WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11010) on Mountain Valley Pipeline litigation tests Congress's power to limit federal court jurisdiction on Aug. 17, 2023, by legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * Mountain Valley Pipeline Litigation Tests Congress's Power to Limit Federal Court Jurisdiction The Mountain Valley Pipeline (Pipeline), currently under construction, is planned as a 303-mile natural gas transmissio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2023: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to submit an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of U.S. Army veteran and FBI Special Agent James Rudisill. Rudisill, a resident of Richmond and a decorated Army veteran from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is challe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2023: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led 30 Members of Congress in urging the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to update the definition of infertility used by health insurance carriers participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) program to be more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community. The current definition of infertility used by   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the launch of her inaugural Photo Competition for Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. The competition challenges constituents to capture the beauty of Virginia's Fourth through photography. All residents of the district, regardless of age, are eligible to participate. The winning submission will be displayed in Congressw  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to submit an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of U.S. Army veteran and FBI Special Agent James Rudisill. Rudisill, a resident of Richmond and a decorated Army veteran from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is challenging the Department of Veterans Affairs's d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2023: Following the release of a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) legal review of the previous administration's relocation of two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research agencies, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton, Gerry Connolly, and Don Beyer (all D-VA) released the following statement emphasizing the need for Congress to take up the Conducting Oversight to Secure Tr  more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger joined a group of 44 Democrats and Republicans in urging congressional leadership to invest in a key discount program that allows more Virginia families to access high-speed internet. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward high-speed internet service for el  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) announced the inclusion of key Virginia priorities in the Senate's Fiscal Year 2024 draft funding bills. All 12 bills were passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on a bipartisan basis. "We are proud to announce that the Senate's draft government spending legislation for Fiscal Year 2024 includes critical funding that will kee  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement on the Biden administration's decision to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan through April 19, 2025: "Amid terrible violence and a tragic humanitarian crisis in Sudan, we're pleased to see the administration act on our call for additional protections for Sudanese people   more