WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This summer, Georgia women testified to shocking abuse of pregnant women in Georgia's prisons and jails. Now, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing bipartisan legislation to protect pregnant women who are incarcerated. Sens. Ossoff and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the bipartisan Births in Custody Reporting Act to strengthen Federal oversight of pregnancy care in prisons and jails. The bipartisan bill woul more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Drew Ferguson (R-GA-03), Dan Kildee (D-MI-08), and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) led U.S. House approval of S.759, the Beagle Brigade Act. The bill was approved by the U.S. House with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 381-20(link is external) and previously passed the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent last month. Having passed both chamber more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced the Generate Recordings of All Child protective Interviews Everywhere (GRACIE) Act, which would incentivize states to require the recording of all Child Protective Services (CPS) interviews with children and adults. Modernizing CPS interview protocols would increase the likelihood that child trafficking victims will be identified and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, the House Appropriations Committee released H.R. 10445, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025. The bill is expected to be considered on the House floor this week. Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, "The American people gave Congress a clear mandate: secure the border, lower costs, and e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Department of Education (DOE) is seeking applications from parent organizations for its Special Education Parent Information Centers (PTIs) program. This initiative aims to empower parents of children with disabilities by providing them with essential training and resources. Funding Available for Parent-Led Organizations The program prioritizes applications from parent organizations with diverse leadership encompassing parents of children with disabilities, special e more ST

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * National Guard soldier Natravien Landry is charged with murder * * * AUGUSTA, Ga.: The defendant charged with murder in the Dec. 14 shooting death of U.S. Army Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. at Fort Eisenhower has been ordered to remain in federal custody. Natravien Landry, 25, of Abbeville, Louisiana, a soldier in the Army National Guard, i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ATLANTA After you apply for federal disaster assistance, it is important that FEMA be able to contact you. Be aware that phone calls from FEMA may come from unidentified or out of area numbers. If there are changes in your phone number, current address, banking or insurance information, please let FEMA know as soon as possible or you may miss important telephon more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock's Beagle Brigade Act passed the U.S. House yesterday 381-20; the bill was previously passed by the U.S. Senate and now heads to President Biden to be signed into law The legislation will make permanent the USDA training center for the Newnan-based Beagle Brigade, which trains dogs to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten the domestic agriculture industry The Beagle  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued a request for comments in the Federal Register on Dec. 16, 2024, entitled "Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits to conduct scientific research to promote conservation or other activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangere more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff today met with former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins, President-elect Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). During their meeting, Sen. Ossoff and Congressman Collins discussed ways to improve the VA to ensure Georgia veterans get the care they deserve more quickly. Sen. Ossoff conveyed his priorities, including reducing wait times for community care appointments, stre more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Columbus, Ga. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's legislation to upgrade water infrastructure in Columbus passed through the U.S. Senate. Sen. Ossoff introduced the Georgia Stormwater Management Act to upgrade water infrastructure for families and businesses across the Columbus area. The bill passed the Senate as part of this year's Water Resources Development Act reauthorization. The bill previously passed the House  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Senate-passed NDAA includes the largest pay raise for enlisted service members in decades, as well as landmark Shaheen amendments to eliminate contraception co-pays for women in the military, support New Hampshire's workforce and defense industrial base and reauthorize the Women, Peace and Security Act** Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SA more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning two Georgian officials from Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs which has engaged in brutal crackdowns on media members, opposition figures, and protesters including during demonstrations throughout 2024. These officials are being sanctioned under Executive Order (E.O.) 13818 (Global Magnitsky), following  more PR