WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The office of Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation led by Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to require the review, declassification, and release of government records related to unsolved criminal civil rights cases. Senators Jones and Cruz have led a months-long bipartisan effort to provide public access to unsolved civil rights crime documents t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Last night, the U.S. Senate passed legislation introduced by Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) to designate the United States Courthouse located at 323 East Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, as the "John Hervey Wheeler United States Courthouse," in honor of prominent lawyer, civil rights leader, and bank president, John Hervey Wheeler. "John Hervey Wheeler was a statesman who led  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Dec. 19, honoring the life and career of U.S. District Court Judge William J. Nealon: Mr. President, today I wish to honor the life and career of U.S. District Court Judge William J. Nealon. Appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, Judge Nealon became the longest serving Feder more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3785) to "require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia." The bill was introduced on Dec. 19 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or in the sta more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 735) "condemning the mass atrocities committed against the Rohingya in Burma and urging accountability for the Burmese military." The resolution was introduced on Dec. 19 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward Markey, 255 Dirk more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3775) to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Drug Manufacturing. The bill was introduced on Dec. 18. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 317 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in the state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St., Boston more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 115-424) on legislation (S. 3191) to provide for the expeditious disclosure of records related to civil rights cold cases. The report was advanced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, on Dec. 10. Excerpts of the report follow: I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY S. 3191, the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018, establishes a records collection at the National Archives and Records A more ST