WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Chair Steil, Subcommittee Chair Lee Demand Answers from Maryland Board of Elections After Illegal Alien Found on State Voter Rolls Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) and Subcommittee on Elections Chair Laurel Lee (FL-15) sent a letter to the Maryland State Board of Elections requesting information after more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11672) on Dec. 4, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (WLI more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "The Back the Blue  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads Bipartisan Bill to Lower Healthcare Costs of Patients * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Nanette Barragan (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) reintroduced the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act to make life-saving prescription medications more  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 10-90) on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) re-authorizes Revised Alternative Connect America Model Support I (Revised A-CAM I) support and deployment obligations previously authorized on April 29, 2019, to Templeton Telephone Company (TTC) in Iowa for Study Area Code (SAC) 351308 to Corn Belt Telephone Company (CBT)./1 The Burea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has published a notification regarding an application filed by the Fuller Family Group, a collection of individuals and trusts acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Capra Financial Inc., both of Dubuque, Iowa. The application, which is being handled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, involves several related parties from Dubuque, Iowa. These include Fuller Family Holdings LLLP, the Alison J. Fuller 2025 GST Trust, the Lynn H more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Iowa's 4th Congressional District * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that Anneka Singh from Ames High School has won the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Iowa's 4 th Congressional District. Her app, ZeroWaste, aims to reduce food waste by classifying donations to food banks as either perishable or non- more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Wicker, Colleagues Introduce Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act * WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act to help Americans with digestive or inherited metabolic disorders access the nourishment they need. The legislation would require Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 950,000 consumers who do not currently have health care coverage through plans in the individual market Marketplace have signed up for coverage in 2026, since the start of the Marketplace Open more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Leads Charge to Force House Vote on Congressional Stock Trading Ban * With Members reporting over $200 million in stock trades last year, Nunn signs a discharge petition to force action on a ban of congressional stock trading, saying it's time to end the insider advantage and restore public trust. *** Original text here: https://nunn.house.gov/2025/12/05/nunn-leads-charge-to-force-house-to-act-on-b more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Afghan Evacuees * Q: What prompted your oversight of Afghan evacuees paroled into the United States since 2021? A: Following the disastrous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, 13 American families will mourn forever the loss of their loved one when a suicide bomber attacked the airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021, killing 13 U.S. service members, including a 23-year-old Marine who gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo Join Cornyn to Introduce Back the Blue Act * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and over 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "Any violence or a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Underwood Introduces Strong Farms, Strong Future Act to Help Farmers Fight Climate Change, Cover Higher Costs * WASHINGTON - Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced the Strong Farms, Strong Future Act, bipartisan legislation co-led by Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA). The legislation will update and strengthen U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs dedicated to fighting climate change an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks at Nebraska Farmers Union's 112th Annual State Convention, Talks Rural Health Care with Nebraskans * NEBRASKA U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today traveled to Nebraska to speak with farmers impacted by President Trump's tariffs and economic policies. Senator Welch met with farmers and toured two fa more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 5 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * [Dec 31] Environmental Monitoring Field Technicians (2 positions available) * Job Opportunity - Environmental Monitoring Field Technicians (2 positions available) Position: Environmental Monitoring Field Technician with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Water Quality Improvement Section to assist with water quality and biological sampling. The position is based in Des Moines more PR