WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-436) on the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act (H.R. 2814), which aims to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. The report was advanced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, on July 26, 2022. Excerpts of the report follow (with changes to the law omitted, and available at https://ww  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- The William J. Clinton Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton announced the initial program for the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2022 Meeting this September 19-20 in New York City. This year's meeting is focused on the theme "The Business of How." For the first time since 2016, CGI is bringing together global and emerging leaders to take action on the world's most pressi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release and an Aug. 10, 2022, letter: * * * House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans expressed serious concerns over the recent unprecedented raid of the former president's residence and the Biden Administration's ongoing efforts to weaponize the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022, and an Aug. 10, 2022, letter: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and every Republican member of the House Oversight & Reform Committee expressed serious concerns over the raid of President Trump's residence and the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to weaponize the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to target political rivals. In a letter to the Acting Archivist of the United States,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release and an Aug. 5, 2022, letter: * * * House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and other Republican leaders on the Committee are demanding transparency from the Poynter Institute, the parent company of PolitiFact, for its clear biased and politically motivated decisions that help Big Tech censor   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSper) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announced today the confirmation Shirley Sagawa of Washington, D.C. to the board of directors. Sagawa was confirmed by the US Senate on Aug. 4. She joins chair of the board Catherine McLaughlin of Delaware and previously confirmed board members, Alvin Warren of New Mexico, Fagan Harris of Maryland, Flor Romero of California, Leslie   more