WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-696) on the Secure Handling of Internet Electronic Donations Act (H.R. 9488), which aims to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of the card verification value as a condition of the acceptance of online contributions made through the use of credit or debit cards in elections for Federal office and to prohibit the acceptance of contributions made through the use of gift cards more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-697) on a bill (H.R. 8108) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to add a Medicaid State plan requirement with respect to the determination of residency of certain individuals serving in the Armed Forces. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on Sept. 20, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 8108 requires States to continue to provide Medicaid  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-700) on the Give Kids a Chance Act (H.R. 3433), which aims to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on Sept. 20, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3433 provides the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with additional authority to requir more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-691) on the Seniors' Access to Critical Medications Act (H.R. 5526), which aims to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of the in-office ancillary services exception to the physician self-referral prohibition for drugs furnished under the Medicare program. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on Sept. 19, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * *  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-664) on the Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People Within the Chinese Communist Party Act (H.R. 3334), which aims to provide for the imposition of sanctions on members of the National Communist Party Congress of China. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, on Sept. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY AND PURPOSE The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is responsible for egregio more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-704) on the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act (H.R. 8205), which aims to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that Byrne grant funds may be used for public safety report systems. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Sept. 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 8205, the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act, introduced  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-702) on the Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act (S. 612), which aims to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Sept. 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of S. 612 is to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, and for other purposes. Background and Need for Legislation Lake Tahoe has lon more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-665) on the Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act (H.R. 1657), which aims to provide for a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Sept. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 1657 is to provide for a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, and for other purposes. more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-668) on the Mountain View Corridor Completion Act (H.R. 2468), which aims to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Utah certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Sept. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGI more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-685) on a resolution (H.Res. 1455) providing for consideration of six bills and a joint resolution relating to EPA rule on multi-pollutant emissions standards for model years 2027 and later light-duty and medium-duty vehicles. The report was advanced by Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, on Sept. 17, 2024. The bills are the End Woke Higher Education Act (H.R. 3724), Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act (H.R.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-705) on a resolution (H.Res. 1486) providing for consideration of the Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act (H.R. 3334), Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act (H.R. 8205) and Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790). The report was advanced by Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, on Sept. 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-653) on a bill (H.R. 7686) to amend the Research and Development, Competition and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction. The report was advanced by Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, on Sept. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7686 amends Section 10638 of title VI of division B of the Resea more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-699) on the Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act (H.R. 7073), which aims to improve public-private partnerships and increase Federal research, development and demonstration related to the evolution of next generation pipeline systems. The report was advanced by Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, on Sept. 20, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7073 improves p more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-675) on the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act (H.R. 7323), which aims to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under title 10 of such Code. The report was advanced by more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-655) on the Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act (H.R. 4190), which aims to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Sept. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose an more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-676) on the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act (H.R. 7342), which aims to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Sept. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7342, the "Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2024" was introduced by Representative David Valadao of California on February  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-214) on the Better Ballistic Body Armor Act (S. 4305), which aims to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on Sept. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY S. 4305, the DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act, requires the Secretary more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-210) on the Royalty Transparency Act (S. 3664), which aims to require executive branch employees to report certain royalties. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on Sept. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Summary S. 3664, the Royalty Transparency Act, would require individuals who file financial disclosures, both publicly and confidentially, t more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-211) on a bill (S. 2796), which aims to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Sept. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 2796 is to authorize the United States Court of Federal Claims to consider treaty-based land claims of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and to extinguis more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-212) on bill (S. 2868), which aims to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota at the request of that community. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Sept. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 2868 is to revoke the corporate charter under Section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act for the Lower S more ST