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Wyden Reintroduces Comprehensive Bill to End Homelessness and Tackle Housing Affordability Crisis
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today reintroduced the Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act, legislation to make a landmark investment to house all people experiencing homelessness, tackle the housing affordability crisis by increasing supply, and expand homeownership opportunities, especially for young people, by creating a new down payment tax credit for first-time homebuyers.
The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
News Release: The Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are leading extraordinary global efforts in 2023 to advance our vision of a free, open, secure, and prosperous world and to deliver on the issues that matter most to the lives and livelihoods of Americans. The President’s Fiscal ...
On the Hill
Manchin Responds to Podesta Comments on the Role of Chinese Companies in US Energy Expansion
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following comments made by White House senior adviser John Podesta that Chinese companies will be “big players" in growing domestic energy production using the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Chips and Science Act.
Homeland Security Department discusses Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Cybersecurity Measures for Surface Modes on March 9
The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
On the Hill
Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of 20 Pieces of Legislation to Secure our Energy Future and Competitive Edge
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on 20 pieces of legislation.
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In the Heartland, Ways and Means Committee Listens to Working Americans’ Struggles in Biden Economy
News Release: YUKON, OK - Two days before President Biden releases his budget to the American people, the Ways and Means Committee held its second field hearing in Yukon, Oklahoma to hear directly from working Americans about the state of the American economy in the heartland. Working Oklahomans told the committee...
Agriculture Department discusses Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling on March 9
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
On the Hill
McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing Examining Admin’s Disastrous Evacuation From Afghanistan
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing examining the administration’s disastrous emergency evacuation from Afghanistan.
Workplace Safety
Next generation: US Department of Labor promotes safety to newest generation of construction workforce during Atlanta career expo in March
News Release: ATLANTA - Professionals from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration are participating in the 2023 Atlanta Construction Ready Career Expo - geared toward students from Georgia's middle, high and tech schools - to highlight the importance of on-the-job safety to the industry's next generation of workers.
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Subcommittee Chairs Duncan and Johnson Opening Statements at Full Committee Markup
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.
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Wyden and Crapo Call on Biden Administration to Fight EU Digital Trade Policies that Discriminate against U.S. Workers and Employers
News Release: Dear President Biden: We write to raise our continuing concern with the European Union’s (EU) digital agenda, which discriminates against U.S. companies and U.S. workers. It is imperative that you press the EU to ensure the discriminatory aspects of these digital proposals are removed as the United...
Workplace Safety
US Department of Labor, Operating Engineers Local 150 renew alliance for workplace place safety, training in union's apprenticeship program
News Release: US Department of Labor, Operating Engineers Local 150 renew alliance
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Statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the RESTRICT Act
News Release: The Justice Department today issued the following statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the RESTRICT Act
Commerce Department discusses In the Matter of: Edgar Ariel Bernal-Gonzalez, 11932 Lake June Road, Balch Springs, TX 75180; Order Denying Export Privileges on March 9
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
On the Hill
Chair Rodgers: Our C&T Bills Will Unleash American Innovation and Help us Beat China
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup of 13 bills.
Land
NPS Using BIL Funds to Reclaim Thousands of ‘Abandoned’ and ‘Orphaned’ Wells Throughout Parks
News Release: The National Trails System invites your family to #sParkCuriosity by completing the national trails’ Junior Ranger Programs ! As Junior Rangers, children can explore some of the national scenic and historic trails that make up the National Trails System, spanning across all 50 states and more than 55,000...
Environment & Science
Approved At-Sea Monitoring and Electronic Monitoring Providers for Groundfish Sectors
Approved At-Sea Monitoring and Electronic Monitoring Providers for Groundfish Sectors
On the Hill
EPA Announces Nearly $180 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades for the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (March 9th, 2023) –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $176,868,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the states; Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas for this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The funding will support ...
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President Biden’s $4.7 Trillion Tax Hike Proposal: Small Businesses Must Send a Bigger Check to Washington
News Release: President Biden’s $4.7 Trillion Tax Hike Proposal: Small Businesses Must Send a Bigger Check to Washington.
Notice of Request for Clearance of a New Information Collection: Electric Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (eVIUS) discussed on March 9 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
On the Hill
Carper Introduces Legislation to Reauthorize the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act
News Release: WILMINGTON, DEL. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.), today reintroduced bicameral legislation to reauthorize the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act (DRBCA).
Public Safety
TSA using state-of-the art identity verification technology, accepting mobile driver licenses at SLC security checkpoint
Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has deployed the next generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) to verify the identity of travelers.
On the Hill
Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.
On the Hill
Risch, Menendez, Shaheen, Hagerty Applaud SFRC Approval of Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act of 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in releasing the below statements on the committee passage of their Supporting ...
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Justice Department Achieves Settlement with the Former Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo to Relocate Animals to Locations in the Continental United States
News Release: The Justice Department and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on behalf of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice and the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have reached an agreement to ensure the health and safety of the animals housed at the former Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo ...