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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday August 11, 2024 ( 7 items )  

ICYMI: Shaheen Secures More than $100 Million for 85 New Hampshire Projects in Committee-Passed Bipartisan Government Funding Bills
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, secured $100,404,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) for New Hampshire projects in the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) government funding bills recently passed by the Committee. The 85 diff  more

Pappas, Moylan, Golden Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Green to Gold Program Participants' Benefits
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Last week Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), James Moylan (GU-AL), and Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced the Save the Green to Gold Program Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure servicemembers participation in the Army's Green-to-Gold (G2G) Active Duty Option Program is recognized toward their Time in Service (TIS) calculation, which determines future pay and retirement benefits. "The Green-to  more

Sen. Hassan, Rep. Pappas Highlight PACT Act Two Year Anniversary With Roundtable Conversation With New Hampshire Veteran Community
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Honoring Our PACT Act this weekend, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), joined New Hampshire veterans, local Veterans Service Organization (VSO) leaders, and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) r  more

Senior Member of U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Shaheen Highlights Significant New Hampshire and National Priorities Secured in Committee-Passed Government Funding Bills
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Shaheen secured a total of $100,404,000 in direct investments for the Granite State in twelve Committee-passed government funding bills** Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, highlighted the numerous priorities she championed and secured in the   more

Shaheen Secures $600 Million in Committee-Passed Bipartisan Senate Appropriations Bill to Restore Six F-15EX Aircraft in New Hampshire, Boosting National Security and Investing in Jobs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, secured $600 million in the bipartisan Appropriations Defense Subcommittee bill to restore six F-15EX aircraft. If signed into law, the bill, which was passed by the Committee by a vote of 28-0, would directly s  more

Shaheen to Visit Georgia Following Recent Passage of Foreign Agents Law, Voice Concern about Democratic Backsliding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Appropriations Committees and Chair of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, is traveling to Georgia to meet with government officials, civil society leaders and others following the passage of the foreign agents law, which Shaheen has condemned, and U.S. action t  more

Shaheen, Scott Call on Big Tech CEOs to Adopt Programs Cracking Down on the Spread of Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery on Online Platforms
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and Rick Scott (R-FL) are sending letters to multiple Big Tech CEOs urging them to participate in two voluntary programs to locate and take down non-consensual intimate imagery (NII) on online platforms. The bipartisan group of Senators sent letters to the CEOs of X, Alphabet, Amaz  more