Every American deserves to live in a decent home at an affordable price. Stable housing in a safe neighborhood is essential for families’ physical and mental well-being—and the cost of affording a place to live should not be an overwhelming burden. Explore BPC Action’s legislative…
The Choice in Affordable Housing Act, led by Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Reps. Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Mike Lawler (R-NY), is a bipartisan bill to improve affordable housing availability. Read the one-pager from BPC Action: What would the bill…
The Bipartisan Policy Center and BPC Action have long been leaders on retirement security policy, guided by the wide-ranging findings and recommendations of our bipartisan Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings. We played major roles in the development and passage of the Setting Every Community Up…
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Action applauds the introduction of legislation to expand support for employers offering paid family and medical leave to their employees. BPC Action President Michele Stockwell said: “BPC Action is proud to endorse the Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension…
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…