As Congress discusses the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act, BPC Action urges incorporation of four critical mineral provisions in the final bill to help set the U.S. for economic and clean energy success. 1. National Defense Stockpile multi-year procurement for domestically processed rare earth elements (House, Sec. 181) …
BPC Action applauds Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and a bipartisan group of colleagues—Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Todd Young (R-IN), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Mark Warner (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Thom Tillis (R-NC)—for elevating the need to…
BPC Action applauds Wisconsin Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara’s introduction of AB567, which allows election officials to process absentee ballots beginning the Monday before Election Day and requires reporting of the total number of absentee ballots received. Current law restricts election officials from beginning to process ballots…
BPC Action urges Wisconsin legislative leaders to consider modifications to Senate Bill 560 and Assembly Bill 543 to balance transparency, accountability, and administrative efficiency in election observation. These bills, recently introduced by Sen. Romaine Robert Quinn and Rep. Paul Tittl, would significantly alter Wisconsin’s election…
BPC Action commends Senate Finance Committee leadership for their ongoing commitment to pursuing bipartisan solutions to address the behavioral health and opioid crises facing the nation. Ahead of the committee’s health legislation markup, BPC Action encourages all members to continue with this bipartisan cooperation in…
The following bipartisan bills align with Bipartisan Policy Center housing recommendations and are endorsed by BPC Action. This list is continuously updated. H.R. 3238 and S. 1557, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act H.R. 6199 and S. 3216, the Build More Housing Near Transit Act H.R. 4606…
BPC Action extends its support for Ohio Senate Bill 173 (SB173), which would safeguard the privacy of election officials. In a bipartisan effort, Sens. William T. Demora (D) and Theresa Gavarone (R) have taken a significant step in addressing the escalating challenges faced by election…
The following bipartisan bills align with Bipartisan Policy Center small business recommendations and are endorsed by BPC Action. This list is continuously updated. H.R. 6002 and S. 1222, the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act H.R. 5147 and S. 2146, the Investing in VETS Act H.R. 3056 and S. 1396, the Research…
Background: Why Is Permanent Authorization Desirable? Check out BPC Action’s full fact sheet—in partnership with the Council of State Community Development Agencies and Enterprise—that details bipartisan efforts around CDBG-DR authorization, including key provisions and considerations in legislation, and answers FAQs.
BPC Action commends the leadership of Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, for introducing new legislation that would create a commission to address the nation’s unsustainable fiscal trajectory and tackle the real drivers of our federal debt…