WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) announced middle and high school students across Iowa's 4th Congressional District are invited to participate in the 2021 Congressional App Challenge. Officially launched in 2015, this competition is a nationwide event intended to engage students' creativity and encourage their participation in STEM fields. "As a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I am e  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) introduced the bipartisan Courtroom Dogs Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would grant the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to develop best practice guidelines for the use of specially trained dogs in federal courts to support trauma victims during testimony. This legislation is the House comp  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: A bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)--a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee--to help cut red tape for farmers and forest landowners interested in entering carbon credit markets passed the Senate today. "Iowa's hardworking farmers continue to lead the way on conservation, and this bipartisan effort that passed the Senate today will reduce barriers for Iowa farmer  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The U.S. Senate today passed legislation backed by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) that will allow Iowa farmers to capitalize on conservation practices and actions that combat climate change. The legislation, the Growing Climate Solutions Act, was introduced in April and creates a certification program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help solve technical entry barriers for f  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today condemned a blockade of their bipartisan bill to reform and extend the EB-5 investor visa program, which expires on June 30. The blockade was led by a small group of wealthy and unscrupulous real estate developers who blindly oppose any eff  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Cynthia Axne, D-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The U.S. Senate voted unanimously to approve Rep. Cindy Axne's (IA-03) bipartisan legislation to expand mental health care for rural veterans. The legislation now heads to the desk of President Biden for his signature. The Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans' Mental Health Act, named in memory of Iowa veteran Brandon Ketchum, establishes new Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) programs  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) to introduce the Drug-price Transparency for Competition (DTC) Act, a bill that would require price disclosures on advertisements for prescription drugs, in order to empower patients and reduce spending on medications. Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) release  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) led the introduction of the bipartisan Coordinated Action to Capture Harmful (CATCH) Emissions Act to enhance the federal Section 45Q tax credit to commercialize and deploy much needed technologies to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century and create new, good-paying jobs across the United States. The bipartisan legislation is co-sponsored   more