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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday June 22, 2024 ( 4 items )  

House Financial Services Committee Chairman McHenry Issues Statement on Treasury Outbound Investment Proposed Rule
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement in response to the Department of the Treasury's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) implementing the White House's Executive Order on outbound U.S. investment to China: "This rulemaking appears to be a step i  more

Rep. Edwards Announces Army Reserve Facility to Be Built in Asheville
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today announced that the Department of the Army will fund a $32 million project in Asheville, N.C. The contract funds the construction of a U.S. Army Reserve center, vehicle maintenance facility and organizational storage building in the Asheville vicinity, to be completed by June 2026. "Western North Carolina, with its mountainous terrain, ha  more

Senate Passes Hudson Legislation to Deploy Advanced Nuclear Technologies
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) announced that his Advanced Nuclear Deployment Actpassed in the U.S. Senate. This legislation was included in a bipartisan, bicameral nuclear energy reform package, the Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023, and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. "Increasing domestic production of affordable, clean nuclear energy will lower your energy bill, crea  more

Tillis Introduces the No More Political Prosecutions Act
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis recently led the introduction of the No More Political Prosecutions Act, legislation that would allow Presidents and Vice Presidents (current and former) to move their own civil or criminal cases from a state court to a federal court. Joining Senator Tillis as co-sponsors are Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Mike Lee (R-UT  more