Murkowski, Cortez Masto, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Electric Grid Security

Murkowski, Cortez Masto, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Electric Grid Security

  Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act (SECURE Grid Act), bipartisan legislation to empower states to fully assess the risks to their electric grids, from extreme weather to cyber threats and other vulnerabilities. Every […]

Murkowski, Warren, Grijalva Reintroduce Bill to Enhance Child Abuse Prevention in Tribal Communities

Murkowski, Warren, Grijalva Reintroduce Bill to Enhance Child Abuse Prevention in Tribal Communities

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) alongside Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-7) reintroduced the American Indian and Alaska Native Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (AI/AN CAPTA). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to strengthen resources available to Tribal nations working […]

Murkowski, Coons introduce legislation to protect Americans from credit repair scams

Murkowski, Coons introduce legislation to protect Americans from credit repair scams

  Washington, DC—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Ending Scam Credit Repair Act (ESCRA) today to crack down on fraudulent credit repair organizations that exploit consumers with high fees, false promises, and deceptive practices. Credit repair organizations (CROs) often claim they can improve a consumer’s credit score by disputing negative […]

Senate Unanimously Passes Sullivan-Whitehouse Bill to Combat Illegal Foreign Seafood Harvest

Senate Unanimously Passes Sullivan-Whitehouse Bill to Combat Illegal Foreign Seafood Harvest

  WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) celebrated the Senate’s recent unanimous passage of their Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act. The FISH Act would combat foreign illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by blacklisting offending vessels from U.S. ports and waters, bolstering the U.S. Coast Guard’s enforcement capabilities and partnerships, […]