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Lawmakers have introduced a new bill that, if passed, would extend funding for electronic health records (EHRs) and other technologies to behavioral health providers.

President Biden speaks about expanding access to mental health care in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

It's long been taken for granted that California, and Sacramento in particular, can't be competitive in attracting manufacturing jobs, with its high costs and expensive regulations.

Think CEOs have crazy schedules? Try being a member of Congress. The most carefully planned itinerary can be scrambled — or even scuttled — thanks to a call from the White House, an emergency vote, or urgent negotiations across the aisle. “We have to be flexible, and everyone else has to be flexible.

The Senate Commerce Committee easily advanced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (S-1669) Thursday, but the measure still faces hurdles to enactment, especially in the House.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed three bills to the House floor Thursday that will reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, direct the agency to conduct a feasibility assessment of a trans-Atlantic fiber optic cable, and conduct a study on accountability measures for artificial intelligence.  

More than 100 federal lawmakers called on Biden’s administration on Monday to create a federal standard for addressing heat stress in the workplace as global temperatures rise.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) urged Congress to fully fund the “Rip & Replace” reimbursement program.