WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44442) on Aug. 24, 2021, entitled "Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities" by nuclear weapons policy specialist Amy F. Woolf: * * * Summary The annual Energy and Water Development appropriations bill funds civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several inde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44442) on Aug. 24, 2021, entitled "Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Secondary Capability Modernization NNSA requested $457 million for Secondary Capability Modernization in FY2021, an increase of 56% over the $293.5 million allocated to the same programs in FY2020. NNSA funded most programs in this area through the St  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46471) on Aug. 24, 2021, entitled "Federally Supported Projects and Programs for Wastewater, Drinking Water, and Water Supply Infrastructure". The report was written by environmental policy specialist Jonathan L. Ramseur, environmental policy analyst Elena H. Humphreys, agricultural policy analyst Lisa S. Benson, economic development policy analysts Joseph V. Jaroscak and Julie M. Lawhorn, natur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: U.S. Representatives Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Tracey Mann (KS-01), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) announced bipartisan legislation to improve the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL). The Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline (REACH) for Veterans Act would implement key improvements in staff training and management. The bill also facilitates the VCL's  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced bipartisan legislation to improve the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL). The Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline (REACH) for Veterans Act would implement key improvements in staff training and management. The bill also facilitates the VCL's transitio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following fact sheet on how the Better Care Better Jobs Act (S. 2210) would benefit Kansas: * * * In Kansas Today: * There are almost 403,000 people with disabilities./1 * There are almost 478,000 people ages 65 and older./2 * The Better Care Better Jobs Act would make it possible for over 4,400 family caregivers in Kansas to return to work./3 * The Better Care Better  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after bombings outside of the Kabul airport resulted in multiple casualties, including the first combat deaths of U.S. service members in 18 months. Initial reports claim 11 Marines and one Navy Medic killed in action. "I express my deepest empathy and eternal gratitude to the family members of the U.S. service members who lo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) released the following statement after the terrorist attack outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan: "The terrorist attacks in Kabul are absolutely horrific. The American men and women currently serving in Afghanistan to bring U.S. citizens home and evacuate our partners are heroes and dealing with impossible circumstances. "My h  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging HHS Secretary Becerra to distribute funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund and other health care relief programs. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has appropriated $178 billion for the PRF as well  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging HHS Secretary Becerra to distribute funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund and other health care relief programs. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has appropriated $178 billion for the PRF as well as an additi  more