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5 House Members Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Mothers and Their Infants Affected by the Opioid Epidemic (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06)led Representatives Trone, Kuster, Thompson, and Guthrie to introduce the bipartisan Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2021 to support mothers and their infants who are born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS).
This legislation improves the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to better respond to the devasta more PR
Rep. Budd Leads N.C. Delegation Bill to Expedite Rev. Billy Graham Statue in U.S. Capitol (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021:
Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC), along with Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, and Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D., Richard Hudson, Dan Bishop, David Rouzer, and Madison Cawthorn proposed a resolution to expedite the installation of the statue of the Reverend William Franklin ''Billy'' Graham, Jr. into the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.
Two steps remain in the process of placing the statue in the Capitol, more PR
Rep. Foxx Issues Statement on RISE Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following opening statement on Nov. 10, 2021, at a committee markup of the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891):
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"H.R. 5891, or the RISE Act, is a targeted and balanced bill meant to improve our retirement system. Through this bipartisan effort, Committee Republicans and Democrats are uniting to make the future of r more PR
Rep. Foxx: House Labor Committee Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Workers' Access to Secure Retirement (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021:
The Education and Labor Committee voted to advance the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891), a bipartisan bill to help more workers save and prepare for retirement.
The legislation--led by Education and Labor Committee Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott more PR
Rep. McHenry Introduces Bill to Protect America Critical Financial Infrastructure From Ransomware Attacks (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021:
The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), introduced the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act. By deterring hackers and setting commonsense guardrails for financial institutions to respond to ransomware attacks, this legislation will protect the critical financial inf more PR
Rep. McHenry Introduces Bill to Protect America's Critical Financial Infrastructure From Ransomware Attacks (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act. By deterring hackers and setting commonsense guiderails for financial institutions to respond to ransomware attacks, this legislation will protect the critical financial infrastructure that makes daily economic activity possible.
"Ransomware p more PR
Reps. Foxx, Jacobs Call on CDC to Encourage National Test-to-Stay Option for U.S. (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021:
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-NY) led a letter with Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) calling for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to provide guidance on a test-to-stay option for unvaccinated students exposed to C more PR
Reps. Murphy, Courtney Reintroduce Bipartisan Veteran HOPE Act to Combat Opioid Epidemic (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021:
This morning, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) came together to reintroduce H.R. 5938, the bipartisan Veteran Heroin Overdose Prevention Act (HOPE) Act to confront the opioid crisis in the veteran community.
If passed, the Veteran HOPE Act would direct the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a review of veteran d more PR
Reps. Ross, Meijer Introduce Resolution to Designate November 10th as 'National Science Day' (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021:
Yesterday, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Peter Meijer (MI-03) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate November 10th as "National Science Day." This national observance would provide an opportunity to recognize and celebrate American scientific achievements and inspire the next generation to continue this honorable and vital tradition.
"It is past time for us to pro more PR
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Sets Nov. 17 Legislative Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, 2021, at 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
* S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act
* H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021
* H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
* H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act more PR
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