WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-553) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, on June 14, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Overview The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), now in its 21st year of operation, has grown to over 260,000 employees, making it the third largest Fede more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-553) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 5) Border Patrol Supervisory Positions.--The Committee continues to support efforts to hire additional Border Patrol Agents. As CBP continues to addre more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-553) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 5) Notice to Appear Wait Times.--ICE shall continue providing the Committee with Notice to Appear wait times and backlogs on a monthly basis, delineat more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-553) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 3 of 5) Post-Quantum Cryptography.--The Committee recognizes the importance of FCEB agencies building robust and accurate cryptographic inventories to supp more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-553) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 4 of 5) Notifications should provide complete explanations of proposed funding reallocations, including detailed justifications for increases and offsets;  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-546) on the Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy Applications Act (H.R. 3299), which aims to require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form 299s. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on June 7, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND S more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-545) on the Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy Applications Act (H.R. 3283), which aims to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to report to Congress on any barriers to establishing online portals to accept, process and dispose of certain Form 299s. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Was more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Homeland Security Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-544) on the Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act (H.R. 7832), which aims to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan to identify, integrate and deploy new, innovative, disruptive or other emerging or advanced technologies to enhance, or address capability gaps in, border security operations. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, on June 7, 2024. Here are excerpts more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Homeland Security Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-543) on the Subterranean Border Defense Act (H.R. 7404), which aims to require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, on June 7, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary This legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide annual reports on counter-illicit cross-border tunnel operations. more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-559) on House resolution (H.Res. 1316), which provides for consideration of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal 2025 (H.R. 8774). The report was advanced by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, on June 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8774, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, under a structured rul more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-559) on House resolution (H.Res. 1316), which provides for consideration of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal 2025 (H.R. 8774). The report was advanced by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, on June 25, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 19. Greene (GA): Prohibits funding for Ukraine. (10 minutes) 20. Greene (GA): Prohibits funding for USAID. (10 minutes) 21. Hageman (WY): Prohibits funds for t more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-551) on House resolution (H.Res. 1287) providing for consideration of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8070). The report was advanced by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, on June 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and Nation more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-551) on House resolution (H.Res. 1287) providing for consideration of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8070). The report was advanced by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, on June 11, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 217. Scott, Austin (GA): Requires a report from the Chief of Naval Operations, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, on recom more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-547) on the Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act (H.R. 7988), which aims to amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on June 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Bill Summary On April 15, 2024, Rep. Stauber, along with Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez, int more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-549) on the Real-Time Benefit Tool Implementation Act (H.R. 7512), which aims to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure implementation of real-time benefit tools under part D of the Medicare program. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on June 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary This bill will provide a firm implementation  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-550) on the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act (H.R. 7890), which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude vehicles the batteries of which contain materials sourced from prohibited foreign entities from the clean vehicle credit. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on June 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-548) on the Kidney Patient Access to Technologically Innovative and Essential Nephrology Treatments Act (H.R. 5074), which aims to amend the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to delay implementation of the inclusion of oral-only ESRD-related drugs in the Medicare ESRD prospective payment system. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on June 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY A more ST

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-178) on a bill (S. 3045), which aims to transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain federal lands in California. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on May 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 3045 is to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction between the National Park Service and the Forest Service over certain federa more ST

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-184) on the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (S. 1254), which aims to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on June 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * more ST

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-185) on the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act (S. 1348), which aims to redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in Wyoming. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on June 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1348 is to designate land within certain wilderness study areas in the State of Wyoming as components of the National Wilder more ST

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-180) on the Winnebago Land Transfer Act (H.R. 1240), which aims to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on June 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of H.R. 1240 is to transfe more ST