WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45030) updated on May 11, 2022, entitled "Federal Role in Voter Registration: The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and Subsequent Developments": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 The Help America Vote Act (HAVA)/83 was enacted in 2002 and serves as another key piece of federal election policy, addressing a number of election administration elements   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-283) on the Securing a Strong Retirement Act (H.R. 2954) that aims to increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules. The report was advanced by Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, on March 29, 2022. Excerpts of the report follow (with explanation of the bill and changes to the law omitted, and available at https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/117th-congress/house-report/283  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver voted to pass H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, which would strengthen access to workers' compensation benefits for federal firefighters, including those in Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, who become injured or ill on the job. Congressman Cleaver was also a cosponsor of the legislation. "Each and every day, firefighters in Missouri's Fifth Cong  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids voted to ensure law enforcement agencies have the time and resources to fully investigate fraud cases involving pandemic relief programs. A member of the House Small Business Committee, Davids voted to advance two bipartisan bills that extend the statute of limitations on certain fraud cases related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster L  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: (Washington, D.C., May 11, 2022) - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 8.3% from a year ago. "Working Americans continue to get less and less out of their hard-earned paychecks thanks to Joe Biden's out-of-control inflation. Instead of proposing responsible solutions to rising costs, Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. voted against a dangerous pro-abortion measure that attacks the lives of unborn children and jeopardizes the health of mothers. Prior to the vote, Senator Marshall - an OBGYN responsible for delivering more than 5,000 babies - summarized the radical abortion policies contained in this bill on the Senate floor saying in part, "This bill is the most egregious,  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) today released the following statement after voting to oppose the Women's Health Protection Act. "Today, the Senate voted on the most sweeping expansion of abortion access in our nation's history in a desperate effort to create a federal protection for abortion. "This legislation would have permitted unborn children to be terminated at any point for any reas  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran released the following statement following the release of April's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. "Since President Biden took office, we have seen record high prices for gas, food, rent and utilities. Inflation is wiping out the savings of Kansas families and hurting their ability to meet their most basic needs. "President Biden claims his policies 'help, not hu  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) and additional Senate Republican colleagues in urging the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Martha Williams, not to cave in to activists' calls to restrict the use of lead ammo and tackle on public lands. "Policies or actions that reduce or limit sportsmen activities necessarily implicate wildlife conserva  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran joined Senators John Thune (SD), Mike Crapo (ID), and John Boozman (AR) in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging them to prioritize market access initiatives as part of America's trade agenda. "Advancing U.S. economic interests - particularly in the Indo-Pa  more