WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming House passage by a vote of 378-25 of the bipartisan Lahaina National Heritage Area Act, H.R. 8219, of which she is one of seven cosponsors. Greeting those leading Maui efforts The bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to assess the feasibility and suitability of designating Lahaina as the Lahaina National Heritage Area, und more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: Yesterday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans' (VA-02) bill, H.R. 5490, the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm (BEACH) Act, was signed into law by President Biden. This bipartisan legislation aims to protect Virginia's coastline by approving new, expanded maps under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA). The BEACH Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously on September 24, 2024, passed the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Tonight, Speaker Johnson hosted the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The 2024 tree - the People's Tree - is an 80-foot-tall Sitka Spruce and was harvested from Alaska's Tongass National Forest and driven across the country for display on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Speaker Johnson was joined at the ceremony by the Alaska Congressional Delegation, Alaska  more PR