WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34619) updated on April 29, 2022, entitled "Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 117th Congresses" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus: * * * SUMMARY The Capitol Rotunda and the Capitol Grounds have been used as the setting for a variety of events, ranging from memorial ceremonies and the reception of foreign dignitaries to the   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4144) to "amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish an energy efficient appliance rebate program to provide rebates for the manufacturing, distribution, and shipment of certain building electrification products." The bill was introduced on May 4 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Tina Smith, D-Minn. It was referred to the Senate Finance  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 3, 2022: Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor today once again to talk about what is happening in Ukraine. This is the 10th time in the 10 weeks of session since before the invasion started that I have come to the floor to talk about the atrocities being committed in Ukraine by this brutal and unprovoked invasion from Russia and to talk about more effe  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4159) to "ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and permitting counties to seek emergency and major disaster declarations   more