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• The Real Story on “No Taxes on Social Security, Tips, and Overtime” | Representative Dwight Evans
  https://evans.house.gov/media/e-newsletter/real-story-no-taxes-social-security-tips-and-overtime
  ... by the Tax Policy Center found that households earning $33,000 or less wouldn’t benefit much from the tips change , since they typically owe little to no federal income tax. Fully 40 percent of U.S. households that report tip income would not see any tax...
• CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE ANNOUNCES ACTION TO LOWER COSTS FOR SENIORS | Representative Morelle
  https://morelle.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-joe-morelle-announces-action-lower-costs-seniors
  ... increase for seniors, which Congressman Morelle has long advocated for. It marks the largest increase in over 40 years. Congressman Morelle has taken numerous actions to lower costs for older Americans this year alone, including passing legislation...
• CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT SMALL BUSINESSES FROM FUTURE IMPACTS OF FL
  https://morelle.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-joe-morelle-introduces-legislation-protect-small-businesses-1
  ... that about half (40-60%) of small businesses never reopen following a disaster, and every $1 spent on mitigation saves taxpayers an average of $6. The PREPARE Act  would help small businesses like lakeside restaurants, marinas, and boat yards take...
• REPRESENTATIVES MORELLE, STAUBER INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT SMALL BUSINESSES FROM FUTURE IMPAC
  https://morelle.house.gov/media/press-releases/representatives-morelle-stauber-introduce-legislation-protect-small-businesses
  ...) statistics show that about half (40-60%) of small businesses never reopen following a disaster, and every $1 spent on mitigation saves taxpayers an average of $6. The PREPARE Act  would help small businesses like lakeside restaurants, marinas, and boat yards...
• Hammond woman receives Carnegie hero award for assisting swimmers in peril | Representative Frank Mr
  https://mrvan.house.gov/media/in-the-news/hammond-woman-receives-carnegie-hero-award-assisting-swimmers-peril
  ... bad I didn’t get the boy, though. That still bothers me.” Mrvan also talked about Schaller on the House of Representatives floor earlier this month. “Northwest Indiana is home to over 40 miles of incredible shoreline on Lake Michigan...
• Norton Releases Remarks from American Federation of Government Employees Legislative Conference | Co
  https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-releases-remarks-american-federation-government-employees-legislative
  ..., which was the most original cosponsors of any bill introduced that day.  Since then, I have added more cosponsors, and we now have 176 cosponsors.  The Senate version of the bill, sponsored by Senator Chris Van Hollen, was introduced this Congress with 40 original cosponsors...
• Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Biofuels and Biobased Manufacturing Innovation - Congressm
  https://nunn.house.gov/2025/05/07/nunn-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-expand-biofuels-and-biobased-manufacturing-innovation/
  ..., and Ensuring a 60/40 federal cost-sharing model to encourage private investment in materials, research, and development of new bio products.  Text of the bill can be found  here . ### Office Locations Des Moines Office 400 Locust Street Suite 250 Des Moines...
• LaMalfa Resolution Overturning Longfin Smelt ESA Listing Passes House | Representative Jay Obernolte
  https://obernolte.house.gov/media/press-releases/lamalfa-resolution-overturning-longfin-smelt-esa-listing-passes-house
  ... the science of the listing. It adds yet another layer of conflicting regulations that dump tens of millions of acre feet of water out to the Pacific Ocean, with farmers receiving only 40% to 50% of their promised federal and state water. Congress isn’t going...
• Ilhan Omar intros bill on missing, murdered Black women and girls | Representative Ilhan Omar
  https://omar.house.gov/media/in-the-news/ilhan-omar-intros-bill-missing-murdered-black-women-and-girls
  ... have followed the lead of Minnesota in implementing their own task forces to address disparities around violence against Black women and girls. Congresswoman Omar said that while Black women make up only 7% of the population in Minnesota, they make up 40...
• Lee, Steube Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Student Veterans Find Jobs | Representative Susie Lee
  https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases/lee-steube-introduce-bipartisan-bill-help-student-veterans-find-jobs
  ... important changes to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) that will incentivize businesses to hire more student veterans:  Automatically qualify employers who hire student veterans using their GI Bill benefits for WOTC’s 40 percent tax credit on the first...