WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the PIPELINE Safety Act (S. 2975). * * * The bill would * Reauthorize programs managed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) through 2030 * Require PHMSA to conduct regulatory and inspection activities and make grants * Increase the maximum civil penalty for violating certain requirements related to pipeline safety * Impose intergovernmental and private-sector manda more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48089) on Jan. 13, 2026, entitled "Columbia River System Operations and the Future of the Lower Snake River Dams:" (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Conserving and Restoring Snake River Fishes Federal, state, local, and tribal stakeholders have conducted activities to conserve and restore Snake River salmon and steelhead trout. Most federal activities aimed at restoring salmon and steelhead more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11964) on Jan. 22, 2026, by Cameron M. Keys, defense logistics and resource management policy analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Defense and Intelligence Unfunded Priorities Introduction By law, certain U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) officials and other executive branch agency officials are required to submit reports to Congress describing defense and intelli more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12611) on Jan. 21, 2026, by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist. * * * DOD Replicator Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction Replicator, unveiled on August 28, 2023, is a Department of Defense (DOD) initiative to field thousands of uncrewed systems by August 2025. (DOD is now "using a secondary Department of War designation more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11079) on Jan. 22, 2026, by natural resources policy specialists Laura B. Comay and Carol Hardy Vincent: * * * National Park Service: Government Shutdown Issues Like other federal agencies, the National Park Service (NPS) has halted most operations during occasional government shutdowns resulting from lapses in appropriations. In the past three decades, such shutdowns occurred  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12644) on Jan. 21, 2026, by legislative attorney Kevin J. Hickey: * * * Patent Listing in FDA's Orange Book For over 40 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has maintained a resource formally titled Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations. This frequently updated publication - available as a searchable online database - is more commonly cal more PR