WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Allow Federal Tax Credit for Beauty Industry Small Businesses WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act. This legislation allows beauty industry small businesses, such as hair stylists, barbers, and nail technicians, to qualify  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule (Docket No. APHIS-2018-0034) with technical amendments, entitled "Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms." This action amends the Code of Federal Regulations to align with a Federal court's decision on Dec. 2, 2024, which vacated a May 18, 2020, final rule concerning the movement of specific genetically engineered organisms. The court's decision effe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has issued a notice entitled "Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions." This action serves to update the list of products and services that federal agencies are mandated to purchase from nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The notice proposes adding a variety of products and services to the procurement list. Among the proposed produ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has issued a notice entitled "Procurement List; Deletions." This action removes various products and services from the procurement list which were previously supplied by nonprofit agencies employing individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The notice identifies a range of products including plastic identification markers in various colors - pink, yellow, violet, green, or more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Alaska -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose 1.3 percent in Alaska's only large county, Anchorage Municipality, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the rate of employment growth in An more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Arizona-- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose in 1 of the 2 largest counties in Arizona from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Maricopa County had an over-the-year increase in employment  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Oregon - Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose in 2 of the 7 largest counties in Oregon from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Deschutes County had the largest over-the-year increase in emp more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 19 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr.: * * * CPSC Restores Consumer Protections and Worker Protections The Commission voted to advance urgent priorities to protect Americans from harm: - Our safety solution to the deadly lithium-ion battery fire problem is now back on track and will soon be published in the Federal Register. - Our safety workers are protected from illogical and cruel mass firin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice entitled "Rare Disease Innovation, Science and Exploration Public Workshop Series; Request for Comments." This notice seeks input for an upcoming series of public workshops known as the Rare Disease Innovation, Science and Exploration Workshops. The primary goal of these workshops is to address difficulties common to multiple diseases or types of diseases where scient more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Following Trump Attacks on TPS, Van Hollen, 30 Senators Put Forward Bill to Protect TPS and DED Recipients * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by 30 Senate colleagues in putting forward legislation to provide qualified Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients a path to legal permanent residency. The Senators' reintroduction of this  more PR

STUTTGART, Germany, June 18 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: * * * From Togo to the Task Force: SETAF-AF Soldier connects heritage with mission at African Lion 2025 * U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kodzo Tse, the ground movement noncommissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of transportation of the joint force throughout African Lion 2025 (AL25), U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), p more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Kelly, Barrasso, Gallego Applaud Senate Passage of Glioblastoma Awareness Day Resolution * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) and Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) today applauded the passage of their Senate Resolution designating July 16, 2025 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. "Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Tours YMCA Camp Letts, Touts Federal Investments in Maryland * EDGEWATER, MD -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) recently toured the YMCA Camp Letts to hear directly from local leaders about the critical infrastructure needs of the campsite and how they serve Maryland youth. Congressman Hoyer has long championed improvements to the YMCA's water infrastructure as it continues to improve he more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Wake of Political Assassinations in Minnesota and Antisemitic Violence in Colorado and D.C., Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers on Gutting of Counterterrorism Infrastructure Trump Administration Has Demolished America's Capacity to Prevent and Respond to Terrorism * Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Mem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Urges President Trump to Approve Disaster Declaration for Allegany, Garrett Counties Following Destructive Floods * WASHINGTON - Today, the Maryland Congressional Delegation - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney, Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Ols more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Murray, DeLauro, Scott, Baldwin Call on Department of Education to Immediately Cease Illegal Plan to Transfer Career and Technical Education Program Responsibilities to Labor Department As McMahon and Trump attempt to illegally dismantle ED, top lawmakers call on McMahon to follow the explicit mandates in key authorizing and appro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland, has completed an inventory of human remains. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the museum determined there is a cultural affiliation between these human remains and Indian Tribes as outlined in a notice (Docket No. NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040409). The determinations presented in this notice are the exclusive responsibility of the National Museum of Health a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has announced the availability for licensing of several inventions developed through government research. These announcements, published as notices in the Federal Register on June 16, 2025, provide opportunities for companies and organizations to license technologies that may have commercial or practical applications. The inventions span a wide range of fields, from energy storage and ae more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has issued a notice entitled "NTIA Internet Use Survey." This notice is part of a continuing effort to assess information collection requirements and reduce reporting burdens on the public, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is seeking approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to add 61  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has issued a notice inviting applications for fiscal year 2025 for the National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants, including cooperative agreements, to eligible entities. These grants aim to expand and improve the provision of vocational rehabilitation and other services authorized under the Reha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has issued a notice inviting applications for fiscal year 2025 for the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program. This program aims to provide competitive grants to eligible entities to expand and improve vocational rehabilitation services as authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The objective is to further the purposes and policies of the Rehabilitation Act by supp more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands Investigation of FBI's Role in Unlawful Detention of Senator Padilla Raskin Presses Director Kash Patel for Answers After Agents Pin Down and Handcuff a Senator for Asking a Question at a Press Conference--Trump's Most Recent Attack on Congressional Oversight * Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie  more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, June 19 (TNSrep) -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Social Security Board of Trustees: Projection for Combined Trust Funds One Year Sooner than Last Year Combined Funds Move One Year Sooner to 2034; OASI Remains at 2033 * The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- CALSTART, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing clean transportation, issued its Market Update: "Zeroing in on Zero-Emission Trucks, providing a snapshot of the zero-emission truck market in the United States". The report, released in June 2025, analyzes deployment trends through December 2024 and identifies challenges and policy pathways for accelerating adoption. As of the end of 2024, over 52,500 ZETs had been deployed across the country--an increase of 22,692 v more ST