WASHINGTON, July 21 --The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-158) on the Awning Safety Act (H.R. 1767), which aims to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable awnings. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on June 12, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 1767, The Awning Safety Act of 2025, was introduced by Representative Balder more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-159) on the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (H.R. 1520), which aims to prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on June 12, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 1520 prohibits health care providers and other entities from denying  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-157) on the Consumer Safety Technology Act (H.R. 1770), which aims to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence in support of the mission of the Commission and to direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology and tokens. The report was advanced by Rep. S more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-156) on the Global Investment in American Jobs Act (H.R. 1679), which aims to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant federal departments and agencies, to conduct an interagency review of and report to Congress on ways to increase the global competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investment. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Ken more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-153) on the Romance Scam Prevention Act (H.R. 2481), which aims to require online dating service providers to provide fraud ban notifications to online dating service members. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on June 12, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 2481, the "Romance Scam Prevention Act", was introduced by Representative Valadao on March 31, 2025 more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-160) on the Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety Act (H.R. 1082), which aims to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a national, evidence-based education campaign to increase public and health care provider awareness regarding the potential risks and benefits of human cell and tissue products transplants. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-154) on the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act (H.R. 2269), which aims to require certain products to be labeled with "Do Not Flush" labeling. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on June 12, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 2269, the "Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act", or more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-155) on a bill (H.R. 1737), which aims to direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous U.S., U.S. Virgin Islands, Ghana and Nigeria. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on June 12, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUM more ST

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a public comment letter from a coalition of state officials expressing strong support for the proposal to reissue and modify Nationwide Permits (NWPs) under the Clean Water Act. The states involved include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and the A more ST