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The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grijalva Praises Passage of Build Back Better Act, Cites Strong Environmental Provisions

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement following the House passage of the Build Back Better Act, highlighting the Act’s strong conservation provisions, including funding for climate adaptation and firefighting, drought relief, and coastal restoration similar to the provisions passed by the Committee in September.


Comer, Davis, Hice Call on Inspector General to Probe Waste, Fraud & Abuse in Federal Election Grants

News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), and Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today called on newly appointed Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Inspector...


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes key Committee priorities to combat climate change...


Crapo: Americans Must Continue to Reject IRS Bank Reporting Scheme

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on continued efforts to include a reporting scheme in the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spend legislation under which financial intermediaries report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on customer deposits and withdrawals.


News Release: Washington - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5376, which included House Committee on Natural Resources Democrats’ provisions to increase energy prices and spend millions on partisan projects. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


NOAA considers marine sanctuary off Hawaiian Islands

News Release: NOAA announced today it is initiating the process to consider designating the marine portions of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument as a national marine sanctuary. This designation would build on existing management in the marine portions of the monument by adding the conservation benefits and enhanced long-term protection of a national marine sanctuary.


African Leaders Testify on Behalf of International Conservation Efforts

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a Republican forum titled "Supporting African Communities: Highlighting International Conservation Efforts Worldwide.".


Wyden Statement on Revenue from Increased IRS Enforcement Against Wealthy Tax Cheats

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on revenue from increased IRS enforcement against wealthy tax cheats...


Energizer Atoms: JILA Researchers Find New Way to Keep Atoms Excited

News Release: JILA researchers have tricked nature by tuning a dense quantum gas of atoms to make a congested “Fermi sea," thus keeping atoms in a high-energy state, or excited, for about 10% longer than usual by delaying their normal return to the lowest-energy state. The technique might be used to improve quantum communication networks and atomic clocks.


Comer Introduces Bill to Ban Biden’s Authoritarian Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today introduced the Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021 (H.R. 6016) to ban President Biden from requiring the employees of federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $500,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Improve Broadband Access in Medina County, Texas

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the county of Medina, Texas, to improve broadband access.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Board of Control for Southern Regional Education to develop local food supply chains in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


Chairman Raskin and Rep. Wasserman-Schultz Press University of Florida for Information on Silencing of Professors and Faculty

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chair of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Committee Member Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz sent a letter to the President of the University of Florida (UF) requesting information about the university’s conflicts-of-interest policies following concerning reports that UF has prevented professors from exercising their First Amendment rights.


Norman, Comer Request Hearing with “Climate Czar” John Kerry

News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) released the following statements after sending a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney requesting Democrats convene a hearing with White...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), released following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...


NOAA and NFWF grant $39.5 million for national coastal resilience projects

News Release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA today announced $39.5 million in new grants from the National Coastal Resilience Fund offsite link (NCRF) that will support coastal resilience projects in 28 states and U.S. territories. The 49 grants announced today will generate more than $58.3 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of nearly $97.8 million.