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. 18 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a total of $511,813 to six local organizations to strengthen both law enforcement and community-based responsiveness to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, and stalking. In total, Kansas received more than $1.8 million through these awards. Recipie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Squawk Box on CNBC this morning to discuss ethics issues surrounding Sarah Bloom Raskin, nominee to be Vice Chairman for Supervision and a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Fair Access to Banking Act, his bill to prevent discrimination by banks and financial service providers against constitutionally-protected  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) and 44 colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland seeking assurances that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will continue to respect the prosecutorial independence of Special Counsel John Durham and his staff, while also ensuring he is provided all resources necessary to fully, thoroughly and completely pursue  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the top Republican of the Senate Finance Committee, led a news conference with Republican Senators to highlight how record-high inflation is affecting Americans, adding that additional reckless spending will only exacerbate the inflation crisis. Highlights: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) (https://www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-mem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: On the heels of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners voting to rescind the county's school mask mandate, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. announced his support for Senator John Thune's (S.D.) resolution that would nullify a federal rule that requires all staff and volunteers in Head Start educational facilities around the country to be fully vaccinated and wear a mask. Most not  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following commentary to the Topeka Capital Journal: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. penned an op-ed for the Topeka Capital Journal outlining policies coming out of the Biden Administration that are leading to record inflation and what needs to be done to tame it. In the op-ed, Senator Marshall said in part, "The American people are dealing with the highest inflation in over 40 years - they have less money to spend and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dawn O'Connell to o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today reiterated that Republicans are ready to move forward with a vote on four of President Biden's Federal Reserve nominees--Jerome Powell, Lael Brainard, Lisa Cook, and Philip Jefferson. But until answers are received to basic questions about Sarah   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) recently introduced the Strengthening STEM Ecosystems Act, legislation to boost STEM workforce and job training. The bill would establish a grant program within the National Science Foundation to provide funding to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) ecosystems and their partners to better connect communities, share knowledge and create   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced their bipartisan Protecting American Solar Jobs and Lowering Costs Act, which would repeal the Administration's Section 201 tariffs on solar panels and create a Department of Energy program to enhance domestic production and manufacturing of solar panels and other solar energy components. The solar tariffs, which were first imp  more