WASHINGTON, March 3 -- A report released in January 2025, titled "Barn Fires: A Deadly Threat to Farmed Animals," by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), shines a spotlight on the devastating toll of barn fires across the United States, with over 2.5 million farmed animals perishing between 2022 and 2024. Prepared by Allie Granger, AWI's Farmed Animal Program Policy Advisor, the report reveals a stark reality: despite a slight drop in fire frequency, the death toll has surged, underscoring the ur  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Bresnahan Holds Environmental Roundtable with EPA Administrator, State and Local Officials SWIFTWATER, PA: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) welcomed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District for an environmental roundtable with state and local elected officials and stakeholders. T  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48432) on Feb. 25, 2025, entitled "The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 - Background and Congressional Consideration of Rescissions" by James V. Saturno, Congress and legislative process specialist: * * * SUMMARY Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress exercises the "power of the purse." This power is expressed through the application of several provisions, particularly Article I, Section 9, clau  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Joins Over 200 Colleagues in Reintroducing the American Dream and Promise Act to Provide a Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam joined his colleagues in introducing the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025. The bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act would provide a pathway to c  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies: * * * To: Brandi Echols Health and Ecological Criteria Division Office of Water U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluorooctane  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from South Platte Renew, Englewood, Colorado: * * * To: Adrian Hanley Engineering and Analysis Division Office of Water (4303T) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 RE: EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0328 - Methods Update Rule * * * Dear EPA, South Platte Renew (SPR) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted two committee hearings on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND SETTING FORTH THE APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2034; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL RELATING TO WASTE EMISSIONS CHARGE Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearin  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-882) on a bill (H.R. 6210), which aims to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Dec. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 6210 is to designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affili  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * House Passes Resolution Honoring Flight 5342, Black Hawk PAT 25 Victims Today, the House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the victims of the Jan. 29, 2025, collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 and Black Hawk PAT (Priority Air Transport) 25. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced the resolution as the representative of Wichita, Kansas, where Flight 5342 originated and the   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Feb. 19, 2025, from the American Institute of CPAs: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service, Room 5203 CC:PA:01:PR (IRS REG-116610-20) P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 * Ms. Elizabeth Kastenberg Acting Director Office of Professional Responsibility Internal Revenue Service Washington, DC 2024 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Feb. 24, 2025, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Pennsylvania: * * * To: CC:PA:01:PR (REG-116610-20) Internal Revenue Service, Roorn 5203 P.0 Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 RE: IRS-2024-0063 -- Public Comment Request Notice * * * I. Summary The University of Pittsburgh School of Law's Low-I  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Thompson, Smith introduce legislation to expand Americans' telehealth options WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Adrian Smith (R-NE), members of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, announced the introduction of H.R. 1614, bipartisan legislation that would permanently expand the list of practitioners eligible who provide telehealth service  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman Air Force Master Sgt. John Allan Chapman fought until his last breath to fend off insurgents during a reconnaissance-turned-rescue mission on an unforgiving mountaintop in Afghanistan. Chapman is credited with saving the lives of the men who came to rescue his team. To this day, he is the only Air Force Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War.  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The National Science Foundation has issued a meeting notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 19, 2025. The meeting by the Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research--Materials Research Science and Engineering Center is scheduled for March 31, 2025. * * * In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting: Name and Committee Code: Proposal Review Panel for   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Navy Veteran Fired as Part of Trump's IRS Purge to Join Congresswoman Scanlon for Trump's Address to a Joint Session of Congress Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced that her guest for President Trump's Address to Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 will be Jay "Smitty" Smith, a United States Navy veteran who was recently terminated from t  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 4 -- The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society issued the following news release: * * * PHS Award Winners for 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show, Gardens of Tomorrow The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) announces the winners at the 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show, Gardens of Tomorrow. Inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, this year's Flower Show is in full bloom through March 9, 2025. Featuring a world-class roster of landscape architects, garden designers  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- A report released in December 2024, titled "The Dark Figure of Prison Violence: A Multi-Strategy Approach to Uncovering the Prevalence of Prison Violence," by the Prison Violence Consortium, exposes a hidden crisis behind bars. Authored by H. Daniel Butler, Natasha Frost, Nancy Rodriguez, Melinda Tasca, and Jillian Turanovic, and supported by Arnold Ventures, the study draws on data from seven state correctional systems--Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Penn  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean Welcomes Peg Eitl, Healthcare Advocate, as Guest to Presidential Address WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) welcomes Peg Eitl, a tireless healthcare advocate, as her guest to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress on March 4, 2025. Peg Eitl's advocacy began when her oldest child, Joe, was born with Down Syndrome and a complex congenital heart defect  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 4 -- Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium issued the following news: * * * Rescued Sea Turtles Recuperating at Pitsburgh Zoo & Aquarium Sea Turtle Second Chance Program Offers Hope Seven rescued Kemp's ridley, four green, and two loggerhead sea turtles are being rehabilitated at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium as part of its Sea Turtle Second Chance Program. The Kemp's ridley turtles were rescued by the New England Aquarium the last week of November. They were found alo  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Senate conducted nine committee hearings on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on farmer and rancher views on the agricultural economy, after receiving testimony from Tim Boring, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Stockbridge; Bret Erickson, J and D Produce Inc., Edinburg, Texas, on behalf of the Interna  more