WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48359) on Jan. 17, 2025, entitled "No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution Process Data Analysis for 2023" by health care financing analyst Ryan J. Rosso and legislative attorney Wen W. Shen. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The No Surprises Act (NSA), part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), established various consumer protections related to surprise billing  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * KEY MOMENTS: Lujan Presses Treasury Secretary Nominee on Cuts to Health Care and Head Start, Secures Commitment to Combat Fentanyl WATCH HERE : Treasury Secretary Nominee Won't Commit to Not Recommending Cuts to Health Care for Americans Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, pressed Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent on  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Celebrates Return of Sacred Pueblo Artifacts Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced the long-awaited repatriation of sacred Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe artifacts currently held by the Nationaal Museum Van Wereldculturen in the Netherlands back to their home in El Paso, Texas. Senators Lujan and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Representatives Veronica Escobar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Transportation Secretary Nominee Confirmation Hearing Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the nomination hearing for former Congressman Sean Duffy, the nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation: "Today, I participated in a productive confirmati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Fischer Lead Bipartisan Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Uphold the Universal Service Fund 21 Senators and 8 Representatives Call on Supreme Court to Uphold the Universal Service Fund, Ensure Rural and Underserved Areas Have Access to Broadband Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Republican Tax Scam Will Leave American Families Behind Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democrats and delivered remarks on the Senate Floor calling out the Republican Tax Scam that gives a handout to the country's most wealthy on the backs of working people by dramatically cutting funding for programs that all Americans rely on like health, educa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes Historic $17 Million Federal Investment to Address Homelessness Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $17,137,326 -- a 5.3% increase from last year -- from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Ranking Member Angie Craig, the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, announced that the following Democratic Members of Congress were approved by the House Democratic Caucus to serve on the House Agriculture Committee. "I am proud to welcome our returning and new Members to the House Agriculture Committee," said Ranking Member Craig. "Th  more