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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2025-12-18 ( 18 items )  
Beyer Introduces Legislation to Invest in George Washington Memorial Parkway Safety and Maintenance (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Introduces Legislation to Invest in George Washington Memorial Parkway Safety and Maintenance * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced legislation that would allow for revenue generated from speed camera enforcement on roads within the National Park System, such as the George Washington Memorial Parkway, to be reinvested for safety improvements, road maintenance, and related infrastructur more PR

Bipartisan Leaders of the Joint Economic Committee Issue Requests to Federal Agencies on Efforts to Crack Down on Overseas Scam Networks (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Leaders of the Joint Economic Committee Issue Requests to Federal Agencies on Efforts to Crack Down on Overseas Scam Networks * U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Senior House Democrat Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued requests to federal agencies for information on their efforts to more PR

Capito Votes to Pass Defense Policy Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Pass Defense Policy Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA). The bipartisan legislation includes support for America's service members and their families, while also authorizing programs that strengthen military readiness and enhance national securit more PR

Capito, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act, which would prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate any person with the intent to defraud. Last year, Americans lo more PR

Chairman Capito Supports Confirmation of Douglas Weaver to the NRC (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Supports Confirmation of Douglas Weaver to the NRC Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Douglas Weaver to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). M more PR

CMS Heeds Warner and Wyden Call to Improve Medicare Advantage for Seniors (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * CMS Heeds Warner and Wyden Call to Improve Medicare Advantage for Seniors * WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued a statement after the Trump administration proposed new steps to make it easier for seniors to switch their Medicare Advantage plan or choose Traditional Medicare if a doctor or hospital they use leaves more PR

Cotton, Warner Statements on Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Warner Statements on Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence December 17, 2025 CONTACT: Patrick McCann (Cotton) 202 224-2353 Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228-6884 Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence more PR

Griffith Promotes Republican Bills to Lower Health Care Costs for Americans, Protect Children Health (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Promotes Republican Bills to Lower Health Care Costs for Americans, Protect Children Health * The U.S. House of Representatives featured rules debate on several pieces of legislation. Congressman Griffith led the Republican side in rules debate on the following bills: H.R. 6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, funds cost-sharing reduction payments to reduce out-o more PR

In Case You Missed It: Capito Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Family Farmers, Grow Agritourism (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Family Farmers, Grow Agritourism * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Tedd Budd (R-N.C.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to support the economic development and growth of agritourism businesses nationwide by increasing fe more PR

Kaine Applauds Senate Passage of Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Applauds Senate Passage of Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Ranking Member of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes key provisions Kaine secured to advance U.S. national  more PR

Kaine Slams New Coast Guard Policy Downgrading Definition of Swastikas, Nooses (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Slams New Coast Guard Policy Downgrading Definition of Swastikas, Nooses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the Coast Guard enacted a new policy calling swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive' a significant downgrade from their previous classification as hate symbolsin the Guard's  more PR

Miller, Sewell Introduce Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Sewell Introduce Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2025 * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced the Rural Hospital Flexibility Act. This bipartisan legislation strengthens the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program so Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) have the resources they need to improve quality, modernize services, an more PR

Ranking Member Scott Slams Lousy GOP Health Care Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Slams Lousy GOP Health Care Plan Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, House Committee on Education and Workforce, spoke in opposition to H.R. 6703, the "Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act," which fails to protect consumers against stop loss and includes recycled provisions  more PR

Walkinshaw Demands Speaker Johnson Hold Immediate Vote to Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw Demands Speaker Johnson Hold Immediate Vote to Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement after House Democrats' discharge petition to force a vote on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits reached 218 signatures. "Enough stalling, Speaker Johnson. Let's vote today. A majority of th more PR

Warner & Kaine Applaud Unanimous Senate Passage of Aviation Safety Legislation, Sending it to the House (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Applaud Unanimous Senate Passage of Aviation Safety Legislation, Sending it to the House * WASHINGTON U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today welcomed Senate approval of the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, sending it to the House of Representatives for consideration. The bipartisan legislation, which passed unanimously out of the  more PR

Warner, Colleagues Blast FCC Efforts to Strip Broadband Price Transparency Labels for Consumers, Demand Reversal (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Blast FCC Efforts to Strip Broadband Price Transparency Labels for Consumers, Demand Reversal * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and seven of his colleagues urged Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to reverse the agency's decision to weaken broadband label rules that help consumers understand the type of broadband services they are buy more PR

Warner, Cotton Statements on Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Cotton Statements on Passage of Intelligence Authorization Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the Senate passed the annual Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (IAA) as a part of the annual National Defense Authorizatio more PR

Warner, Kaine, Fetterman, McGarvey & Scott Introduce Legislation to Strengthen and Increase Accessibility of Black Lung Benefits for Miners (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Fetterman, McGarvey & Scott Introduce Legislation to Strengthen and Increase Accessibility of Black Lung Benefits for Miners * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Reps. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03) and Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Labor, reintroduced the Black Lung Benefits Imp more PR