructors.\n\nThe passage of these bills will result in full FY 2026 funding for critical government programs. Significant provisions include:\n\nAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026:\n\n$8.2 billion for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which is $603 million above the FY25 enacted level.\n\n$107.5 billion in mandatory funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).\n\n$37.84 billion for Child Nutrition programs, including a $4.5 billion increase and mandatory funding for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Summer Food Programs.\n\n$460 million for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which is $35 million above the FY25 enacted level, to provide food to low-income seniors.\n\n$4.1 billion for Rural Development programs, prioritizing funding for home ownership and infrastructure lending.\n\nRural Hospital Pilot Program\n\n$1.79 billion for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).\n\n$1.215 billion for the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).\n\n$9.957 billion in FSA Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund program loan authorizations.\n\nLegislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026:\n\nIncreasing funding for Capitol Police and the civilians who support their efforts to $852.4 million.\n\nProhibiting the purchase of technology and telecommunications equipment from the People\u2019s Republic of China and other adversaries.\n\nRequiring unspent amounts from Members\u2019 Representational Allowance (MRA) to be used for debt and deficit reduction.\n\nMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026:\n\n$115.1 billion, which fully funds veterans\u2019 medical care, health care programs, benefits, and VA programs, including:\n\n$59.2 billion for direct care at VA facilities;\n\n$34 billion for community care providers;\n\n$18.9 million for mental health;\n\n$945 million for medical and prosthetic research;\n\n$709.6 million for opioid misuse prevention and treatment;\n\nAnd $342.5 million for rural health initiatives.\n\n$3.4 billion for the Veterans Electronic Health Record program, one of the largest health IT transformation initiatives.\n\nSupports efforts to combat veteran homelessness by investing in the new National Center for Warrior Independence established via Executive Order.\n\nProvides $19.7 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD) military construction and family housing.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-us-house-pass-legislation-end-government-shutdown-bill-advances", "Kelly, U.S. House pass legislation to end government shutdown, bill advances to President Trump's desk", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of legislation that would fund the government and end the government shutdown after more than six weeks. This vote comes after Kelly and House Republicans first voted to fund the government and avoid a shutdown on September 19, and after Senate Democrats blocked the House GOP-passed clean continuing resolution 14 times since then.\n\nThe legislation, which also passed the Senate on Monday, now advances to President Trump's desk for his signature.\n\n\"This week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers came together and put country over politics. Reopening the government and doing what is right for the American people is not a red issue or a blue issue -- it's a red, white, and blue issue,\" said Rep. Kelly. \"House Republicans passed legislation to fund the government in September, more than six weeks ago. This shutdown could have been avoided from the start. Congress has a responsibility to keep the government funded and open, and the legislation I voted for both in September and this week do just that.\"\n\nThe legislation:\n\nFunds SNAP through September 2026.\n\nFunds the Department of Agriculture and the FDA, the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects, and the operations of Congress through September 2026.\n\nFunds all other agencies, will be funded through January 30, 2026.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://reschenthaler.house.gov/media/press-releases/reschenthaler-votes-to-reopen-the-government-and-champions-millions-for-southwestern-pennsylvania", "Reschenthaler Votes to Reopen the Government and Champions Millions for Southwestern Pennsylvania", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Guy Reschenthaler", "R000610", "reschenthaler.house.gov", "reschenthaler", "https://reschenthaler.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) released the following statement after voting to reopen the federal government:\n\n\u201cFor over 40 days, far-left Democrats chose to play partisan politics to the detriment of the American people. Today, my House Republican colleagues and I sent legislation to President Trump\u2019s desk that ends the Schumer shutdown, ensures our troops and border patrol agents get paid, and fully funds veterans benefits and medical care.\n\nI am proud to announce this legislation includes over $6 million in community project funding that I secured for southwestern Pennsylvania. This funding will support local veterans\u2019 mental health initiatives, rural healthcare infrastructure, and critical equipment for first responders. Simply put \u2014 this is a huge win for our region.\u201d\n\nThis bill includes $6.5 million in community projects for southwestern Pennsylvania secured by Reschenthaler:\n\n$1,212,500 for Gunny\u2019s Ridge Veteran and First Responder Facility in Washington County to construct a new facility to offer supportive services to first responders and veterans facing PTSD and other trauma-related conditions.\n\n$1,050,000 for Canonsburg Hospital in Washington County to construct a 2,000-square-foot base station alongside an adjacent helipad on the rooftop of a new hospital.\n\n$1,900,000 for Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute of College of Osteopathic Medicine in Indiana County to support facility infrastructure, equipment, and other project-related expenses for a School of Osteopathic Medicine.\n\n$1,500,000 for the Carmichaels and Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Company in Greene County to acquire a new Aerial fire truck to support critical fire suppression, rescue, and emergency efforts in the community.\n\n$165,000, for the Somerset County Mobile Food Bank to support the purchase of additional food supplies, walk-in cooler panels, a new cooler compression unit, and box packaging to allow for pick-up or delivery.\n\n$700,000 to construct a new Hazmat Building in Somerset County to support emergency services and economic development in the county.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-votes-end-democrats-historically-cruel-government-shutdown", "Smucker Votes to End Democrats\u2019 Historically Cruel Government Shutdown", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) released the following statement after voting to reopen the federal government and end the Democrats\u2019 unnecessary and cruel government shutdown:\n\n\u201cThe historic nightmare of the Democrats\u2019 shutdown is now over. Democrats admitted to using the American people as political leverage. Thankfully, enough Senate Democrats came to their senses to advance this continuing resolution and spending package earlier this week.\n\nThe American people are right to be furious at Congressional Democrats who today\u2014again refused to pay hardworking federal employees and soldiers, chose to keep SNAP and WIC recipients\u2014mothers and children\u2014hungry, and chose to keep the government closed. This shutdown was completely unnecessary.\n\nCongressional Democrats failed to assist with the most fundamental responsibility of shared governance in keeping government working for the people. History will not kindly judge the vicious indifference that Congressional Democrats have shown to the American people\u2019s suffering these past 43 days.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-dean-introduce-legislation-honoring-families-veterans-lost-suicide", "Bresnahan, Dean Introduce Legislation Honoring Families of Veterans Lost to Suicide", "2025-11-11", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.", "B001327", "bresnahan.house.gov", "bresnahan", "https://bresnahan.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representatives Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) and Madeleine Dean (PA-04) announced the introduction of the Sgt. Walter F. Hartnett IV Green Star Veterans Service Act, bipartisan legislation directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an official Green Star flag for the next of kin of veterans who die by suicide.\n\nNamed in honor of Sergeant Walter F. Hartnett IV, a dedicated American servicemember whose life was tragically lost to the invisible wounds of war, the legislation seeks to provide both recognition and solace to families who continue to carry the burdens of military service after their loved one\u2019s passing.\n\n\u201cWe honor those who gave their lives for our country on the battlefield, but we cannot forget those who lost their lives to the lasting wounds of service,\u201d said Rep. Bresnahan. \u201cVeterans Day is a crucial reminder of the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of each veteran, including those who lose their lives to suicide. The Green Star flag will serve as a visible reminder that these veterans and their families\u2019 sacrifices matter and that our nation stands beside them.\u201d\n\n\u201cWalt Hartnett was a man devoted to service \u2014 to his country, his fellow veterans, his Conshohocken community, and, above all, his beautiful family. I was blessed to work alongside him, and our office was better because of his powerful voice for veterans in need. He led an expansive life, one that we lost too soon to suicide,\u201d said Rep. Dean. \u201cEvery day, we lose an estimated 22 veterans to suicide \u2014 men and women who gave of themselves entirely for our freedom, and who bore wounds civilians cannot fathom. Yet, their families receive no federal recognition for such excruciating loss. The Sgt. Walter F. Hartnett IV Green Star Veterans Service Act would change that by creating a Green Star Service flag to raise awareness of the crisis of veteran suicide and provide resources for their loved ones. I thank my fellow Pennsylvanian, Congressman Rob Bresnahan, for co-leading this important and personal bipartisan bill.\u201d\n\n\u201cFamilies who have lost a Veteran to suicide deserve their own place of honor, not hidden under any other banner, and no longer overlooked,\u201d said Matt Cahill, Green Star Families of America Founder. \u201cThe Green Star Service Banner affirms that their loss matters, their service endures, and their strength will forever stand as part of America\u2019s storied legacy of service and sacrifice.\u201d\n\nThe Sgt. Walter F. Hartnett IV Green Star Veterans Service Act affirms a national commitment to destigmatizing mental health in the armed forces and ensuring every veteran\u2019s legacy is honored with dignity.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mackenzie-addresses-passage-senate-package-end-shutdown", "Congressman Mackenzie Addresses Passage of Senate Package to End Shutdown", "2025-11-11", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Mackenzie", "M001230", "mackenzie.house.gov", "mackenzie", "https://mackenzie.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, released a statement regarding the passage of legislation in the Senate to reopen the government. Congressman Mackenzie joined a bipartisan majority in the US House in September in passing a clean, bipartisan continuing resolution. That resolution was blocked 14 times by a Democratic minority in the Senate.\n\n\u201cAt a time of division, it\u2019s essential that both parties embrace bipartisan compromise whenever possible,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cThis is what occurred when the government was funded in March, and this is what should have happened in this case. That\u2019s why I continue to support a bipartisan government funding bill like the one we passed in the House over a month ago. Until today, this kind of commonsense bipartisanship has been prevented by some Senate Democrats who have chosen to prioritize politics and obstruction. These political games have had devastating results for government employees and essential programs, and I\u2019m thankful that funding may soon be restored. I call on all members of the U.S. House, including the Democrats who have supported the shutdown, to help pass a bipartisan government funding bill.\u201d\n\nThe Senate deal will fund the government through January 30th and will include a Senate vote in the coming weeks on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits. Congressman Mackenzie has called for action to address the expiration of these credits.\n\n\u201cIt has been almost two months since I joined my colleagues in the House to pass a clean, bipartisan government funding bill,\u201d said Congressman Mackenzie. \u201cI look forward to once again passing a funding bill so that we can reopen the government, pay federal workers, and address the expiration of health insurance tax credits.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "truncated": false, "filtered_table_rows_count": 795, "expanded_columns": [], "expandable_columns": [], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "units": {}, "query": {"sql": "select url, title, date, year, month, party, chamber, state, member_name, bioguide_id, domain, scraper, source, date_source, text, has_text, collected_at, updated_at from releases where \"party\" = :p0 and \"state\" = :p1 and \"year\" = :p2 order by date desc limit 101", "params": {"p0": "Republican", "p1": "PA", "p2": "2025"}}, "facet_results": {"party": {"name": "party", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=PA&year=2025", "results": [{"value": "Republican", "label": "Republican", "count": 795, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=PA&year=2025", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "chamber": {"name": "chamber", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=PA&year=2025", "results": [{"value": "House", "label": "House", "count": 795, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=PA&year=2025&chamber=House", "selected": false}], "truncated": false}, "state": {"name": "state", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=PA&year=2025", "results": [{"value": "PA", "label": "PA", "count": 795, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Republican&year=2025", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "year": {"name": "year", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=PA&year=2025", "results": [{"value": "2025", "label": "2025", "count": 795, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=PA", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}}, "suggested_facets": [], "next": "2025-11-11,https~3A~2F~2Fmackenzie~2Ehouse~2Egov~2Fmedia~2Fpress-releases~2Fcongressman-mackenzie-addresses-passage-senate-package-end-shutdown", "next_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=PA&year=2025&_next=2025-11-11%2Chttps~3A~2F~2Fmackenzie~2Ehouse~2Egov~2Fmedia~2Fpress-releases~2Fcongressman-mackenzie-addresses-passage-senate-package-end-shutdown&_sort_desc=date", "private": false, "allow_execute_sql": true, "query_ms": 395.02209704369307, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}