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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Saturday December 10, 2022 ( 3 items )  

House Financial Services Committee Issues Report on Credit Union Board Modernization Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-517) on the Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act (H.R. 6889), which aims to require qualifying smoke alarms in certain federally assisted housing. The report was advanced by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, on Sept. 28, 2022. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary On July 27, 2022, Representative Juan Vargas introduced H.R. 6889, the "Credit Union Board Modernization Act", which   more

Rep. Estes Introduces Legislation To Protect Private Property Rights
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced the Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Act. This legislation upholds Kansas energy producers and ranchers' rights to preserve their land. "Kansas energy producers and ranchers are excellent stewards of land and resources," said Rep. Estes on the House floor. "They work tirelessly to feed, fuel and clothe our nation while taking voluntary, proactive measu  more

Sens. Toomey, Warren Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Advance Federal Reserve Accountability, Ensure Financial Regulators Provide Ethics Information to Congress
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, announced the bipartisan Financial Regulators Transparency Act, legislation that would strengthen Federal Reserve accountability and ensure that no financial regulator can withhold critical ethics-related inform  more