WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.), released the following statements after Rep. Duarte introduced H.R. 7816, the Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act, legislation to make the push to reform and improve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) letters and correspondenc  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the House Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, released the following statement on the bipartisan, bicameral American Privacy Rights Act discussion draft: "For years, I have worked hard to pass federal data privacy legislation and called on my colleagues in both chambers of Congress to act. Americans feel helpless online. Famili  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 9:45 a.m. on April 11, 2024, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda: I. Nominees * Nancy L. Maldonado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit * Georgia N. Alexakis, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois * Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York * Dena   more