WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Taxpayers gave Direct File rave reviews, with 90 percent rating their experience positively and 86 percent saying it increased their trust in the IRS Casey voted for law that created Direct File program, and pushed for it to be made available to as many Americans as possible Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) joined more than 130 of his colleagues in the House and the Senate to send a letter to U.S. Secretar  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Matt Cartwright (PA-8) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) reintroduced the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, which protects the right of public employees to join unions and engage in collective bargaining on behalf of middle-class workers. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME to overturn more than 40 years of legal precedent   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (PA-16), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Gwen Moore (WI-04), and John Moolenaar (MI-02) introduced the Tribal Adoption Parity Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at establishing parity between state and Tribal governments in determining whether an adoption qualifies as "special needs" and is thus eligible for the full adoption tax credit. U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (MN) and John   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) and Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), Co-Chairs of the Friends of Ireland Caucus, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. The E-3 program, introduced in 2005 as part of the U.S. - Australia trade agreement, has made 10,500 visas available to skilled Australian nationals annually. It has been a successful pathway for qual  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Today, the Cost Estimates Improvement Act, which was introduced by Representatives Dan Meuser (R-PA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Rep. Ed Case (D-HI), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Tom McClintock (R-CA) passed in the House Budget Committee. H.R. 8341 is a bipartisan piece of legislation that would help lawmakers address America's enormous national debt and the associated interest costs in the legislat  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, on May 17, 2024: * * * "The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 is the product of extensive feedback from stakeholders and all Members of the House, and is responsive to the needs of farm country through the incorporation of hundreds of bipartisan policies. The release of this draft is a significant st  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Front Lines of the Fentanyl Crisis: Supporting Communities and Combating Addiction through Prevention and Treatment" at 10 a.m. on May 23, 2024: Agenda We encourage the public to utilize the Committee's livestream of the hearing, available on the website at https://www.finance.senate.gov/ Member Statements * Ron Wyden (D - OR) * Mike Crapo (R - ID) Witnesses * Tony Vezina, Executive  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Older Americans Act: The Local Impact of the Law and the Upcoming Reauthorization" at 9:30 a.m. on May 23, 2024, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Democrat-Pennsylvania) * Senator Mike Braun (Republican-Indiana) Witnesses * Janet Billotte, Home-Delivered Meal Participant, West Decatur, PA * Laura Holscher, Executive Director/A  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Rep. Lloyd Smucker's (PA-11) Foreign Grant Reporting Act was favorably reported from the Committee on Ways and Means by a unanimous vote. Rep. Smucker's legislation would address a loophole in current law. Currently, certain U.S.-based nonprofits must disclose information regarding grants they make to other domestic organizations, but not grants made to foreign entities. The Foreign Grant Reporting Act  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Last night, the United States House of Representatives passed Rep. Wild's Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of2023 with strong bipartisan support in a vote of 390-19. This bill would proactively strengthen American supply chains, promote American manufacturing jobs, and lower costs for the American public. "Ensuring American supply chains are strong and resilient is critical to preventing disruptions  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, which protects the right of public employees to join unions and engage in collective bargaining on behalf of middle-class workers. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME to overturn more than 4  more