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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday September 24, 2024 ( 5 items )  

House Education Committee Chair Foxx Subpoenas Acting Secretary Su As Biden-Harris Administration Attempts to Eliminate Independent Contractor Model
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today served a subpoena on the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Julie Su, seeking information about the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to undercut the livelihoods of tens of millions of Americans who choose to work as ind  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx, Rep. Moolenaar Uncover That American University Research Aids Chinese Military
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Following a year-long investigation, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) uncovered that hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. federal research funding over the last decade has contributed to China's technological a  more

House Financial Services Committee Chairman McHenry, Sen. Lummis Demand SEC Rescind SAB 121 Amid Bipartisan, Bicameral Opposition
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Ahead of tomorrow's hearing with the full Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Republicans on the House Financial Services and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committees--led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)--sent a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler demanding the agency rescind its disastrous   more

Rep. Foushee Passes Bipartisan Bill Through House to Decarbonize, Improve Efficiency of Concrete, Cement, Asphalt Production
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement on the House passage of her and Congressman Max Miller (OH-07)'s bipartisan bill, H.R. 7685, the Innovating Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act, or the "IMPACT Act," which passed unanimously by voice vote. The IMPACT Act will strengthen the competitiveness of American m  more

Ross, Beyer Introduce Legislation to Regulate Artificial Intelligence Security, Mitigate Risk Incidents
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Don Beyer (VA-08) introduced the bicameral Secure Artificial Intelligence Act, legislation to enhance the monitoring and management of security and safety incidents and risks related to artificial intelligence (AI). As AI continues to rapidly evolve, the potential for security and safety incidents that could impact organizations and the public also increa  more