WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Clean Slate Act to remove barriers to housing, employment for millions of Americans Clean Slate Act is based on successful PA law passed in 2018, would expand to Americans nationwide Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to give millions of Americans a "clean slate" by sealing the criminal records of low-level and non-violent offenders who h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: ALBANY, Ga. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, is delighted to announce that Open Arms Inc., a nonprofit organization in Albany, GA, has been awarded a federal grant of $245,709 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help provide emergency housing and emotional support to youth that do not have a place to liv more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: MACON, Ga. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Macon-Bibb County has been awarded $5,630,440 as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Discretionary Grant Program. The SS4A program grants go directly to local communities for implementation, planning, and demonstration projects driven at the local level to impro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) is proud to highlight critical grant funding from the Department of Justice to the City of Kansas City to support the essential services provided through the Municipal Court's Adult Drug Court Program. Today, the Department announced it would be awarding a number of grants nationwide to support community safety and recovery support more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.)today announced $15,601,420 in U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) funding for the State of Maryland to provide financial assistance and support services to crime victims. The grants are provided through the DOJ Office of Justic more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $10,698,764 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funding for 11 Maryland projects to protect and restore water quality, species and habitats in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. "Maryland's ecological an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Pat Ryan Announces October Schedule for C.A.R.E.S. Van Events Constituent Advocacy Resources Empowerment Services (C.A.R.E.S.) Van's October events will bring assistance with federal agencies to communities across NY-18 Today, Congressman Pat Ryan announced the schedule of events for his mobile office, the Constituent Advocacy Resources Empowerment Services (C.A.R.E.S.) Van for the month of Octob more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP)(link is external) announce two federal grants totaling more than $1.39 million for Northeast Ohio non-profits serving constituents in need. Project Lift Behavioral Health Services will receive a grant of $749,848 for their Empowered Transitions program to address the root causes of youth violence, reduce recid more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [CHICAGO, IL] U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $222,400 in federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts through the ArtsHERE grant program for two Illinois organizations. Free Spirit Media, which works with young creators primarily from the West and South sides of Chicago, will receive $110,000 for their Reimagining Evaluat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: President Biden signed the SIREN Reauthorization Act into law yesterday, extending funding for SIREN Act grants to support fire and EMS agencies in rural communities Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today praised President Biden for signing their bipartisan SIREN Reaut more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $222,400 in federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts through the ArtsHERE grant program for two Illinois organizations. Free Spirit Media, which works with young creators primarily from the West and South sides of Chicago, will receive $110,000 for their Reimagining Evaluation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) , along with U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (NE-01) and Adrian Smith (NE-03), introduced legislation to support rural hospitals. The Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024 grants rural hospitals flexibility when choosing reimbursement models so they have greater financial sustainability. Currently, hospitals designated as Critical Access Hospitals (CA more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) this week introduced the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDPA) Reauthorization Act, renewing a yearslong bipartisan effort to protect and improve outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system. The bill reauthorizes key delinquency prevention programs, empowers community stakeholders and bolsters federal protections for incar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: BOWLING GREEN, KY Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced a $3.64 million federal grant for the City of Bowling Green to improve the Riverfront Park from the National Parks Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program. "I'm pleased to announce that the City of Bowling Green has been awarded a federal grant to develop the Riverfront Park along the Barren River. This new park will be a center for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Legislation will cut reliance on China for critical minerals essential to our national security, energy, and emerging tech Senators John Hickenlooper, Lindsey Graham, Chris Coons, and Todd Young introduced the bipartisan Critical Materials Future Act to establish a pilot program for the Department of Energy to financially support domestic critical mineral processing projects. "China is rivaling Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion released the following testimony by Lee Reiners, a lecturing fellow at Duke University, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Dazed and Confused: Breaking Down the SEC's Politicized Approach to Digital Assets." SEC is the Securities and Exchange Commission. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Policymakers and market participants have already identified potential points of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Charles Crain, vice president of domestic policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, from a Sept. 10, 2024, hearing entitled "The Fall of ESG: Scrutinizing the Failed Use of Environmental, Social, & Governance Standards and the Influence of Proxy Advisors": * * * Good afternoon Chairman Huizenga, Ranking Member Green, and members of the Subcommittee on more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion released the following testimony by Michael E. Liftik, a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Dazed and Confused: Breaking Down the SEC's Politicized Approach to Digital Assets." SEC is the Securities and Exchange Commission. * * * Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for invitin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding information about DHS's failure to comply with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's requests for federal citizenship information to verify the citizenship status of registered Ohio voters. As Ohio's more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Jim Schultz, president of the Minnesota Private Business Council, from a Sept. 11, 2024, hearing entitled "The Consequences of Soft-On-Crime Policies": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I am here today because I believe it is immensely important that Americans be told a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following written testimony by T. Joseph Mattingly II, vice chair of research at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, from a Sept. 11, 2024, hearing entitled "The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers": * * * SUMMARY OF REMARKS Chairman Massie, Ranking Member Correa, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss the role of Pharmacy Ben more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce released the following testimony by Bob Fenton, regional administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Region 9, from a Sept. 4, 2024, hearing entitled "Assessing the Federal Government's Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires": * * * Chairman Sessions, Representatives Tokuda and Case, and Members of the Committee: My name is Bob Fenton, and I am the Region more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, Governor Ned Lamont, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and the Housatonic Valley Association, announced the successful protection of 1,364 acres of watershed lands in the Town of Winchester. This is the largest conservation project to leverage federal funding from more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Lawmakers announce bill during National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, observed in September Today, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Danny Davis (D-Ill.), and Alma Adams (D-N.C.), alongside U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), reintroduced the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Centers Act, legislation to improve access to care for Americans living with sickle cell disease more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Legislation would boost detection of illegal drug smuggling by air, sea, rail & road Bill gains backing by Narcotics Officers, Major City Chiefs, Forensic Science Labs, State Criminal Investigative Agencies, HIDTA Leaders Commerce Committee Democrats, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced legis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $15,601,420 in U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) funding for the State of Maryland to provide financial assistance and support services to crime victims. The grants are provided through the DOJ Office of Jus more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Hank Johnson (D-GA) in introducing the Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act of 2024 (SASIDA). This legislation would authorize grants to expand emotional support services for sexual abuse survivors in prisons, jails, and detention facilities. "There are no words to describe the horrors  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05) joined 31 other members of Congress in reintroducing the Student Food Security Act of 2024, bicameral legislation to address food insecurity faced by college students across America. College students often face strict limits on their abili more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Labor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) Subcommittee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, alongside U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) celebrated $29,890,890 in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants heading to New Hampshire  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongsideU.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, alongside celebrated $29,890,890 in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants heading to New Hampshire to help address the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis. "Far too many communities and families  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation celebrated $29,890,890 in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants heading to New Hampshire to help address the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis. The SOR program is pivotal in providing communities and states with the federal resources necessary to combat the substance use disorder epidemic. "The opioid and addiction epidemic continues to impact families in New Hampshire and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) recommended Pastor Darin Wood of The First Baptist Church of Midland to serve as a Guest Chaplain and deliver a morning prayer to open the official proceedings on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Pfluger also had the opportunity to honor Pastor Wood on the U.S. House Floor for his service to the Permian Basin. "Pastor Wood's leadership and stalwart fai more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act into law. The bipartisan measure grants the highest civilian award given by the U.S. Congress to Billie Jean King, honoring her remarkable career and tireless devotion to championing equal rights in sports and in society. The legislation was introduced by Representatives Brian Fitzpa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES Today, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the announcement that the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has been tentatively selected to receive grant funding for their analog and digital chip design program. The anticipated funding will establish a Center for Education of Microchip Designers (CEMiD) to support undergraduate and graduate engineering st more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to save lives and better connect Rhode Islanders struggling with opioid use disorder to treatment, recovery, and prevention services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $11,363,011 for Rhode Island through the federal State Opioid Response (SOR) grant, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: In a continued effort to modernize aging parts of Providence's emergency response vehicle fleet, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Mayor Brett P. Smiley in announcing $1.3 million in federal funds for the Providence Fire Department. The federal funds are being awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee, announced $375,000 in federal funds have been awarded to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department to hire additional police officers. The funding is the result of a grant through the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) introduced the Child Safety and Well-Being Act, which would establish a long-overdue and much-needed independent children's commission to advise Congress, agencies, and states on how best to support children. The legislation was co-led by his colleagues Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the Babies Caucus; Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair of the D more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Michael Rulli (OH-06) released a statement regarding the Office of Community Services (OCS) announcing supplemental awards for the first two cohorts of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration & Research Pilot (DDDRP) program. His statement is as follows: "I am proud to celebrate the Office of Community Service's announcement of supplemental awards that will greatly bene more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51) joined Reps. Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) in introducing the Child Safety and Well-Being Act, which would establish a long-overdue and much-needed independent children's commission to advise Congress, agencies, and states on how best to support children. "Our country's children face unique challenges from t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Investigative Integrity Protection Act which would prevent a sitting president from dismissing an active criminal prosecution against him or herself, including through coercion of an attorney general by the president or anyone acting on the president's behalf. "The rule of law is a core foundation of our nation. No one, not  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Danny Davis (D-Ill.), and Alma Adams (D-N.C.), reintroduced the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Centers Act, legislation to improve access to care for Americans living with sickle cell disease (SCD). In the United States, approximately 100,000 people are affe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) advanced their bipartisan DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program Act through the Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday. This bill grants the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to provide paid cybersecurity internships to students attending secondary and technical schools, and undergraduate and postgraduate institutions. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced H.R. 9816, the Rural Housing Assistance Act. The bipartisan legislation improves the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Sec. 504 Home Repair program, also known as "Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants," by increasing the grant and loan amount for the program. The legislation is endorsed by th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to save lives and better connect Rhode Islanders struggling with opioid use disorder to treatment, recovery, and prevention services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $11,363,011 for Rhode Island through the federal State Opioid Response (SOR) grant, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI In a continued effort to modernize aging parts of Providence's emergency response vehicle fleet, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Mayor Brett P. Smiley in announcing $1.3 million in federal funds for the Providence Fire Department. The federal funds are being awarded through the U.S. Department of Homelan more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI In a continued effort to modernize aging parts of Providence's emergency response vehicle fleet, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Mayor Brett P. Smiley in announcing $1.3 million in federal funds for the Providence Fire Department. The federal funds are being awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Secu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on Sept. 27, 2024: * * * Wicker: Biden-Harris Put Border Policy Above Child Safety At the end of September, Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprising announcement: She would pay a visit to the southwest border in Arizona. She has avoided that area of the country for much of her time in the White House, and Americans are justifiably suspicious of her sudden eagerness to go there now. I have trave more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Congress must address fixable problems within the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant that has contributed to mission drift and opened the door to waste, fraud, and abuse, witnesses urged at a Ways and Means Committee hearing on the problems with TANF. The hearing focused on the lack of guardrails and accountability in the non-assistance more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Today Rep. Michelle Steel introduced legislation to increase quality education opportunities to all students regardless of background by expanding federal support for charter school facilities. The Equitable Access to School Facilities Act supports states with grants to fund charter school facilities while providing increased flexibility for charter schools to access public property. Grant funds would more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) with 11 of their colleagues introduced their Visa Integrity Preservation Act. The legislation would close a loophole in current law that the Biden-Harris administration took advantage of to grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the United States wi more PR