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There are three releases scheduled to be published on July 25.


At Subcommittee Hearing, Witnesses Emphasize Importance of Workplace Flexibility to Build Strong Federal Workforce

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing to examine the necessary actions to recruit and retain top talent in the federal government and to rebuild, strengthen, and transform the federal workforce to meet the needs of the country in the 21st century.


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


There was activity on six bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on July 21.


How politicians on Natural Resources Committee dealt with bills on July 21

There was activity on two bills related to the Natural Resources Committee on July 21.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing on the future of the federal workforce by emphasizing how federal workforce policies under the Biden Administration are a platform for a left-wing agenda. He noted that Democrats continue to push the...


Ways and Means Committee and the bills it addressed on July 21

There was activity on four bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on July 21.


Pallone Floor Statement on the Right to Contraception Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act...


Commerce Department discusses Marine Mammals; File No. 26329 on July 21

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


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks about H.R. 8373, the Democrats’ “Payouts for Planned Parenthood Act."


There was activity on five bills related to the Finance Committee on July 21.



News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after Committee members voted to pass H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) by a vote of 53-2...


Release: I am delighted to welcome you to the 2022 Supply Chain Ministerial Forum.


DOC grant application closes on Sept. 30

FY23 Cooperative Research Program (CRP) grant opened on July 21.


News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo co-hosted a Supply Chain Ministerial Forum July 19-20, 2022, to further build cooperation with stakeholders and key partner nations on supply chains.


News Release: Washington D.C - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s full Committee markup on several bills protecting Americans and their data, including the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which will give Americans more control over their personal information online than any other law in existence.


Wyden Statement on U.S. Requesting Consultations Over Mexico’s Protectionist, Fossil Fuel-Promoting Energy Policies

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the United States requesting dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to help build a new 232-stall parking lot to serve the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 22.