WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47032) on Feb. 16, 2022, entitled "Bureau of Reclamation Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" by natural resources policy specialist Charles V. Stern and natural resources policy analyst Anna E. Normand: * * * SUMMARY In the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; P.L. 117-58), Congress provided a major influx of funding   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-22-104357) entitled "2020 Census - Lessons Learned from Planning and Implementing the 2020 Census Offer Insights to Support 2030 Preparations". The report was sent to Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced his support for H.Res. 915, a resolution led by Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI) that would officially recognize congressional workers' right to organize. Cleaver joined 130 colleagues in the House of Representatives last week to co-introduce the resolution, which now has more than 140 cosponsors. "As a lifelon  more

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids opened her new Overland Park District Office location, joined by Mayor Curt Skoog and the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce. "I'm excited to welcome folks to our new office in Overland Park and to continue our strong community outreach and connection across the Third District," said Davids. "Our team continues to be available through virtual office   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Senate colleagues in introducing a Senate Resolution that, if enacted, would allow Congress to nullify a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interim final rule (IFR) that requires all staff and volunteers in Head Start educational facilities around the country to be fully vaccinated and wear a mask. Most notably,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees, today joined Squawk Box on CNBC to discuss President Biden's nominee to the Federal Reserve Board Sarah Bloom Raskin, the latest on Russia and Ukraine, and the state of President Biden and Democrats' "Build Back Better" legislation. Partial Transcript Hagerty on Federal Reserve nom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: In case you missed it, U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today said that Congress and the American people deserve answers on Sarah Bloom Raskin's lobbying on behalf of Reserve Trust, a nonbank fintech, and the Federal Reserve's decision to reverse itself and award Reserve Trust with va  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) and James Lankford (OK) led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to withdraw the nomination of Sarah Raskin to be Vice Chair of Supervision at the Federal Reserve based on her past biased statements and calls for debanking the oil and natural gas industry that demonstrate her inability to serve as an independent financial regulator.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran, alongside U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to request flexibility under the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) and robust assistance for producers rebuilding following recent wildfires. The letter says in part, "We write today to request flexibility under the Eme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) bringing it one step closer to law. The senators' Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act would expand Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care for Post-9/11 combat veterans--including those suffering from co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) bringing it one step closer to law. The senators' Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act would expand Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care for Po  more