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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2026-06-13 ( 5 items )  
Capito Applauds Passage of Women's Lung Cancer Prevention Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Applauds Passage of Women's Lung Cancer Prevention Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), applauded the unanimous Senate passage of the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act. U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) joined Senator Capito in i more PR

Griffith Announces More Than $2.8 Million for Helene Relief Road Repair (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces More Than $2.8 Million for Helene Relief Road Repair * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded Hurricane Helene-related grants to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The funding breakdown of the grants is as follows: * $1,369,318 to Smyth County * $745,319 to Washington County * $728,017 Grayson County These FEMA grants, worth $2,842,654, support repairment projec more PR

House Education & Workforce Committee Ranking Members Scott, Sen. Sanders Lead Democrats' Opposition to Trump Effort to Halt Pay Increases and Benefits for Head Start Teachers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Scott and Sanders Lead Democrats' Opposition to Trump Effort to Halt Pay Increases and Benefits for Head Start Teachers House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders led 69 Congressional Democrats in demanding that the U.S more PR

Scott, Moore, Bonamici, Frost, Grijalva, and Pocan Introduce Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2026: * * * Scott, Moore, Bonamici, Frost, Grijalva, and Pocan Introduce Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026 Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, joined Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) in introducing legis more PR

Walkinshaw, Fong Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating 30 Years of Taiwanese Democracy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Fong Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating 30 Years of Taiwanese Democracy * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of Taiwan's first direct presidential election and reaffirming U.S. support for Taiwan's democracy. On March 23, 1996, the people of Taiwan held their first direct presidential elec more PR