WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Supports Passage of Republican Reconciliation Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after passage of the Republican reconciliation bill. With Chairman Capito's support, the legislation passed and now heads to the U.S. House of Repres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Supports Passage of Republican Reconciliation Bill Legislation Will Unleash American Energy, Cut Wasteful Spending, and Invest in American Infrastructure * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch and 17 Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End Counting of Illegal Immigrants in Determining Electoral College Votes and Congressional District Apportionment * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, and sixteen colleagues in reintroducing the Equal Representatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Approves West Virginia's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan Utilizing New Commonsense Approach * WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the approval of West Virginia's Regional Haze (RH) State Implementation Plan (SIP). The RH Rule, under the Clean Air Act, calls for state and federal agencies to work together to improve visibility in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on June 30, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Highlights West Virginia's Tax Revenue for Fiscal Year 2025 WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Jim Justice issued a statement following the release of West Virginia's tax revenue for Fiscal Year 2025 showing over a quarter-billion-dollar surplus: "When I first walked through the door as Governor, West Virginia was in serious trouble. Our budget was upside down. Most folk more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Statement on Senate Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Jim Justice released a statement following the Senate passage of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill: "Passing President Trump's agenda out of the Senate provides lasting tax relief, establishes common-sense reform to our social programs while protecting those who are most vulne more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Calls on Trump Admin to Immediately Release Billions in Funds K-12 Schools Across America are Counting On * Nearly $7 billion in funding approved by Congress in March is blocked just weeks away from the start of the school year Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement demanding th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Calls on Trump Admin to Immediately Release Billions in Funds K-12 Schools Across America are Counting On Nearly $7 billion in funding approved by Congress in March is blocked just weeks away from the start of the school year * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate App more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48587) on June 30, 2025, entitled "U.S. Coal Industry Trends" by energy policy analyst Lexie Ryan. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. coal industry has seen a decline in the amount of coal mined and consumed - although mining efficiency has improved. The industry's U.S. employment has declined 92% over a century. U.S. coal consumption and production peaked in 2007 and 2008, respectivel more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Idaho. *** Semiconductor Components Having Conductive Vias With Aligned Back Side Conductors ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 1 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 12347731 B2, initially filed Jan. 5, 2024) developed by Jin Li, Meridian, Idaho, and Tongbi Jiang, Santa Clara, California, for "Semiconductor components having conductive vias with aligned back side conductors."  more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Integrated Audiovisual System ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 1 -- HOLOPLOT GMBH, New York, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12348918 B2, initially filed Nov. 28, 2023) developed by three inventors Erik Hockman, New York, New York; Alex Luthwaite, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Emad Yacoub Hanna, Berlin, Germany, for "Integrated audiovisual system." *** Planning, Advice, and Executio more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Methods and Systems for Detecting, Measuring, and/or Locating Passive Intermodulation (PIM) Sources via Beamforming ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 1 -- ISCO INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Schaumburg, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12348285 B1, initially filed April 10, 2024) developed by Pablo Tacconi, Arlington, Texas, for "Methods and systems for detecting, measuring, and/or locating passive inter more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Crosslinked Polyphosphazene Blends for Gas Separation Membranes ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 1 -- ENERGY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF, Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12344713 B2, initially filed July 27, 2023) developed by six inventors David Hopkinson, Morgantown, West Virginia; Victor Armanda Kusuma, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Surendar R. Venna, Pittsbur more ST

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Votes No on Republicans' Disastrous Tax Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance and Judiciary Committees, and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, released the following statement after voting in strong opposition against Senate Republicans' disastrous tax bill: "We have an obligation more PR