WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12489) on Jan. 21, 2025, by senior research librarian Ben Leubsdorf: * * * Congressional District Geography Workbook (119th Congress): An Interactive Tool for Congressional Users This Insight accompanies the Congressional District Geography Workbook, a Microsoft Excel file that congressional users can download from CRS.gov. The workbook provides information about U.S. House distr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. 0 AR 5967): * * * AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES LOCAL 506 (Union) and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX COLEMAN, FLORIDA (Agency) 0 AR 5967 DECISION January 17, 2025 * * * Before the Authority: Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman, and Colleen Duffy Kiko and Anne Wagner, Members I. Statement of the Case The Union file  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-767) on the Jenna Quinn Law of 2024 (H.R. 7233), which aims to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 21, 2025, at a committee meeting to consider the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471) and Laken Riley Act (S.5): * * * As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon. The Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider two important pieces of legisla  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 18 attorneys general challenged a new executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The order, beginning 30 days after signature, would strip children born in the United States of their guaranteed constitutional rights and their ability to fully and fairly be American citiz  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the American Thoracic Society: * * * To: Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20210 RE: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings - Docket (OSHA-2021-0009) * * * Assista  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Baltimore, Maryland: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration United States Department of Labor RE: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (RIN 1218-AD39) * * * I. Introduction Centro de los Derechos del Migrant  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication on Jan. 9, 2025, from the Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina: * * * Docket Number: OSHA-2021-0009 Comments Regarding Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Federal Register Date and Page N  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor about the devastating Los Angeles wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena. Key Excerpts: On needing support from the entire country: I want to know if the federal and state resources we are fighting to procure will be enough to stop the next potential megafire. I want to know what we can do to rebuild and rebuild wit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: At the first policy hearing of the 119th Congress across both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, Americans testified about the need to make the Trump tax cuts permanent. A mother, manufacturer, and a small business owner shared their stories about the difference that the 2017 tax cuts made for their families or businesses. Job creators stressed the i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis on President Trump's Executive Orders to Secure the Southern Border WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement on President Trump's newly signed executive orders to secure the southern border and enforce our immigration laws: "President Trump's immigration policies were effective in securing our borders and protecting American citizens during   more