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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The President has signed into law three bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to significantly strengthen our nation’s cybersecurity. The new laws will increase cybersecurity coordination...


Peters and Portman Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity Coordination with State and Local Governments Signed into Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to promote stronger cybersecurity coordination between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and state...


Chair DeLauro Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2023 funding bill.


FEMA Seeking Public Comment on Alerting and Notification Plan in the Commonwealth of Virginia

News Release: Alerting and Notification exercise scheduled for the North Anna Power Station and Surry Power Station.


Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2023 Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA Funding Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released its reports accompanying the fiscal year 2023 Homeland Security and Financial Services and General Government appropriations bills.


TSA at Boise Airport discovers 21st firearm of 2022 in travelers carry-on luggage

Release: BOISE, Idaho - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the Boise Airport (BOI) detected an unloaded 9 mm Taurus PT709 handgun in the carry-on luggage of a female passenger ticketed for travel to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This occurred around 4:10 a.m. MDT Thursday during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill on a 31 to 26 vote.


Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month

News Release: In observance of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, we can become more aware of what PTSD is and what we can do to help. Awareness of PTSD can help prepare you to support others and care for your own needs in the face of trauma.


Release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Defense bill.


Chair DeLauro Opening Statement at First Fiscal Year 2023 Full Committee Markup

Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for fiscal year 2023, known as 302(b)s.


Appropriations Committee Releases Reports for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation funds agencies and programs in the Departments of Commerce and Justice, as well as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation.


News Release: As summer officially kicks off, many people are preparing to travel for vacations, to visit loved ones, or for business. To make these trips seamless and safer, the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is developing, implementing, and ensuring the effectiveness of cutting-edge screening equipment...


TSA offers advice to travelers departing Syracuse Hancock International Airport this summer

Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the jump in travel out of Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) as passenger volume picks up ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend and into the remainder of the summer.


Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the uptick in travel out of Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) as passenger volume picks up ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend and into the remainder of the summer.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released its reports accompanying the fiscal year 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.


Chair DeLauro Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Subcommittee Allocations

Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved allocations, known as 302(b)s, for its 12 subcommittees for fiscal year 2023 on a vote of 31 to 26.


Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Fiscal Year 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation funds agencies and programs in the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Education.


News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Wellesley College for the cost of testing students, faculty and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - Residents and businesses in Corte Madera will now be eligible for an additional five percent discount-up from 15 to 20 percent-on their flood insurance premiums thanks to local mitigation efforts.


Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the National Institutes of Health's fiscal year 2020 budget request.