Government Regulations

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, the plan to replace the Dodd-Frank Act and protect the financial futures of Americans. This legislative overhaul prioritizes Main Street – farmers, small business owners, and middle-income families – over Wall Street. Read more »

The Financial CHOICE Act will replace the failed Dodd-Frank Act with reforms that will deliver. Read more »

This week, the House will vote on the Financial CHOICE Act, the Republican plan to replace the Dodd-Frank Act and protect the financial futures of Americans. This legislative overhaul prioritizes Main Street – farmers, small business owners, and middle-income families – over Wall Street. Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. released the following statement applauding President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement. Read more »

Washington, D.C., March 13, 2017 – The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) presented Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN-08) the NAM Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence at an event hosted by BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) in Mount Vernon, Indiana. “Congressman Bucshon has been a great champion in support of the defense industrial base. We at BWXT especially appreciate… Read more »

On Thursday, President Trump signed into law an important measure to protect Hoosier coal jobs, which was passed out of Congress earlier this month. The resolution, H.J. Res. 38, nullifies a rule submitted by the Department of Interior, known as the Stream Protection Rule.  The resolution is a part of an effort by Congress to exercise its authority under the Congressional Review… Read more »

Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. released the following statement after language to protect the health benefits of retired coal miners was included in the government funding legislation:    “As the son of a retired UMWA coal miner and a physician, I’m happy that Congress has come to a temporary solution that will protect the healthcare benefits of… Read more »

Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to curb the ability of unelected bureaucrats to write legislation without the consideration of Congress: “Here in Indiana, we’ve seen firsthand the regulatory burden of an aggressive Executive Branch. The overregulation… Read more »

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act, a commonsense bill that will provide states, like Indiana, the flexibility in implementing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ozone standards.   Ozone levels have been on a constant decline since the 1980s and states are doing their best to meet standards put in place… Read more »

Members of the Indiana congressional delegation today sent a letter to Joseph Pizarchik, the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), asking the agency to comply with federal law that requires OSM to reengage with states in a meaningful way before finalizing the Stream Protection Rule (SPR). Indiana produced more than 34 million tons of coal in 2015 and… Read more »