WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20643) on Jan. 27, 2022, entitled "Navy Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke: * * * Summary The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, and CVN-81 are the first four ships in the Navy's new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). The Navy's proposed FY2022 budget requests $2,659.5 million (i.e., about $2.7 billion) in procurement fundi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33225) on Jan. 28, 2022, entitled "Supreme Court Nominations, 1789 to 2020: Actions by the Senate, the Judiciary Committee, and the President": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Nominations Not Reported Out of Committee Of the 120 Supreme Court nominations referred to the Judiciary Committee since its establishment, 9 were not reported by the committee to the Senate./34 Although six of the nominees were never confirmed to the Court,/35 the other  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced the Heating and Cooling Relief Act (S. 3535) "to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to increase the availability of heating and cooling assistance." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The full text of the bill is avai more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3582) to "establish an Independent Counsel on Pernicious Political Activities." The bill was introduced on Feb. 3 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New S more ST