WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- 1EdTech Consortium Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts, has formally notified the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division about recent shifts in its membership. This filing extends the provisions of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 which limits the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific circumstances. The consortium has added several new members. These include Aurora Public Schools of Aurora, Colorado; Unive more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Leads Fight to Lower Trade Barriers for American Energy Producers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined by 10 Members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging the Trump administration to push back on discriminatory European Union (EU) energy regulations that threaten American exports and undermine the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Cornyn, Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Hold Illegal Aliens Accountable for Committing Murder * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, which would create a new federal offense for an illegal alien or deportable alien who commits murder in the United States. "Under t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Chairman Babin Praises Administration's Bold Strategy for Maintaining American AI Leadership Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin commended President Trump and his administration for taking decisive steps to secure American leadership in artificial intelligence (AI). "The rollout of Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN VICENTE GONZALEZ SUBMITS TESTIMONY TO TEXAS REDISTRICTING COMMITTEES: "NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY HAVE WE SEEN THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS BOW DOWN TO A NEW YORKER" * BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS -- Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) submitted written testimony to both the Texas Senate and Texas House Redistricting Committees demanding that both bodies host an in-person redistricting more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Reintroduces Legislation to Establish Standards for Downed Pigs * Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) reintroduced the Pigs and Public Health Act. This piece of legislation would require a joint report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that tracks pathogens associated with nonambulatory, or "downe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Make Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Signed Into Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, which codifies President Trump's Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Houston, Texas, to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Refuge, was signed  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Cruz, Cornyn Bill to Make Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Signed Into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statements after their Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, which codifies President Trump's Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Houston, Texas, to the Jocelyn Nungaray Nationa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * De La Cruz Introduces Bill to Strengthen HUD Whistleblower Protections * Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Vice Chair, Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), introduced the bipartisan Whistleblower Protection Act alongside Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05). The legislation ensures that all Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contracts, particularly those pre-dating 2013, include whistleblo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Leads Efforts to Rescue Child Victims of Sex and Labor Trafficking The Trump Administration has located 13,000 children who came across the border unaccompanied * Secretary Noem is leading efforts to rescue and stop the exploitation of the 300,000 unaccompanied children the Biden Administration lost or placed with unvetted sponsors. Many of the children who came across the border un more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * HSS Security to Pay $35,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit * Security company resolves charges of failing to hire qualified female applicant HOUSTON - HSS Security, LLC, a company that provides security services to hospitals in Texas, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- NASA issued the following news: * * * Catherine Staggs: Advancing Artemis Through Contracting Expertise By Linda E. Grimm, Johnson Space Center Office of Communications A lifelong baseball fan, Catherine Staggs set out with her family to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums across the United States. That love of the game eventually led them to settle in Houston about eight years ago - a choice that helped lead Staggs to NASA's Johnson Space Center, where she is  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger, Lee Introduce Legislation to Reverse Biden-Era LNG Regulation * WASHINGTON, DC -- As first reported in The Daily Caller, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) introduced legislation to reverse a misguided Biden-era regulation on American LNG Exports. The Cutting LNG Bunkering Red Tape Act codifies a Trump-era Department of Energy (DOE) order clarifying that more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: De La Cruz Joins Sykes for Visit to Akron, Ohio * WASHINGTON - This week, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) joined Bipartisan Women's Caucus (BWC) Co-chair Emilia Sykes (OH-13) in her district for a visit to Akron, Ohio. The lawmakers toured the Akron Children's Hospital's Food Farmacy and the First Ladies Museum and discussed the BWC priorities for the 119th Congress. Launched in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Summer L. Lee Demand Department of Homeland Security Explain Use of Masks and Unmarked Vehicles to Terrorize Immigrants Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Summer L. Lee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Al Green Joins Harris County Tejano Democrats Press Conference on Texas Redistricting * (Houston, TX) -- On Thursday, July 24, 2025, Congressman Al Green joined the Harris County Tejano Democrats and delivered remarks during a press conference addressing Texas redistricting. You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green's remarks on his official YouTube page or by clicking here (link is externa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Rep. Goldman Introduces the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act to Protect Low-Cost Home Energy Congressman Craig Goldman (R-TX) has introduced the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, a bill that repeals three costly provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that restrict consumer choice and drive up the cost of home appliances. The Biden administration's green energy mandates aim to end the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Smith highlights key opportunities in U.S.-Taiwan relationship * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), joined Rep. Tom Tiffany and Rep. Andy Ogles in urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to meet with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te when the leader of the democratic nation transits through New York and Texas later this year. In a letter  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters * Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke, Panetta, Introduces Bill to Streamline Drone Exports to U.S. Allies * Washington, D.C. - Today, Western Montana Congressman and former Navy SEAL Commander Ryan Zinke and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Leading Exports of Aerial Drones (LEAD) Act of 2025, legislation to make it easier for American manufacturers to export unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones, to our allie more PR