BPC Action is relieved and pleased to see President Biden, Speaker McCarthy, and their designees negotiate in good faith over the past few weeks to reach a weekend compromise in the face of one of Washington’s thorniest issues: the debt limit. With just days before…

BPC Action commends the leadership of Reps. Seth Moulton (D-MA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chris Stewart (R-UT), David Trone (D-MD), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) on their bipartisan resolution declaring a mental health crisis among youth in the United States and expressing the pressing need for…

Housing is unaffordable for too many families. Millions of households are paying rent that consumes more than 50% of their monthly paychecks, while millions of others are unable to afford their first home purchase. At the heart of today’s housing affordability crisis is the acute…

The following bipartisan bills align with Bipartisan Policy Center small business recommendations and are endorsed by BPC Action. This list is updated quarterly. S. 1157, the MicroCap Small Business Investing Act  S. 1003, the FAST Fix Act  S. 936, the Supporting Small Business Career and…

Senate Bill 71 ">BPC Action Applauds the Introduction of “The DATA Act,” Ohio Senate Bill 71 

Bipartisan Policy Center Action (BPC Action) applauds the introduction of Ohio Senate Bill 71, “The DATA Act,” which aims to bring standardization, modernization, and transparency to election administration and will help restore Ohio voters’ trust and confidence in elections. This legislation, introduced by Senator Theresa…

BPC Action commends Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Chris Coons (D-DE) for leading new legislation that will strengthen Americans’ ability to plan for retirement by providing more transparent and digestible information about claiming Social Security benefits. These bills align…

General Support Resources Policy Recommendations and Background Research and Analysis

A new letter from BPC Action and over 40 companies and organizations are urging incorporation of emergency savings provisions into the suite of retirement security bills (HR.2954; S.4353; S.4808), collectively known as “SECURE 2.0,” under consideration for passage this session. The proposed legislation already shares strong bipartisan support…

Small Agency, Big Impact  The Small Business Administration (SBA) is the only cabinet-level agency fully dedicated to supporting America’s nearly 6 million small businesses and entrepreneurs. Despite its size—representing less than 1 percent of annual discretionary spending—the SBA has a tremendous impact on the U.S….

BPC Action commends the bipartisan collaboration of Reps. David Joyce (R-OH) and Jared Golden (D-ME) and Sens. John Thune (R-SD), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) to introduce H.R. 5521/S. 1058, the Rural Capital Access Act. Federal pandemic relief programs disbursed roughly $1 trillion…