WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The House Education and Labor Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-102) on the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (H.R. 3110) that aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace. The report was advanced by Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, on July 22, 2021. Excerpts of the report follow (with changes to the law omitted, and available at https://www.congress.gov/congressional-r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) and 30 Republican colleagues in introducing legislation, S. 2567, codifying the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently outlined plans to replace the NWPR with a new rule that goes even further than the Obama-  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) sent a letter to the Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, urging him to incentivize responsible stewardship of private lands by adequately reimbursing Colorado farmers and ranchers contributing to conservation efforts and permitting dryland farming on retired irrigated acres in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CRE  more

MERRIAM, Kansas, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: Representative Sharice Davids joined local officials to tour Upper Turkey Creek and celebrate the advancement of Davids' request for federal funding of the Upper Turkey Creek levee project. On Thursday, the U.S. House passed legislation directing $500,000 to the project, which would eventually lead to the removal of Downtown Merriam from the FEMA-designated floodplain. The Weather Chann  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following floor statement: * * * U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner spoke on the House floor in defense of the Hyde Amendment, a 40-year-old provision that prohibits taxpayer dollars from funding on-demand abortion. On July 27th, 2021, Congressman LaTurner spoke on the House floor about the history of the Hyde Amendment, its bipartisan support from the majority of Americans, and the need for it to be maintained in law as the House  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement blasting Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's call for children to wear masks for the upcoming K-12 school year: "This is a time for Governor Kelly to put politics aside, listen to science, and apply common sense. Real world science shows us this virus disproportionately impacts senior citizens and those with underlying health conditi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant full authorization of the current vaccines currently under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). This approval would help combat vaccine hesitancy and unleash physicians to provide elderly Americans and those with underlying health conditions a third COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. According to the Kaiser   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) and 30 Republican colleagues in introducing legislation, S. 2567, codifying the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently outlined plans to replace the NWPR with a new rule that goes even further than the Obama  more