WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11722) on Dec. 16, 2024, by American national government analyst Sarah J. Eckman: * * * House of Representatives Vacancies: How Are They Filled? Vacancies in the office of U.S. Representative occur when an incumbent Member dies, resigns, or leaves office for any reason before the end of their term. Multiple special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives typi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued a 30-day notice involving an information collection on Dec. 12, 2024, entitled "Application for Registration and Application for Registration Renewal". AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) f more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued a 30-day notice involving an information collection on Dec. 12, 2024, entitled "Emergency Medical Services Recordkeeping and Notice Requirements". AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for re more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Dec. 16, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at a virtual thank you event for educators: * * * As Prepared for Delivery We owe our schools and our communities better. We cannot accept this as normal. We must protect our children and educators from gun violence. Thank you for being here. It's hard to believe that this is one of our last gatherings of educators at the White House. The day after Joe was inaugurated, nearly fou more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: YOKOSUKA, Japan The U.S. Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 12. In a pier-side ceremony, Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7 awarded Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. James* the first U.S. Navy Submarine Warfare Device earned by a Royal Australian Navy submariner. James earned the warfar more PR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Chatham County man identified as a leader in a drug trafficking network has been sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison. Kenyona Pinckney, 33, of Savannah, was sentenced to 178 months in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorne more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * Thirteen proof of principle projects are moving forward with R&D funding * * * "What If?" is more than a comic book storyline: It's one of the most important questions that a scientist can explore. But often, the what if questions may seem too tangential, too grandiose, or too pie in the sky to spend time and money on, when there are so many ot more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Data from the U.S.-European Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission gives researchers a detailed look at lakes and reservoirs in a U.S. watershed. The Ohio River Basin stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois and contains a system of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers that drains an area almost as large as France. Researchers with the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) mission, a collaborati more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2024: The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, in partnership with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and in agreement with the British Geological Survey and the U.K. Defense Geographic Centre, released the World Magnetic Model 2025 today. For the first time, two versions of the model were released: the standard 5-year update, WMM2025, and a high-r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced the designations of 19 new National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), reflecting the importance of the sites in sharing America's diverse history. The new NHLs are nationally significant properties for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans, African Americans, Asian American Pacific Islanders, and wom more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Succession Planning Final Rule Board Action Bulletin * * * The National Credit Union Administration Board held its ninth and final open meeting of 2024 and approved the agency's 2025 2026 operating budgets and a final rule on succession planning. 2025 and 2026 Budgets Approved The Board unanimously approved the NCUA's Operating, Capital, and National Credit U more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Do you get your prescriptions at a military pharmacy in the U.S.? You should know that the Defense Health Agency is upgrading to a new prescription refill system at military pharmacies. The new Interactive Voice Response system will help standardize refill notices. "DHA's commitment is to deliver exceptional care anytime, anywhere, always, including our pharmacy services," said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Julie Mee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The National Science Foundation issued a notice and request for comments involving an information collection on Dec. 2, 2024, entitled "2026 U.S. NSF Integrated Data and Evidence Maturity and Capacity (IDEMC) Assessment". AGENCY: National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation (NSF more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The National Science Foundation issued a notice involving an information collection on Dec. 12, 2024, entitled "U.S. National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information--NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide". AGENCY: National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing t more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Today, the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has recommended for award more than $276 million to 44 Tribal entities to expand high-speed Internet access and adoption. The funding from the nearly $3 billion Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is part of the Biden-Harris Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right. Well, good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things here at the top and then we'll get right to your questions. I mentioned it briefly yesterday at the off-camera briefing, so I'd like to just provide a quick readout of Secretary Austin's phone call with Qatar's newly appointed deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, his Excellency more PR

STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 18 -- The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Popular guide for Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Carbon counties * * * The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB) is proud to announce the return of its popular, free travel guide for the upcoming year. For the better part of a decade, the Pocono Mountains Travel Guide has been a major source of information for many of the region's 30 million annual visitors. The PMVB has partnered  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: On a bipartisan basis, U.S. Senators voted 83-12 to advance a compromise version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), teeing up debate and final passage of the legislation in the coming days. The $883.7 billion fiscal year 2025 NDAA was previously approved last week by a vote of 281-140 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation includes a 14.5 percent pay raise for more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: President Joe Biden today established the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine as the 433rd addition to the National Park System at a signing ceremony at the Department of Labor with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and leaders of the labor and women's rights communities. The new national monument reflects  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Commonwealth Fusion Systems will invest several billion dollars and create hundreds of jobs in Chesterfield County * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the largest private fusion company, will make a multi-billion dollar investment to build the world's first grid-scale commercial fusion power plant at the James River Industrial  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin meets with mothers, children and supporters of maternal health at an event to unveil ongoing efforts to support Virginia moms and improve maternal health outcomes in Richmond on December 17, 2024. Official Photo by Austin Stevens, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin. RICHMOND, VA - Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin has unveiled new initiatives to build on the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded unanimous Senate passage of the Contaminated Wells Relocation Act, which will provide NASA with the authority to negotiate an agreement with the Town of Chincoteague to address costs associated with relocating water wells, reimburse for those costs, and give local control of the water supply back to the Town of Chincoteague. Several wells  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) to rename the Lynchburg VA Clinic after Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, a highly revered Medal of Honor recipient from Lynchburg who saved dozens of lives in World War II, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today in a voice vote and is now headed to the president's desk for signature. "Private First Class Desmond Doss was more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) to rename the Lynchburg VA Clinic after Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, a highly revered Medal of Honor recipient from Lynchburg who saved dozens of lives in World War II, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today in a voice vote and is now headed to the president's desk for signature. "Private First Class Desmond Doss  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE), Todd Young (R-IN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mike Rounds (R-SD), wrote to President Biden, urging him to take more decisive action against foreign entities fueling the ongoing civil war in Suda more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This morning, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) delivered a farewell speech on the House floor ahead of her retirement next month. Wexton spoke about her achievements over her two decades in public service and spoke to her advocacy since being diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) last year. WATCH: Rep. Wexton delivers farewell speech from House floor "This has been a journey which h more PR