WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11426) on May 1, 2026, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu: * * * The Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause's Ban on Executing the Intellectually Disabled In 2002, the Supreme Court in Atkins v. Virginia ruled that the imposition of capital punishment on the intellectually disabled constitutes "cruel and unusual" punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment, leaving to the states the responsibility to determine who qua more PR

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Foxx, Scott Introduce Transparency in Billing Act * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on her introduction of the Transparency in Billing Act alongside Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA). "Patients should always have the information they need to make informed health care decisions - this includes understanding the true costs associated with care. Far too often, many are hit with hidden upch more PR

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Tours J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works with Coupang * Washington, D.C. - On Friday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Coupang, a Seattle-based Fortune 150 U.S. technology company and retailer at J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works for a visit highlighting the collaboration between the two companies. Through its international retail, logistics and fulfillment operations, Coupang is helping J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works export American-made products, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Scott, Foxx Introduce Transparency in Billing Act Today, House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03) and Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05) introduced the Transparency in Billing Act. "We are seeing a growing trend of hospitals acquiring independent physician offices and then charging patients higher prices even if the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Senator Justice Speaks at the Professional Services Council Annual Conference WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - Today, Senator Jim Justice joined the Professional Services Council (PSC) for their annual conference to discuss how the government can work with business leaders to drive economic and industry growth to deliver results for West Virginians and Americans. "If we want to keep this great country moving forward, we've got to all b more PR

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Leads Bipartisan Effort to Ban U.S. Service Members from Using Prediction Markets to Bet on National Security Matters Vindman's Effort Follows the Arrest of a U.S. Special Operations Soldier Charged with Using Classified Information to Place Bets on Polymarket * Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) today led 15 Members of Congress in sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary Pete Hegseth urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to issue a  more PR