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News Release: Washington D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, introduced the Strategic EV Management Act to streamline the process of recycling and reusing vehicle batteries from the federal fleet of electric vehicles and move the United States closer to energy independence.


New research backs improved translations of weather forecasts for U.S. Spanish speakers

News Release: New NOAA-funded social science research published online today in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society shows that the Spanish words currently used by NOAA’s National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for tornado warnings do not carry the same level of urgency...


Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 22

There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 22.


Nominations to the Marine Mammal Scientific Review Groups discussed on Sept. 22 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There was activity on five bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on Sept. 22.


Notice published on Sept. 22 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rep. Armstrong: H.R. 8542 Will Endanger People’s Lives & Make America Less Safe

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), a Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led floor debate in opposition to H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act of 2022, which would make our communities less safe. As he said today, this bill will “endanger the mental health professional, the suspect, the person experiencing a mental health crisis, and the person who called 911."


McMorris Rodgers, Westerman Lead Legislation Strengthening American Supply Chains

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act. U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) joined the bill as original cosponsors.





Neal, Brady Praise Committee Passage of Home Visiting and Mental Health Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) applauded the Committee’s passage of home visiting and mental health legislation...


There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 21.


House Passes Three Republican Bills Conserving Historic, Scenic Areas

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three Republican bills under suspension of the rules. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


Census Bureau Releases 2020 State and Local Government Finance Summary Brief

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released a summary brief and chart from the 2020 State and Local Government Finance survey. This report highlights changes in revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings for the state and local government finance combined estimates.



The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency Awards $4.7 Million in Funding to Strengthen Business Centers Across U.S.

News Release: Additional funding from Biden Administration brings total up to $37 million to bolster services that will help minority-owned businesses expand and prosper across 34 states Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is extending an award for $4.72 million in federal funding to strengthen and expand its national network of business centers.


Chair Grijalva Statement on Release of Bill Text for Dirty Permitting Rider

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the release of text for Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.V.) permitting rider that is proposed to be included in the must-pass Continuing Resolution to fund the government.


Committee Democrats Block Government Oversight Requests

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources reconvened a markup and held votes on the five Resolutions of Inquiry (ROIs) submitted by Republican committee members. Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.