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Dozens of House Republicans lined up on the House floor Tuesday to call for a vote on GOP-backed legislation that would tie school funding to reopening plans.

The effort, led by first-term lawmaker Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), came as House lawmakers were set to debate the rule for a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that's expected to pass along party lines Wednesday.

"I seek unanimous consent to call up  H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our kids out from behind screens and back in the classroom," Hinson said.

Call it a political cease fire in local Congressional Politics. 1st District Congresswoman Ashley Hinson addressed the Iowa First District Democrats' quarterly meeting on Sunday. The meeting, held virtually, featured statements from top Iowa Democrats including new Chairman and State Representative Ross Wilburn, and Iowa's only Democrat in Congress, Rep. Cindy Axne.

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, announced she is co-sponsoring three pieces of legislation that will give small businesses certainty and help families save money.

Those bills are the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, the Emergency Savings Account Act, and the Small Business Emergency Savings Account Act. Hinson says these bills will help both small businesses and families recover from the financial toll of the pandemic.

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, today toured Crescent Community Health Center, which is precisely the type of provider she hopes will play a larger role in COVID-19 vaccination moving forward.

According to CEO Gary Collins, the Dubuque health center has administered vaccine doses to its own staff, as well as at least 200 doses to other area health care workers not affiliated with the larger hospitals or clinics. But Crescent staff members have made their plans to play a larger role in the process.

 First Congressional District Representative Ashley Hinson stopped by the Iowa Derecho Relief Center to tour their new location on Jan. 26.

The freshman Republican said she had a busy start in Washington but is excited to be back in her district.

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson has been selected to serve on the House Appropriations Committee, which has vast control over how federal funds are spent.

The Marion Republican is the first freshman from Iowa’s 1st Congressional District to land a seat on Appropriations.

As a member of the committee, Hinson said she would “fight for priorities that matter to Iowans and rural America, ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly, push back on Democrats’ liberal agenda and bring some desperately needed transparency to government spending.”