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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday June 28, 2020 ( 4 items )  

Sen. Thune Issues Op-Ed: The Cause of Human Freedom
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed: On July 3, 1986, President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan were in New York to help kick off Liberty Weekend, which celebrated the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and commemorated its 100th anniversary in America. The next day, on Independence Day, President Reagan addressed the nation from the deck of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy in New York Harbor. With Lady Liberty in the distance, he said, "All  more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Traffic Safety, NHTSA Grant Programs
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety issued the following hearing information: "Safety on Our Roads: Overview of Traffic Safety and NHTSA Grant Programs" at 253 Russell Senate Office Building at 2:30 p.m. on June 30: The hearing will examine the implementation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) highway safety grant programs, as well as key highway traffic safety issues. Witnesses: * Lee Ax  more

Sens. Thune, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Update Section 230, Strengthen Rules, Transparency on Online Content Moderation, Hold Internet Companies Accountable for Moderation Practices
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, joined Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), ranking member of the subcommittee, in introducing the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act, new bipartisan legislation to update Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The PACT Act will strengthen transparency in the p  more

Sens. Thune, Smith Introduce Bill to Ease Application Process for Impact Aid Program During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act, legislation that would allow school districts participating in the Impact Aid Program to use their student headcount from the 2020-2021 school year, which have already been calculated, on their Impact Aid applications for the 2021-2022 school year. School districts will begin to complete their Impact   more