WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Water Resources Development Act (S. 4136): Estimated Budgetary Effects of S. 4136, the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 as reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 4, 2022. View link to table below. S. 4136 would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies to improve navigation, mitigate storm and hurricane dama  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The House Agriculture Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-368) on the Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140), which aims to make improvements with respect to the pricing of cattle. The report was advanced by Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, on June 14, 2022. Here are excerpts: * * * BRIEF EXPLANATION This legislation, as reported out of Committee, authorizes direct and guaranteed loans and grants to help expand livestock and poultry processing capacity and promote interstate and   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce issued the following testimony by Caitriona Fitzgerald, deputy director at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, involving a hybrid hearing on June 14, 2022, entitled "Protecting America's Consumers: Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Data Privacy and Security": * * * Chair Schakowsky, Ranking Member Bilirakis, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for holding this hearing and for   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: Rep. Estes (R-Kansas) has been named a 2022 Fiscal Hero by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget - a nonpartisan group committed to educating the public on issues with significant fiscal policy impact. "Cutting wasteful federal spending is necessary to ensure a better future for our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren," said Rep. Estes. "Too often, the federal government u  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, issued the following joint commentary with Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, to the National Review on June 21, 2022: * * * U.S. Representatives Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Jake LaTurner (R-KS) published a joint guest column in the National Review which highlights their legislation to impose new work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid recipients who are unemployed, able-bodied, childless adults. From their op-ed: "It's time to fix welfare again.   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran announced support for the Political Bias in Algorithm Sorting (BIAS) Emails Act. This legislation would hold Big Tech platforms accountable for using biased algorithms that take control away from consumers and alter the way users are able to see emails from political campaigns. The legislation would also create more transparency for consumers by revealing t  more