WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed six bills: H.R. 5646, Stop Campus Hazing Act; H.R. 7233, Jenna Quinn Law of 2024; H.R. 736, PROTECT Kids Act; H.J. Res. 181, Congressional Review Act resolution to stop the Biden-Harris rule limiting access to Association Health Plans (AHPs); H.R. 3120, Healthy Com  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's mark up of H.R. 5646, Stop Campus Hazing Act; H.R. 7233, Jenna Quinn Law of 2024; H.R. 736, PROTECT Kids Act; H.J. Res. 181, Congressional Review Act resolution to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Opening remarks, as prepared, of Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) from today's hearing, entitled, "Waters of the United States Implementation Post-Sackett Decision: Experiences and Perspectives": For more than half a century, the Clea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Jeff Jackson, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The bipartisan Remote Access Security Act, introduced by Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY), Jeff Jackson (D-NC), Rich McCormick (R-GA), and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), passed the House of Representatives on Monday. The bill will ensure that China cannot remotely access the American semiconductors and chips that they cannot purchase directly under Department of Commerce export controls. In 2022, the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Jeff Jackson, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Jeff Jackson spoke on the House floor on his bipartisan anti-bribery bill, the No Gratuities for Governing Act. The Supreme Court decision in Snyder v. United States stated that there was no federal law prohibiting state and local officials from taking payments if they came after official actions without being "corruptly sought." The case involved the mayor of an Indiana city, who award  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and the Bipartisan AI Task Force, and Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, hailed the passage of H.R. 9403, the Expanding AI Voices Act, out of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. The Expanding   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearings: Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee Hearing Entitled: "Dazed and Confused: Breaking Down the SEC's Politicized Approach to Digital Assets" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Wednesday,   more