BPC Action applauds the House Bipartisan Paid Family Leave Working Group for the introduction of two bipartisan discussion drafts to expand and improve access to and the administration of paid family leave benefits. A majority of private sector workers lack access to crucial caregiving benefits,…
As Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) turn their attention to the next Congress, BPC Action expresses support of the bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence—which plays an important role in shaping U.S. AI policy—and urges House leadership to allow its…
BPC Action is encouraged by the recent bipartisan interest in supporting the U.S. critical mineral and material industry. American critical mineral and material capacity, particularly for the processing sector that turns raw ores into the purified minerals needed for modern technologies, is crucial to securing…
As Congress turns to the end-of-year legislative agenda, BPC Action urges congressional leadership to enact important policies that will support America’s security, families, and sustainability. These include completion of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), federal spending bills for fiscal year 2025, the farm…
Bipartisan Policy Center Action applauds Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) for reintroducing the Responsible Budgeting Act to revamp how the debt limit is addressed. If enacted, this reform would avoid debt limit brinkmanship, and instead produce a recurring, structured process focused on…
BPC Action applauds the bipartisan leadership of Sens. Kaine (D-VA) and Britt (R-AL) in their joint efforts to identify innovative and impactful policy solutions that will increase access to quality child care for America’s working families with the introduction of the Child Care and Affordability…
BPC Action commends Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) for their bipartisan collaboration on the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. We urge the committee to vote yes to move this bill forward at today’s…
Ahead of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee markup of S. 4776, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, BPC Action urges the committee to advance this bipartisan bill to promote the nonmedical, health-related social needs of older adults and individuals with…
On behalf of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Early Childhood Initiative (ECI), BPC Action submitted a letter for the record regarding the Senate Finance Committee hearing, Examining the State of Child Care: How Federal Policy Solutions Can Support Families, Close Existing Gaps, and Strengthen Economic Growth,…
The Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act, a bipartisan bill led by Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Todd Young (R-IN) and Reps. Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), would create 250,000 additional housing mobility vouchers to allow families to move to areas with…