WASHINGTON, March 1 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Feb. 28, 2022, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 4) Rules for Ship Types Now Being Procured or Recently Procured For ship types now being procured for the Navy, or recently procured for the Navy, naming rules (and exceptions thereto) are summarized below. The July 2012 Navy report to Congress discusses current naming rules (and exc  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: At the conclusion of Peace Corps Week - a celebration of the creation of the Peace Corps by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 - Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) introduced a package of legislation aimed at supercharging national service and encouraging more Americans to engage in service of all forms in their communities. "Throughout American history, ordinary people have stepped up to accomplish extraordinary t  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3754) to "prohibit the importation of crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation, to impose sanctions with respect to persons involved in the importation of such crude oil and petroleum products who have engaged in acts of corruption or who are responsible for serious human rights abuses." The bill was introduced on March 3. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3758) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to assess the unintended impacts on the health and safety of people engaged in transactional sex, in connection with the enactment of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 and the loss of interactive computer services that host information related to sexual exchange, to direct the Attorney General t  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3734) to "amend title 5, U.S. Code, to designate Gold Star Families Day as a legal public holiday." The bill was introduced on March 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. on Wyden, D-Ore., Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Space and Science issued the following joint testimony by James Free, associate administrator of NASA's exploration systems development mission directorate, Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the science mission directorate, and James Reuter, associate administrator of the space technology mission directorate, involving a hearing on Feb. 9, 2022, entitled "NASA Accountability and Oversight": * * *   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSOps) -- World Learning issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: World Learning is honoring its 90th anniversary since sociologist Donald Watt launched The Experiment in International Living in 1932. This flagship program focusing on intercultural exchange led to the establishment of both School for International Training and World Learning. The anniversary's theme, "One World, Learning," highlights the interconnection between World Learning's three branches,   more