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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for 2026-01-18 ( 5 items )  
Antitrust Division Announces Membership Expansion Within Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received a notification regarding the addition of 23 members to the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness (BIOMAP) Consortium. The filing was submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This action ensures the venture maintains legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual dam more PR

Booker, Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ensure Americans Aren't Footing the Bill for Big Data Centers (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ensure Americans Aren't Footing the Bill for Big Data Centers * January 16, 2026 CONTACT: press_@booker.senate.gov Legislation would require corporations-not the American people-to pay for data center expansion and take steps to protect grid reliability WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen more PR

Cantwell Applauds Funding for Critical Buoy & Technology Program that Trump Proposed to Eliminate (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Applauds Funding for Critical Buoy & Technology Program that Trump Proposed to Eliminate * 01.16.26 New budget preserves program that provides vital data for Seattle weather forecasters, Coast Guard search and rescue, and coastal communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - America's ocean monitoring network - which includeshigh-tech buoys, gliders, and other data which is collected and monitore more PR

ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

National Association of Professional Process Servers Warns Proposed Rule 45 Subpoena Service Changes Could Harm Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The National Association of Professional Process Servers (NAPPS) has submitted a public comment letter to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, expressing grave concerns regarding proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45. The organization highlights the potential economic impacts on the process-serving industry and broader systemic risks that could undermine due process and reliability in subpoena enforcement. NAPPS emphasizes that the pr more ST