WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL32418) on Sept. 14, 2021, entitled "Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress" by Naval Affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke: * * * Summary The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998, and a total of 34 have been procured through FY2021. Since FY2011, Virginia-class boats have be  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL32418) on Sept. 14, 2021, entitled "Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Potential Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Another issue for Congress concerns the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the execution of U.S. military shipbuilding programs, including the Virginia-class program. A June 9,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), a co-chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, introduced the bipartisan Enhancing Military Base Resilience and Conserving Ecosystems through Stormwater Management (EMBRACE Stormwater Management) Act to implement stormwater best management practices to reduce flooding on and around military bases which jeopardizes military readiness, pollutes the Chesapeake Bay,   more

STERLING, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) marked National Small Business Week today by announcing that some of the hardest-hit Virginia-10 small businesses have received $156 million from programs funded by the American Rescue Plan. More than $135,947,335 was provided to over 450 businesses in the district from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), and $20,129,295 went to local   more

HENRICO, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and John Katko (R-NY-24) introduced bipartisan legislation to create medical-legal partnerships -- multidisciplinary teams that combine clinical staff with social workers and lawyers at a single healthcare site -- to improve seniors' and other vulnerable elders' access to legal and social services in healthcare settings and help protect them fr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). The bill would phase out harmful large mesh drift gillnets used in federal waters off the coast of California, which is the only place the nets are still used in the United States. "While the use   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 15, 2021, in a virtual hearing to consider three Environmental Protection Agency nominees. The nominees are Amanda Howe to be Assistant Administrator for Mission Support, David Uhlmann to be Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Carlton Waterhouse to be Assistant Administrator of Land   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and several of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Preventing Recognition of Terrorist States Act, legislation that would direct the Secretary of State to designate the illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban as a terrorist organization. The bill would al  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a hearing on three Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees: Amanda Howe to be Assistant Administrator for Mission Support; David Uhlmann to be EPA's Assistant Administ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine cosponsored the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act to address the needs of the offshore wind industry and train new and incumbent workers through a new grant program. The legislation directs the Department of Energy to first identify the offshore wind industry's needs by engaging with stakeholders, including labor, institutions of higher education, industry, ports, and state and loc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine spoke on the Senate floor calling for the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act. This legislation, introduced by Kaine and his colleagues this week, would protect the right to vote and strengthen our democracy, ensuring that eligible voters get access to the ballot regardless of where they live. In his speech, Kaine spoke about the attempt during the January 6 insurrectio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced Dr. Rahul Gupta, a fellow West Virginian and nominee to be the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), during his nomination hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. "I am proud that yet another West Virginian has been nominated to serve the American people, and I have no doubt that Dr. Gupta will be a dedicated Director of the ONDCP  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $177,817 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sixteen small businesses and agriculture producers in rural communities across West Virginia. This investment is through the Rural Energy for America Program which helps agricultural   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,827,406 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to organizations working to address and prevent youth homelessness in West Virginia. "Far too many children in West Virginia struggle with unreliable housing and face the t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $177,817 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sixteen small businesses and agriculture producers in rural communities across West Virginia. This investment is through the Rural Energy for America Program which helps agricultural producers and r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,827,406 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to organizations working to address and prevent youth homelessness in West Virginia. "Ensuring every child has a roof over their head and a warm place to sleep at night continues to be on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced $1,769,200 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health services across the Commonwealth. The funding will go toward the improvement and expansion of trea  more