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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Wednesday May 01, 2024 ( 4 items )  

House Administration Committee Chairman Steil Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) opened today's Full Committee Markup on several Subcommittee on Modernization initiatives. Chairman Steil's full opening statement as prepared for delivery: At the beginning of the 118th Congress, this Committee took the important step of creating a new subcommittee to focus on implementing the recommendations o  more

House Administration Committee Chairman Steil: Modernization Initiatives Pass Out of Committee on House Administration
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) applauds the passage of various Subcommittee on Modernization measures during today's full committee markup. Legislative Vote Summary * H.R. 7592 - A bill to replace the requirement for the Library of Congress to prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and supplem  more

Van Orden's VETT Act Passes House
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden's (WI-03) Veterans Education Transparency and Training (VETT) Act passed the House. The VETT Act simplifies the process for veterans enrolling in higher education by modifying educational form requirements and establishing an online portal through the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve as a comprehensive resource center for trainings available to veterans thro  more

Van Orden, Murphy Introduce Bill to Permanently Expand Access to Telehealth Services for Rural America
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), along with Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), Michael Burgess (TX-26), and Troy Nehls (TX-22) introduced legislation to permanently extend telehealth services for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Current Medicare telehealth flexibilities for FQHCs and RHCs, previously extended by Congress under the Consolidate  more