WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 6142): H.R. 6142, Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021 as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Feb. 16, 2022. View link to table below. H.R. 6142 would direct the National Park Service (NPS) to study the feasibility of designating a 1,454-mile trail system in Ohio as the Buckeye National Sce  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and four of their colleagues in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting that the agency conduct a comprehensive, wide-ranging study into the persisting barriers that Americans with disabilities of all backgrounds experience in accessing healthcare, including access to medical treatment, services, equip  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and 16 of their Republican colleagues in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security expressing opposition to the Department of Homeland Securi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Susan Collins (R-ME), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Richard Burr (R-NC), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced that the Senate passed their bipartisan resolution that encourages children to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 21, 2022 National Kids to Parks Day. First celebrated by the Nationa  more