WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12033) on March 20, 2026, by American national government analyst Karen L. Shanton: * * * The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA): An Overview The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA; P.L. 107-252; 52 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.20901-21145) is perhaps the closest thing in federal law to a general election administration statute. It is (1) more wide-ranging in the topics it aims to addres more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Op-Ed on Fighting Back Against Trump's Push to Rig the Election * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) published an opinion piece in the Santa Fe New Mexican highlighting how he is fighting back against President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE Act which will have harmful impact on New Mexicans and Americans across the country,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Vox: Nancy Pelosi Tells Us How She Really Feels * Austin, Texas - In a wide-ranging conversation at SXSW with Vox's Astead Herndon, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi reflected on her decades of legislative leadership, her enduring faith in the American people and her outlook on the 2026 midterm elections. As she prepares to leave Congress at the end of this term, Pelosi emphasized her confide more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Says Democrats Are "More Afraid of ICE Than Iran" as DHS Shutdown Continues, Senate Works Through Weekend on SAVE America Act * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), Republican Policy Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Senator Tim Scott (R-S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13187) on March 20, 2026, by financial economics specialists Karl E. Schneider and Rena S. Miller: * * * Prediction Markets: Policy Issues for Congress Prediction markets are exchange platforms that specialize in offering event contracts. Event contracts refer to contracts with a binary payoff structure tied to the occurrence or non-occurrence of a specific event. Users purcha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: SAVE America Act * Q: What is the SAVE America Act ? A: The U.S. Senate is debating an election integrity bill called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. Only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in America. The bill would strengthen voter registration rules to ensure only U.S. citizens may register to vote in a federal election. I'm a co-sponsor of the bill and ha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Will Have to Answer for Their Voter ID Hypocrisy * Click here or on the picture to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today led a press conference on the SAVE America Act. Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Well, good morning everyone, and thank you all for joining us on this fine Saturday. "As you all know, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45770) on March 20, 2026, entitled "The U.S. Election Assistance Commission: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress" by American national government specialist Karen L. Shanton. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent federal agency that is charged with helping election officials to improve the administration of elections and voter more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45770) on March 20, 2026, entitled "The U.S. Election Assistance Commission - Overview and Selected Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) The 15-member TGDC is charged with helping the executive director of the EAC develop the VVSG./85 That has traditionally involved working with NIST to draft guidelines for consideration more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Speaks in Support of Women's Sports at GOP Press Conference * To watch Senator Capito's remarks, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC), spoke in support of the Tuberville-Blackburn amendment to the SAVE America Act, which ensures fairness in women's  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Statement on the White House's AI Legislative Framework * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement: "Today's AI legislative framework takes some steps in the right direction but lacks significant substance. We need laws on AI and children's privacy and data, including the kinds of user-empower more PR

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, March 21 -- Wofford College issued the following news on March 20, 2026: * * * A Candid Conversation Rahm Emanuel, Craig Melvin '01 will visit Wofford on April 1 to discuss current political climate * Rahm Emanuel, former chief of staff in the Obama administration and former mayor of Chicago, will discuss the current political climate in the next installment of A Candid Conversation. Craig Melvin '01, co-anchor of NBC's TODAY show, will moderate the discussion.  more PR