WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Highlights Surface Transportation Priorities from Stakeholder Experiences Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill with stakeholders' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Outlines Principles for Crafting the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill * To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorizati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Outlines Principles for Crafting the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill with stakeh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Murray Slams Republicans' Rescissions Package on Senate Floor ICYMI: Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following rem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Murray Urges Colleagues to Vote Down Rescissions Package in Its Entirety ICYMI: Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Nearly 60 national and state-level organizations representing the needs of young children and families submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, urging the agency to ensure that any changes to regulations prioritize child and family wellbeing. The letter responds to the department's Request for Information titled "Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation To Make America Healthy Again." The organizations emphasize th more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Delaware. *** Oxygen Measuring Device ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 15 -- TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12357206 B2, initially filed Nov. 3, 2021) developed by four inventors Satoru Suehara, Kanagawa, Japan; Seyedriyah Hazama, Bear, Delaware; Satoshi Sawada, Kanagawa, Japan; and Akihiro Takahashi, Kanagawa, Japan, for "Oxygen measuring device." *** Bioresorbable,  more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** Back Brace With Enhanced Height Support and Adjustment Capability ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 15 -- PREFERRED PRESCRIPTION, INC., Hollywood, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 12357490 B2, initially filed Aug. 15, 2023) developed by Brandon Solotoff, Boca Raton, Florida, for "Back brace with enhanced height support and adjustment capability." *** System and Method for Detecting Leaks  more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Maryland. *** Method for Purifying Antibodies ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 15 -- THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Bethesda, Maryland has been assigned a patent (No. US 12358946 B2, initially filed Jan. 21, 2021) developed by six inventors David Meh, Columbia, Maryland; Timothy Atolagbe, Elkridge, Maryland; G. Mark Farquharson, Vienna, Virgi more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Nevada. *** Beverage Dispensing and Sanitizing System ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 15 -- SPARKLE365 HOLDINGS LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 12358773 B2, initially filed Dec. 22, 2023) developed by three inventors Jason Charles Viggato, Las Vegas, Nevada; Gerardo Ernest Colucci, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Alex Francis Stokes, Jr., Henderson, Nevada, for "Beverage dispensing and sanitizi more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Molecular Cryptographic Sampling Devices and Methods of Making and Using ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 15 -- RESTEK CORPORATION, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 12362163 B2, initially filed July 16, 2020) developed by three inventors German A. Gomez-Rios, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania; Thomas E. Kane, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania; and Tracey A. Peters, Bellefonte, Pennsylv more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Method and System for Acquiring, Tracking, and Testing Sample Data ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 15 -- An inventor from Wheeling, West Virginia, Scott D. Reed has been awarded a patent (No. US 12361362 B2, initially filed March 7, 2022) for "Method and system for acquiring, tracking, and testing sample data." *** Semi-Trailer and Intermodal Chassis De-Icing Systems ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Wisconsin. *** Battery Latch Assembly With a Plurality of Latch Points for Robust Impact Protection in Barcode-Reading Devices ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 15 -- BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC., Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been assigned a patent (No. US 12361243 B1, initially filed March 5, 2024) developed by three inventors Alan Suva, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; Gene Gladkov, Muskego, Wisconsin; and Laura M. Wusstig, Ku more ST

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection - Division of Mining and Reclamation (WVDEP-DMR), Charleston, West Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) expressing support for the agency's proposed rule regarding the Ten-Day Notice and corrective action processes for state regulatory program issues. The letter addresses the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Regi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Where Do Groups Stand on Dangerous Republican-led Crypto Bills? Keep Reading. AFL-CIO (largest labor union in U.S.): So-called CLARITY and GENIUS Acts "pose risks to both retirement funds and to the overall financial stability of the U.S. economy." "We need to make sure that the financial system is stable instead of creat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Wyden, Bennet, Beyer Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Overhaul Unemployment Insurance Proposal would bring unemployment insurance into the 21st century by raising base benefits, minimizing disparities among states, creating permanent benefits for self-employed workers, and tying extended weeks of benefits to economic conditions on the ground  more PR