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Bacon sponsors bill establishing Executive Branch-level tech council

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A national Technology Competitiveness Council (TCC) would be established under bipartisan legislation sponsored on June 13 by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) that seeks to secure the United States as the global genesis of cutting-edge technological innovation while simultaneously protecting the American technology market from adversarial competitors. “We cannot afford to remain stagnant as…

Lawmakers propose ‘Technology Competitiveness Council’ to champion US innovation

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WASHINGTON — House lawmakers proposed a bill that would establish a “Technology Competitiveness Council” to help drive innovation in national security, after an independent commission found the U.S. is at risk of falling behind in the race for supremacy in artificial intelligence. The bipartisan legislation was introduced Tuesday by Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., Scott Franklin, R-Fla., Conor…

Pascrell, Bacon, Demings, Fitzpatrick Introduce Law Enforcement Officer Fair Retirement Act

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U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Val Demings (D-FL-10), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) today introduced the Law Enforcement Officer Fair Retirement Act to ensure federal police and first responders are paid the full compensation they have earned. Even though federal officers must respond to a crisis at any time day or night, because of a…

Newhouse Urges Biden Administration to Act on Medical Dye Shortage

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined 29 of his House Republican colleagues in a letter to President Biden about the nationwide shortage of intravenous contrast fluids in hospitals. These fluids are essential in performing Computer Tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect cancer and other serious conditions. The supply chain…

Republicans introduce bipartisan, bicameral DEFEND Act

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As global threats from Iranian backed-extremists continue rising, Republicans joined their colleagues on the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus to introduce a bill that aims to unite America’s Middle East partners. The bipartisan, bicameral Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses (DEFEND) Act of 2022, H.R. 7987/S. 4366, is a joint effort by Congress to develop a…

Nebraska representatives vote against House gun control bills

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LINCOLN — Nebraska’s representatives stayed with their fellow Republicans and voted against two gun control bills that passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week. Both Reps. Don Bacon and Adrian Smith, R-Neb., voted against H.R. 7910, which would raise the age limit for purchasing a semiautomatic rifle and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines with a capacity of more…

US lawmakers aim to integrate defense systems of Israel, Arab states against Iran

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Bipartisan groups of US lawmakers in both the House and the Senate introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at creating an integrated air defense system to boost cooperation between Israel and neighboring Arab states against Iran. The Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses (DEFEND) Act is the latest effort in the US to bolster the Abraham Accords normalization agreements…

Abraham Accords Caucus urges integrated Middle East air-defense program

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In its first legislative initiative since its founding earlier this year, the Abraham Accords Caucus, comprised of members of both the House and Senate, introduced legislation on Thursday to encourage the U.S. to pursue a joint missile-defense architecture with Israel and the U.S.’s Arab allies and partners in the Middle East — including Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The…

McMorris Rodgers, Abraham Accords Caucus Introduce Bill to Unite Middle East Partners Against Iranian Aggression?

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Washington, D.C. – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and members of the Abraham Accords Caucus in the House and Senate today introduced legislation to unite Middle East partners as global threats from Iran and Iranian backed-extremists continue to rise. The bipartisan, bicameral Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses (DEFEND)…

Collins unveils bipartisan Autism Family Caregivers Act

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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently introduced the bipartisan Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022, which would provide skills training to family caregivers of children with autism. Sen. Collins on May 12 signed on as the lead original cosponsor with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) of S. 4198, which is companion legislation to the same-named H.R. 6783, sponsored in…