WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11009) on legal challenges to the terrorist screening database on July 20, 2023, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu and section research manager Michael A. Foster: * * * Legal Challenges to the Terrorist Screening Database "On September 11, 2001, agents of the al Qaeda terrorist organization hijacked commercial airplanes and attacked the World Trade Center in New York City and t  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, joined Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and other colleagues in introducing the Convenient Contraception Act, legislation that would improve access to contraceptive products. Specifically, the bill would provide individuals covered by private health insurance with the option to receive up to a f  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03), Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) reintroduced the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement (SEEE) Act, a bipartisan bill to restore the health of the Bay Watershed, strengthen fisheries management, and expand environmental education programs for residents across the Watershed. "As Coastal Vir  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,389,143 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services and bolster the healthcare workforce throughout West Virginia. The funding will specifically support expanding an internal medicine physician workforce program through the   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 21, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, expressed his serious concerns about our country's debt crisis and its harmful effects on our economic and national security during an Appropriations Committee markup. "Let me remind all of you that for 21 straight years, the United States government has spent more money than it took in. There's   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $2,850,529 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) through the U.S. Department of the Interior to support and expand local outdoor recreation across West Virginia. This funding was made available through Chairman Manchin's histo  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), headquartered in Morgantown, WV, will receive a portion of more than $5 million through the U.S. Department of Energy for a project focused on technology to enable near real-time det  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 21, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced new voluntary commitments from leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies promoting safety, security, and trust: "I'm glad to see the Administration taking steps to address the security and trust of AI systems, but this is just the beginning. We must continue to ensure thes  more