Transparency in Healthcare Pricing – The Trump administration recently issued two rules related to price transparency in healthcare, including requiring hospitals to display out-of-pocket information for 300 common shoppable services. Both rules are positive for consumers and will help ensure families can make informed decisions about what’s best for their health and their pocketbook. I plan to continue pushing my Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act with Rep. Gallagher (R-WI) to ensure these price transparency efforts become law.

Space Weather – I’m re-introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding the scientific understanding and forecasting of space weather, the naturally occurring variations in the space environment between the sun and the Earth. Space weather can cause great damage to our infrastructure and our economy, and the Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act will help ensure our academic, international, and commercial partners are working hand in hand to improve space weather forecasting.

Reforming Federal Cannabis Laws – The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act passed the House Judiciary Committee this week, marking another major milestone in the effort to modernize federal cannabis policies.

Funding the Government – This week, the House and Senate passed a short-term funding measure to avoid a harmful government shutdown. Key programs remain authorized and funded such as Community Health Centers and other critical public health programs. Additional funding was included for an accurate 2020 Census, such as funding for Mobile Questionnaire Assistance Centers.