WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, November 19, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "National Institutes of Health (NIH)." On Wednesday, November 20, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "In  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BALTIMORE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore conducted a targeted operation Oct. 18, resulting in the arrest of five unlawfully present noncitizen offenders throughout Maryland. "This targeted operation resulted in the arrest of five noncitizens with serious criminal histories including fentanyl distributio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that a total of $6,150,000 is heading to Polk, Wheeler, and Wasco counties for the development of safety action plans to improve road safety and to Metro for the identification of Safe Routes to School in Portland. "Whether walking, driving, or biking, Oregonians in every corner of the state deserve safe streets and roads in their communities  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness issued a 24-page report in July 2024 entitled "Trends in State Policy: 988 and Reimagining Crisis Response." Here are excerpts: * * * Acknowledgements and Gratitude This brief was prepared by NAMI's state affairs team, Samira Schreiber, Stephanie Pasternak and Kathryn Gilley, with contributions from Brandon Graham, Jen Snow, Shannon Scully and Hannah Wesolowski. NAMI is grateful to NAMI State Organization (NSO) executive directo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued a 26-page report in June 2024 entitled "Beating The Heat: Recommendations and Considerations for States to Support Cost-Effective Residential Cooling." The report was written by Jasmine Xie. Here are excerpts: * * * Acknowledgements This material is based on work supported by the Center for Energy Poverty and Climate and ClimateWorks. This resource was authored by Jasmine Xie, Senior Program Manager, National A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: "The holiday season is all about giving back to those in need. One way we can do that is by ensuring more folks have a safe, stable, and comfortable place to live," said Rep. Salinas. "Furniture banks provide recently housed families with the basic essentials everything from mattresses to pots and pans that they need to get back on their feet. My Housing to Homes Act would deliver federal support for furnit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that a total of $6,150,000 is heading to Polk, Wheeler, and Wasco counties for the development of safety action plans to improve road safety and to Metro for the identification of Safe Routes to School in Portland. "Whether walking, driving, or biking, Oregonians in every corner of the state deserve safe streets and roads in thei  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 55) entitled "CSX Transportation Inc. - Abandonment Exemption - in Marion County, Indiana": * * * CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), has filed a verified notice of exemption/1 under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 1.8-mile rail line that runs between Lat/Long (39.74752, -86.18469) and Lat/Long (39.7294, -86.20626) on it  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07), Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), and 22 other members of the House of Representatives wrote a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and House Appropriators asking them to support additional funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) next-generation weather prediction systems. As weather events become increasingly severe, these   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Ahead of INC-5, 9 members of Congress and European Parliament urge international leaders to restrict industry influence on negotiations Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Peter Welch (D-VT), along with U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Member of the European Parliament Paul Canfin, led international lawmakers in a letter calling on world leaders to enact conflict of inter  more