WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-355) on the Pregnant Students' Rights Act (H.R. 443), which aims to direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain employees of Department of Labor how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their official duties. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Jan. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE H.R.  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-359) on the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (H.R. 5585), which aims to impose criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally fleeing a pursuing federal officer while operating a motor vehicle. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Jan. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 5585, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, introduced by Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-356) on the Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act (H.R. 6678), which aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed Social Security fraud are inadmissible and deportable. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Jan. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 6678, the Consequences for Social Security F  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-358) on the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act (H.R. 6679), which aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported or otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Jan. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 6679, the No Immigration B  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-357) on the Protect Our Communities From DUIS Act (H.R. 6976), which aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Jan. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 6976, the Protect   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-365) on the Drought Preparedness Act (H.R. 4385), which aims to extend authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Jan. 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 4385 is to extend authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991. Background  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-367) on the Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act (H.R. 3415), which aims to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in Wyoming. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Jan. 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 3415 is to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conve  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-376) on the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act (H.R. 6009), which aims to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw the proposed rule relating to fluid mineral leases and leasing process. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 7, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 6009 is to require the Director of the B  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-377) on the Superior National Forest Restoration Act (H.R. 3195), which aims to rescind Public Land Order 7917 to reinstate mineral leases and permits in the Superior National Forest and to ensure timely review of Mine Plans of Operations. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 3195 is to rescin  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-378) on the Western Economic Security Today Act (H.R. 3397), which aims to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 3397 is to require the Direct  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-369) on the Winnebago Land Transfer Act (H.R. 1240), which aims to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Jan. 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-382) on the Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act (H.R. 6156), which aims to require the administrator of the Small Business Administration to designate a point of contact for for-profit child care providers. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on Feb. 13, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND BILL SUMMARY On November 1, 2023, Rep. Landsman, along with Rep. Letlo  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-379) on the Encouraging Success Act (H.R. 6591), which aims to amend section 8(a) of the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to regularly reassess the asset and net worth thresholds for qualifying as an economically disadvantaged individual. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on Feb. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Bill S  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-381) on a bill (H.R. 5450), which aims to amend the Small Business Act to modify the application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on Feb. 13, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Bill Summary On September 13, 2023, Rep. Scholten, along with Rep. Salazar, introduced H.R. 5450. T  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-383) on the WOSB Integrity Act (H.R. 7128), which aims to establish requirements relating to size standard compliance of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on Feb. 13, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Bill Summary On January 30, 2024, Rep. Maloy, along with Rep. Scholten, introduced H.R. 7128. The   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-375) on the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act (H.R. 7023), which aims to amend section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to codify certain regulatory provisions relating to nationwide permits for dredged or fill material. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Feb. 6, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R.  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-385) on the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act (H.R. 2426), which aims to amend Part E of Title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify obstacles to identifying and responding to reports of children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth, to provide technical assistance relating to the removal of such obstacles. The re  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-384) on the Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act (H.R. 6276), which aims to direct the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of certain public buildings and federally-leased space. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Feb. 13, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPO  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-380) on the Daniel J. Harvey Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act (H.R. 3722), which aims to require a pilot program on activities under the pre-separation transition process of members of the Armed Forces for a reduction in suicide among veterans. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Feb. 13, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-140) on the National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act (S. 1414), which aims to improve the instant messaging service used by the National Weather Service. The report was advanced by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, on Dec. 19, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Bill The purpose of S. 1414, the National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act, is to am  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-141) on the NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act (S. 1416), which aims to provide guidance for and investment in the upgrade and modernization of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio All Hazards Network. The report was advanced by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, on Dec. 19, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of S. 1416, Natio  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-138) on the Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations Act (S. 1284), which aims to improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather. The report was advanced by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, on Dec. 13, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Bill The purpose of S. 1284, the Tornado Observations Rese  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-136) on a bill (S. 1760), which aims to amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 12, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 1760 is to amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Trans  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-145) on a bill (S. 1059), which aims to adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in Texas. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 20, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1059 is to adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas to include approximately 6,100 acres of land. BACKGROUND AND NEED Established as a nati  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-155) on the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (S. 2149), which aims to sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land in Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System and to designate new areas for recreation. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The pu  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-133) on a bill (S. 1097), which aims to establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historic Park in California and Arizona. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 12, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 1097 is to establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historic Park in the States of Califor  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-143) on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission Extension Act (S. 924), which aims to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 20, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 924 is to extend the author  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-154) on the Connect Our Parks Act (S. 2018), which aims to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment to identify locations in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for broadband internet access service and areas in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for cellular service. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2024  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-151) on a bill (S. 608), which aims to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 608 is to amend the Wild and Scenic R  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-146) on the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act (S. 2020), which aims to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 20, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 2020 is to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to r  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-135) on the La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act (S. 1657), which aims to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land to La Paz County, Arizona. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 12, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1657 is to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-134) on the Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act (S. 1277), which aims to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 12, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 1277 is to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky to include approxim  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-139) on the Mining Schools Act (S. 912), which aims to require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 18, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 912 is to require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining educat  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-156) on the Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act (S. 2216), which aims to release from wilderness study area designation certain land in Montana and to improve the management of that land. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 2216 is to release the 81,000-acre Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area, t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-132) on the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act (S. 1088), which aims to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota and to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within North Dakota. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 12, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1088 is to auth  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-149) on the Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act (S. 432), which aims to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Nulhegan River and Paul Stream in Vermont for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S.   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-144) on a bill (S. 1015), which aims to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 20, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1015 is to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District ad  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-150) on the Ralph David Abernathy Sr., National Historic Site Act (S. 507), which aims to establish the Ralph David Abernathy Sr., National Historic Site. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 507 is to establish the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site. BACKGROUND AND NEED Section 3051  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-152) on the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act (S. 1059), which aims to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, as the "Salem Maritime National Historical Park". The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 961 is to redesignate  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-147) on the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Horizon Lateral Water Pipeline Act (S. 2042), which aims to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 20, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 2042 is to adjust the boundary of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-142) on a bill (S. 384), which aims to establish the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Illinois. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 20, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 384 is to establish the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in the State of Illinois. BACKGROUND AND NEED On the evening of August 14, 1908, a  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-153) on the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration Exchange Act (S. 1405), which aims to provide for the exchange of certain federal land and state land in Utah. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of S. 1405 is to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and State land in the Sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-148) on the Utah State Parks Adjustment (S. xxx), which aims to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain federal land to Utah for inclusion in certain state parks. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on Dec. 20, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 2136 is to direct the Secretary of the Interior and   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-127) on the Coastal Habitat Conservation Act (S. 1381), which aims to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend. The r  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-129) on the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act (S. 195), which aims to provide compensation to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for the taking without just compensation of land by the U.S. inside the exterior boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation that were guaranteed to the Community under a treaty signed in 1854. The report was advanced by Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delawa  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-128) on the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Reauthorization Act (S. 2395), which aims to reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs. The report was advanced by Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, on Dec. 11, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * General Statement and Background The Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Reauthorization (WILD) Act, S. 2395, would reauthorize the U.  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-122) on the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (S. 2973), which aims to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish requirements relating to pharmacy benefit managers under Medicare and Medicaid programs. The report was advanced by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, on Dec. 7, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * I. LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND The Committee on Finance, having considered S. 2973, a  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-123) on the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act (S. 61), which aims to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement a strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the U.S. via social media platforms and other online services and assess their use of such platforms and services for illicit activities. The report was adva  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-125) on the Grant Transparency Act (S. 2260), which aims to to require transparency in notices of funding opportunity. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on Dec. 11, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY S. 2260, the Grant Transparency Act of 2023, strengthens transparency requirements around competitive grant application evaluations by requ  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-124) on the Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act (S. 1798), which aims to establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and an Office of Health Security in the Department of Homeland Security. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on Dec. 11, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Summary The Offices of   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-126) on the Streamlining Federal Grants Act (S. 2286), which aims to improve the effectiveness and performance of certain federal financial assistance programs. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on Dec. 11, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY S. 2286, the Streamlining Federal Grants Act of 2023, seeks to simplify, streamline, and standard  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-137) on the Working Dog Health and Welfare Act (S. 2414), which aims to require agencies with working dog programs to implement the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office relating to the health and welfare of working dogs. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on Dec. 13, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY S. 2414, the Worki  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-130) on the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act (S. 382) that aims to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Dec. 12, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 382 is to transfer into trust three separate parcels of land, totali  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-131) on the Rio San Jose and Rio Jemez Water Settlement Act (S. 595), which aims to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in the Rio San Jose Stream System and the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in the Rio Jemez Stream System in New Mexico. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Dec. 12, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of S. 595 is  more