WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) led a bipartisan group of 33 House Ways and Means lawmakers in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Treasury Department and IRS' new proposed rules related to donor-advised funds which the group warns will have a "chilling effect" on charitable giving. Donor-adv  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant Louisiana $52,727,798.00 in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Fiscal Year 2023 Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure and Safety Modernization Grants from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). "Pipelines transport the energy required to fuel our daily lives," s  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz announced a $1 million grant to the San Antonio River Authority for the removal of the dilapidated Otilla Dam. This significant achievement comes following De La Cruz's letter advocating for the San Antonio River Authority's grant application to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicefor funds to remove the dam. Built in the 1920s for irrigation purposes, the Otilla Dam  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 25 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announced today that $25,105,985 will be invested in the Port of Houston Authority's Catalyzing Lower Emissions with Alliances and New Systems in Trucking and Community Sustainability Program. This program, aimed at introducing zero-emission drayage trucks and infrastructure, reducing truck idling near port terminals, and providing community strengthe  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced that Dr. Anthony Fauci will testify publicly for the first time since retiring from public service at a hearing before the Select Subcommittee on June 3, 2024. Earlier this year, Dr. Fauci appeared in front of the Select Subcommittee for a closed-door, two-day, 14-hour transcribed interview. Chairman We  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet issued the following written testimony by Joshua Landau, senior counsel of innovation policy at the Computer and Communications Industry Association, involving a hearing on April 10, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, disti  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust issued the following testimony by Skye Lynn Perryman, president and CEO of the Democracy Forward Foundation, involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled ""Reining in the Administrative State: Agency Adjudication and Other Agency Action": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to be here today, Mr. Chairman and Mr. Ranking Member. My name is Skye Perryman. I am a lawyer and the  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust issued the following testimony by Jennifer L. Mascott, an assistant professor of law and co-director of the C. Boyden Gray Center at George Mason University, involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled ""Reining in the Administrative State: Agency Adjudication and Other Agency Action": * * * * Dear Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Nadler, Chairman Massie, Ranking Member Cor  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet issued the following written testimony by Sandra Aistars, a professor at the George Mason University, involving a hearing on April 10, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet issued the following written testimony by Kristelia Garcia, a professor of law at Georgetown University, involving a hearing on April 10, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to test  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs issued the following testimony by David J. Bier, associate director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, involving a hearing on April 16, 2024, entitled "How the Border Crisis Impacts Public Safety": * * * Chairman Grothman, Ranking Member Garcia, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is David Bier.  more

FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington, April 26 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $1,000,001 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant funding to the Port of Friday Harbor to improve the existing fuel farm at Friday Harbor Airport (FHR). The port will use the funding to add a supplemental tank for Jet A fuel and install a larger 12,500-gallon AvGas fuel tank. FAA awarded the funding through the Airp  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHA) awarded a $16 million grant to the Northwest Seaport Alliance to help reduce truck air pollution near the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma. The grant funding comes from the Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program (RTEPF), which was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to impr  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Rep.) -- Res. Comm. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, R-Puerto Rico, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hosted a roundtable discussion on the agency's recent expansion of the Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) database to include the U.S. territories. NOAA's ENOW database describes six economic sectors in the United States that depend on the oceans and Great Lakes. ENOW provi  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) visited Clark County to meet with local stakeholders about her clean water and childcare priorities in Congress. Throughout the day, she visited the Marine Park Wastewater Treatment Plant, held a roundtable on clean water and sewer priorities, and visited a local home childcare provider. Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez began her day at the  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news on April 25, 2024: U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is today announcing that she helped to secure $16 million for the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) from the Federal Highway Administration to deploy 36-58 zero-emission drayage trucks through vehicle purchases and development of charging/fueling infrastructure in the Seattle-Tacoma region. "Washington's ports are vital to our economy, our supply  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) - the only Michigander on the House Agriculture Committee - continued to make bipartisan strides on Michigan's agriculture priorities this week with the launch of a new agriculture caucus and the introduction of new legislation. Slotkin joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues to launch the Specialty Crops Caucus and introduced the bipartisan Securing American Agricult  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday joined Madison, Greene, and Culpeper officials and community leaders to celebrate the federal funding successfully secured for local projects as part of a U.S. House and U.S. Senate-passed fiscal year (FY)2024 appropriations bill. The major investments in these community-requested projects total nearly $2.3 million that is now headed to Virginia's Seve  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 26 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, announced $27.8 million for Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. "I am excited to announce the Department of Transportation has awarded $27.8 million to Harry Reid International Airport which will allow for necessary r  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant $7,117,567 to the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA). This funding was made possible through the Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities (RTEPF) grant program, which is funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Congressman Carter helped craft and voted f  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, U.S. Reps. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) and Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) convened a roundtable and press conference at Albuquerque's Cuidando Los Ninos to announce the delegation secured $16 million to help end homelessness in New Mexico. Vasquez and Stansbury were joined by organizations from across the state including La Casa Inc, Mesilla Valley Community of Hop  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Declaration Would Support Recovery of Small Businesses Damaged by Tornadoes Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to grant a disaster declaration for Logan County to support recovery for businesses and homes damaged by the tornadoes on March 14, 2024. Their letter supports Governor DeWine's request for a disaster declaration, which would make lo  more