Schrader Legislation to Benefit Siletz, Grand Ronde Tribes Passes the HouseToday, the House of Representatives unanimously passed two bills introduced by Congressman Kurt Schrader and Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley that will streamline the fee-to-trust process for the C... Read MoreSchrader Requests President-Elect Withdraw Bannon AppointmentCongressman Schrader has signed onto the following letter which is currently being circulated among Members of Congress. The deadline to sign the letter is 5pm ET today, November 15th, and the full li... Read MoreSchrader Urges Contract Extension Progress as West Coast Ports Parties MeetWashington, DC – On the eve of a meeting between Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), Reps. Dave Reichert (R-WA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Kurt... Read MoreSchrader Applauds FCC Delay, Calls for Greater TransparencyToday, the Federal Communication Commission announced that they will postpone a vote on the new set-top box proposal to allow more time for its consideration. Initially introduced in January, the prop... Read MoreSchrader Introduces Bill to Close Medicare Part B-COBRA LoopholeToday, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) introduced the Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2016 along with Congressman Bob Dold (IL-10) to protect seniors from coverage gaps in Medicare. Under curre... Read MoreAgriculture Department Clarifies Hemp Growing Guidance for U.S. FarmersWashington, D.C. – After Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici raised concerns about funding for industrial ... Read More
National Security & International Relations
Schrader Votes in Favor of VA Appeals ReformToday, the House voted 310-116 to pass H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016. This bill addresses the VA’s outdated and broken benefits appeals process for veter... Read More
Small Business
Schrader, Cooper, Cuellar, Peterson Introduce Overtime Reform and Enhancement ActToday, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5), Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-5), Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Collin Peterson (MN-7) introduced legislation that will initiate a reasonable ... Read More
Oregon First,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader, Bera, Simpson, Kilmer, Reichert Lead 54 Representatives Calling for Wildfires to be Treated Like Natural DisastersRepresentatives Kurt Schrader (OR-5), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-7), Mike Simpson (ID-2), Derek Kilmer (WA-6), and David Reichert (WA-8) led a group of 54 other representatives in calling for an immediate fix... Read MoreSchrader Lauds Update to Chemical Safety Act Decades in the MakingWashington – Today, as President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2576, Toxic Substances Control Modernization Act) into law, Congressman Kurt Schrad... Read More |