NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- ABC News, a news division of Walt Disney Television, issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2021: ABC News will kick off Women's History Month with its new podcast In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson, co-produced with Best Case Studios and hosted by author Julia Sweig. Drawn from over 123 hours of the former first lady's mostly unheard daily audio diaries, the podcast presents a surprising and original portrait of Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson, told in her own words. The se more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44974) on Feb. 23, 2021, entitled "Ethics Pledges and Other Executive Branch Appointee Restrictions Since 1993: Historical Perspective, Current Practices, and Options for Change" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus: Summary On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13989 on ethics. E.O. 13989 created an ethics pledge for executive branch appointees and provided for the ad more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news: Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), together with the company's charitable foundation, will contribute $1 million to the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a national civil rights organization with the mission to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law. The grant is part of the company's social justice fund created last year in response to the death of George Floyd and ot more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on Feb. 25, 2021: * * * The House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, H.R.5, today, landmark legislation that would explicitly clarify LGBTQ+ people are covered under federal civil rights laws and strengthen public accommodation laws. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: "Today more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 425) to "require States to establish complete streets programs." The bill was introduced on Feb. 24 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or in state at 975 President John F. Ke more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 432) to "direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a pilot program to award grants for the electrification of certain refrigerated vehicles." The bill was introduced on Feb. 24. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or in state  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 475) to amend title 5, U.S. Code, "to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday." The bill was introduced on Feb. 25 and has 54 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Tina Smith, D-Minn., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Richard Burr, R-N.C., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Dianne F more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 433) to "establish the National Office of New Americans, to reduce obstacles to U.S. citizenship, to support the integration of immigrants into the social, cultural, economic, and civic life of the U.S." The bill was introduced on Feb. 24 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For mo more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 424) to "establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples." The bill was introduced on Feb. 24 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Chr more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 423) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks." The bill was introduced on Feb. 24 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For mo more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 431) to amend title 23, U.S. Code, "to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions." The bill was introduced on Feb. 24 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif. The legislation was referred  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 434) to "seek a diplomatic resolution to Iran's nuclear program." The bill was introduced on Feb. 24 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. The l more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 430) to "direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass evacuations." The bill was introduced on Feb. 24 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building more ST