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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Thursday May 16, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Baldwin Pushes Railroads to Address Staffing Shortages that Compromise Safety and Service for Americans
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the six Class I railroads to address severe staffing shortages that are endangering workers, increasing the risk of derailments and accidents, and raising costs for Wisconsin farmers, businesses, and consumers. In letters to Union Pacific Railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation, Canadian Pacific Kansas City,  more

Baldwin, Moore Introduce Legislation to Support Mental Health for Pregnant Women and New Moms
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) introduced the Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable (MAMA) Act to better ensure pregnant women and new mothers can access affordable mental health care and substance use disorder services. The legislation would require commercial and government insurance plans to cover mental health care and substance use disorder se  more

House Administration Committee Chairman Steil, Rep. Bice Introduce Legislation to Prevent Foreign Interference, Protect Donor Privacy, Promote Election Security
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) and Representative Stephanie Bice (OK-05) introduced the Preventing Foreign Interference in Elections Act, similar legislation to Senator Bill Hagerty's (R-TN) S.4145. This legislation modernizes federal law's existing foreign national prohibition, preventing foreign nationals from wrongly influencing American  more

Moore, Baldwin, Shaheen, McBath, and Kuster Introduce Mental Health and MAMA Act
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Moore, Baldwin, Shaheen, McBath, and Kuster Introduce Mental Health and MAMA Act Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Congresswomen Lucy McBath (D-GA) and Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) introduced the Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable (MAMA) Act, which would require commercial and governmental health insurance plans that offer serv  more