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News Release: House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chair Mike Thompson announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Examining the Economic Impact of Federal Infrastructure Investment" on Tuesday, February 15th, at 2:00 p.m EST.


News Release: Below are Ranking Member Comer’s remarks as prepared for delivery.


Wyden Calls on IRS To End Use of Facial Recognition For Online Accounts

News Release: Dear Commissioner Rettig: I write to urge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to reverse its recently announced implementation of facial recognition screening software for Americans who wish to access their historical tax documents online. The IRS does not use facial recognition for tax filing or to...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced the new Subcommittee Ranking Member for the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.


Census Bureau Update on 2016–2020 American Community Survey  (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

News Release: On March 17, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the standard, full suite of 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data products-down to the block group level. Following pandemic-related data collection disruptions, the Census Bureau revised its methodology to reduce nonresponse bias in data...


Neal Praises Upcoming Availability of No-Cost COVID-19 Tests for Medicare Beneficiaries

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s announcement that beginning in early spring, Medicare beneficiaries will be able to get eight over-the-counter Covid-19 tests per month for no cost...


New Benchmark Could Improve Detection of Genetic Variants Linked to Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Other Diseases

News Release: The stretches of DNA that differ from person to person, called variants, are a major part of what makes us unique, but they can also put us at greater risk of disease. Although we can currently spell out between 80% and 90% of the millions that are in the human genome, the remaining variants may hold clues for treating an array of diseases. Today the list of variants yet to be decoded has shrunk sizably.


News Release: Following passage of the House’s America COMPETES Act, industry leaders applauded Congress for taking a critical step forward in getting the President’s proposed $52 billion in chips funding signed into law. Passage of the bill followed the release of an alarming report by the Department of Commerce earlier this month regarding the semiconductor chip shortage.


News Release: Today, following House’s passage of the America COMPETES Act to rebuild the domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry, strengthen supply chains, and invest in critical research, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement: I want to thank the House of Representatives ...


Release: I want to thank the House of Representatives for passing the America COMPETES Act today. This bill is essential to our economy, our workers, and will unleash the next generation on innovation and scientific advancement in the United States.


“CHIPS for America Act (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S512-S515 on Feb. 3


What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 4?

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 4?

The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page proposed rule on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Week ending Feb. 5: 59 notices published by Commerce Department

There were 59 notices published by the Commerce Department in week ending Feb. 5, according to the Federal Register.


Notice published by Commerce Department on Feb. 4

The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.