WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-509) on the End Zuckerbucks Act (H.R. 7319), which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 501(c)(3) organizations from providing direct funding to official election organizations and to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the District of Columbia from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for the administration of a District of Columbia election. more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-509) on the End Zuckerbucks Act (H.R. 7319), which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 501(c)(3) organizations from providing direct funding to official election organizations and to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the District of Columbia from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for the administration of a District of Columbia election. more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-515) on the Bold Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7218), which aims to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to extend the program for promotion of public health knowledge and awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on May 21, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 72 more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-520) on the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness and Research and AED Training in the Schools Act (H.R. 6829), which aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation and dissemination of cardiomyopathy education, awareness and risk assessment materials and resources to identify more at-risk families and to authorize research and surveillance activities relating to card more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-518) on the Dennis John Beningo Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7208), which aims to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on May 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7208 reauthorizes Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) programs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-514) on the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7153), which aims to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on May 21, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7153 reauthorizes the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which directs the  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-526) on the NAPA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 619), which aims to extend the National Alzheimer's Project. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on May 24, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 619 reauthorizes the National Alzheimer's Project through 2035, while making changes to the project to support efforts to address Alzheimer's disease and related dem more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-512) on the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7251), which aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain poison control programs. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on May 17, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7251 reauthorizes certain poison control programs. These programs include the maintenance of the nation more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-513) on a bill (H.R. 6160) which aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on May 21, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 6160 reauthorizes the Lifespan Respite Care program for five years. Background and Need for Legislation The program reauthorized under H.R. 61 more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-519) on the a bill (H.R. 7224), which aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on May 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7224 reauthorizes the Stop, Observe, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness training program  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-525) on the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act (H.R. 3916), which aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2024 through 2028. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on May 24, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpo more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-517) on the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (H.R. H.R.7189), which aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a national congenital heart disease research, surveillance and awareness program. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, on May 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7189 reauthorizes the national congenital heart disease resear more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-524) on the Public Health Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act (H.R. 1166), which aims to enhance authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to respond to the public health emergencies, to provide additional oversight of such authorities. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on May 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Introduced on Februa more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-523) on the Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies Act (H.R. 555), which aims to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of certain medical materials essential to national defense. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on May 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Introduced on January 26, 2023, by Representative French Hill, H.R. more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-527) on a resolution recommending that the House find U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the committee. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on May 24, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary In the weeks following the February 5, 2024, release of Special Counsel Robert K. Hur's report, the three House Commi more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-527) on a resolution recommending that the House find U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the committee. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on May 24, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) The DOJ responded to the subpoena on March 7, 2024, with two productions requested by the Committees: (1) the documents ident more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-521) on the Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act (H.R. 7630), which aims to require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The report was advanced by Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, on May 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 7630 directs the Director of the National Scie more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-522) on the Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act (H.R. 7685), which aims to strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of American industry through the research and development of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of cement, concrete and asphalt production. The report was advanced by Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, on May 23, 2024. Here are exce more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-169) revising the allocations to its subcommittees for fiscal 2024. The report was advanced by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, on April 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report revising the allocations to its subcommittees for fiscal year 2024 set forth in Senate Report 118-45 (June 22, 2023) and revised in Senate Report 118-57 (July 12, 2023), Senate R more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-168) on the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act (S. 1274), which aims to permanently exempt payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. The report was advanced by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, on April 10, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose S. 1274, the Railroad Employee Equity a more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-164) on the Evapotranspiration Data Act (S. 1118), which aims to establish the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on April 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1118, as ordered reported, is to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain activities relating to evapotranspiration  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-166) on the Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act (S. 1955), which aims to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to authorize expenditures for the conduct of certain water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake basin. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on April 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 1955 is to amend the Central Utah Proje more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-165) on the Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act (S. 1662), which aims to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in Wyoming. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on April 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1662 is to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Mi more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-163) on the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act (S. 2581), which aims to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on April 8, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Background and Need Congress has authorized payments to States and counties containing federally-owned land for more than 100 years to  more ST