On the Hill News on Federal Newswire

Latest News


On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today reintroduced the Economic and Commercial Opportunities and Networks Act (ECON Act), to strengthen economic and commercial diplomacy.


Ranking Member Risch Welcomes Foreign Relations Committee Spring 2023 Interns
On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently welcomed four new committee interns for the spring term.


On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s “general license" related to Syria. The move undermines longstanding U.S. policy under both Republican and Democrat administrations, including this administration’s comments this week.


On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairmen Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Mike Turner (R-OH) sent a second batch of letters to intelligence officials about the public statement signed in October 2020 that attempted to discredit the New York Post’s reporting about Hunter Biden and said it was the product of Russian disinformation.


On the Hill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS) decision to add six companies to the Entity List after learning of their involvement with the Chinese Communist...


On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today reintroduced the American Values Act, legislation to permanently enact and expand existing prohibitions on the use of U.S. foreign assistance to pay for the performance or promotion of abortion services overseas.



Barrasso Welcomes Senator Hawley to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
On the Hill

Barrasso Welcomes Senator Hawley to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee




Manchin, Cruz and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Block Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to China
On the Hill

Manchin, Cruz and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Block Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to China



Manchin, Committee Examine the Department of Energy’s Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
On the Hill

Manchin, Committee Examine the Department of Energy’s Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act


Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Invest in Non-Lithium Energy Storage Solutions
On the Hill

Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Invest in Non-Lithium Energy Storage Solutions


ICYMI: Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Revisit Copper for Listing as a Critical Mineral
On the Hill

ICYMI: Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Revisit Copper for Listing as a Critical Mineral



Manchin, Committee Approve Expenditure Authorization and Rule Change for the 118th Congress
On the Hill

Manchin, Committee Approve Expenditure Authorization and Rule Change for the 118th Congress


Chair Rodgers: Next-gen Satellite Technologies Must be Developed in America, not China
On the Hill

Chair Rodgers: Next-gen Satellite Technologies Must be Developed in America, not China


Chairs Rodgers, Griffith, and Guthrie Launch E&C’s 118th Congress COVID-19 Origins Investigation
On the Hill

Chairs Rodgers, Griffith, and Guthrie Launch E&C’s 118th Congress COVID-19 Origins Investigation


Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Remarks on the Evolving Satellite Communications Industry
On the Hill

Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Remarks on the Evolving Satellite Communications Industry