WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43539) on Oct. 17, 2023, entitled "Commemorations in Congress - Options for Honoring Individuals, Groups, and Events:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Overview of Options Discussed Congress's commemorative options fall into two general categories: legislative options and nonlegislative options. All legislative options require passage of a bill or resolution by the House, the Senate, or bot  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47020) on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "A Guide to Major Congressional and Presidential Awards." by research librarians Barbara Salazar Torreon and Ben Leubsdorf. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY A Guide to Major Congressional and Presidential Awards This report is intended to help congressional offices obtain information about awards authorized by Congress and the President. It provides details   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King passed away on Monday. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: "It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of Dexter Scott King. As a steward of his father's legacy and former   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The Plastic Pollution Coalition issued the following agency statement on Jan. 17, 2024: * * * As an official Nominator Organization for the third year running, Plastic Pollution Coalition is excited to announce our nominees for The Earthshot Prize 2024. We are honored to be among the 432 official Nominators from 75 countries to select projects with ambitious but achievable goals that have the potential to restore our planet for generations to come. Launched by Prince Wi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 25 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn and AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the agencies, launching a new collaboration aimed at galvanizing the next generation of community service leaders and volunteers. The signing event also spotlighted California as the top-producing state of dedicated Peace Corps Volunteers, and the long-standing engagem  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: The following opinion column was originally published in The Hill on January 22, 2024. By Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jerry Hendrix "Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside." President John F. Kennedy declared these words from the snowy steps of the U.S. Capitol during his 1961 inaugural address. They were an unmistakable warning to nations recently freed from   more