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By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) are seeking information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on steps being taken to reduce an alarming number of sexual harassment and misconduct reports.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the Dream Act, spoke on the Senate floor about the urgency of passing the Dream Act before the end of the year to protect Dreamers from deportation.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05) today introduced the Corporate Crime Database Act, bicameral legislation that requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on federal corporate criminal enforcement actions.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Protection hearing titled, “Examining the Competitive Impact of the Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Transaction.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Jonathan James Canada Grey, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; Julia E. Kobick, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Rita F. Lin, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California; Ramon Ernesto Reyes, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York; James Edward Simmons, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California; and Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nominations of Anthony Devos Johnstone, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Maria Araújo Kahn, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit; and Julie Rikelman, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
U.S. Rep Jim Jordan of Champaign County is targeting newly-confirmed U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Steve Dettelbach over new gun rules that Jordan calls “a deliberate attempt to usurp the authority of Congress and infringe on American citizens’ fundamental Second Amendment rights.”
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
The FBI has received a series of written questions from a top Republican over the bureau’s handling of “secret informants” on the heels of “bogus information” being obtained from sources and in the wake of a bombshell report on the program’s underlying problems, the Washington Examiner has learned
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio is sending a renewed set of requests to four current and former government officials on Thursday, providing a window into how the highest-ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee is zeroing in on his first top targets ahead of the next Congress when he obtains subpoena power.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today issued the following statement after the Senate passed his Respect for Marriage Act (HR 8404):
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Today Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security Rep. John Katko (R-NY) and Chair of the House Republican Conference Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced legislation to provide behavioral health support to frontline U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel who are bearing the brunt of the Biden administration’s crisis along the Southwest border. Supported by the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), the CBP Behavioral Health Act would provide much-needed support for the men and women who work to keep our nation safe and borders secure by expanding their access to behavioral health resources.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) to help protect the health and safety of firefighters and emergency responders from PFAS exposure has passed the House
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (MI) to designate the post office located at 404 US-41 North in Baraga County, Michigan as the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office,” has been signed into law.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “U.S. Coast Guard’s Leadership on Arctic Safety, Security, and Environmental Responsibility.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statements after the House passed H.J. Res. 100 to impose the Railway Labor Tentative Agreement and also voted to add seven days of sick leave for railroaders to the agreement.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Today Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statements during House Floor debate on H.J. Res. 100, imposing the Railway Labor Tentative Agreements:
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Aviation Subcommittee Rick Larsen (D-WA) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Nolen expressing their concern over the FAA’s decision to allow certain airline dispatchers to continue to work remotely.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) implementation.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) voted to advance several nominations during a committee business meeting: Shailen P. Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) by voice vote, Beth Prichard Geer to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by a vote of 11-9, and Juan Eduardo Sanchez to be Federal Cochairperson of the Southwest Border Regional Commission by voice vote.
By Press release submission | Dec 4, 2022
On November 30, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to examine private sector perspectives on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
