WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer And DelBene Introduce Legislation Stop Trump Tariff Chaos, Restore Trade Authority To Congress U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) today announced the reintroduction of the Congressional Trade Authority Act, legislation that would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national security under Section 232 of the Trad  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Civil Rights Leaders Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Protections, Restore Intent of Federal Religious Freedom Law Do No Harm Act would address increasing use of religious freedom law to undermine civil rights protections WASHINGTON - Today, Congressional civil rights leaders reintroduced the Do No Harm Act, to address  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Virginia Gentles, director of the Education Freedom and Parental Rights Initiative at the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Federal Investments in Elementary Education": * * * Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member DeLauro, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. As a par  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ban High-Capacity Gun Magazines WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined 21 of his Senate colleagues to introduce the Keep Americans Safe Act (KASA), legislation to reinstate a nationwide ban on the sale, transfer, possession, import, or manufacture of high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds. A federal law prohibiting semiautomatic a  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Marshall Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Patients from High Drug Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act, bipartisan legislation that would require health care insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (P  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Joins Sewell to Introduce the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Ahead of the 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (AL-07) and 212 House Democrats to introduce H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill restores and modernizes the prote  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly and More Than 100 House Democrats Demand OPM Reinstate All Unlawfully Fired Federal Employees Washington, D.C. (March 6, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led 141 House Democrats in sending a letter to Acting Director Charl  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Launches Government-wide Investigation into Elon Musk's DOGE Infiltration of Federal Agencies Washington, D.C. (March 6, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to the 24 CFO Act agencies requesting   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on February Jobs Report WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after theBureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 151,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate rose from 4.0 percent to 4.1 percent. During President Biden's firs  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Honored for Advocacy for Green Schools WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, delivered the following statement (link is external) accepting the 2025 Best of Green Schools Policy Maker Award (link is external) from the U.S. Green Building Council. "I'm honored to be recognized alongside Senator Reed with th  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Rep. Al Green Censure Resolution WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against H.Res. 189 - Censuring Congressman Al Green (TX-09): "Congressman Green was punished for standing up for Medicaid. Republicans heckled, jeered and argued with President Biden last year during his State of the Union without sanction. "When Con  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for an executive session at 10 a.m. on March 12, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building: Agenda: * Nomination of Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy * Nomination of Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner * S. 28, Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act (Cruz) * S. 97, Securing Semicondu  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Senators Urge NRC to Improve Environmental Review Requirements WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, Cynthia Lummis (R  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Urge NRC to Improve Environmental Review Requirements WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Chairman of the EPW Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * What People Are Saying: Protecting the Right to Organize Act WASHINGTON - Yesterday, a bipartisan group of House and Senate Members introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2025 (H.R. 20), a comprehensive proposal to protect workers' right to come together and bargain for higher w  more