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Today, U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Mark Meadows (R-NC), both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to more closely examine the national and regional security consequences if Saudi Arabia obtains nuclear fuel enrichment capability.
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Kenny Marchant (TX-24) introduced bipartisan legislation to exempt restitution payments to victims of human trafficking from federal income tax.
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) will host a "Congress on Your Corner" event to answer questions from constituents and brief attendees on his work in Washington on Saturday, October 6 at 10:30am. The event will be held at Highwood Public Library and is open to the public.
This will be Schneider's 28th Congress on Your Corner town hall event since taking office in January 2017.
WHO:
Rep. Brad Schneider and constituents of Illinois's Tenth District
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) to help small businesses acquire federal contracts passed the House of Representatives this week by a vote of 392-5.
H.R. 6369, the Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act, makes improvements to the sole source contracting process for small businesses.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider announced new legislation to crackdown on telephone scam calls that impersonate local numbers by giving consumers the ability to recognize and shutdown these annoying calls.
This Saturday, Congressman Brad Schneider and area high school students toured Chicago Executive Airport to learn more about airport logistics, air traffic control, and the STEM skills need for a career in the aviation industry.
Congress returns to Washington this week to complete the work of funding the government before the September 30th deadline. Three of the twelve necessary funding bills were signed by President Trump last week in a combined package that included a provision I introduced to help communities like Zion, IL deal with stranded nuclear waste.
Today, legislative language first introduced by Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) to help communities with stranded nuclear waste identify available federal resources was signed into law by President Trump as part of H.R. 5895, the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2019.
Last week was a productive one legislatively in Washington. A provision I first introduced to help communities dealing with stranded nuclear waste passed both chambers of Congress, and is now awaiting the President's signature. Additionally, the House passed a bipartisan bill I helped introduce to elevate the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, and the Judiciary Committee accepted an amendment I introduced to help veterans access patent protections for their intellectual property.
This week, legislative language first introduced by Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) to help communities with stranded nuclear waste passed both the House and Senate, and now awaits President Trump's signature to become law.
The measure requires a report by the Department of Energy on existing public and private resources and funding available for municipalities where a nuclear power plant is decommissioned, in the process of decommissioning, or plans to shut down within 3 years.