WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from AARP: * * * To: The Honorable Russell Vought Acting Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G St NW Washington, D.C. 20552 Re: (Docket No. CFPB-2024-0044) Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) * * * Dear Acting Director Vought: AARP, which advocates for the more than 100 million Americans age 50 and older  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from the Greenlining Institute, Oakland, California: * * * To: Russell Vought Director, United States Office of Management and Budget Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G St. NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Protecting Americans From Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) Docket No. CFPB-2024-0044 * * * Dear Director Vought, The Greenlining Inst  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45122) on March 7, 2025, entitled "Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy In Brief" by Middle Eastern affairs specialist Clayton Thomas: * * * SUMMARY Afghanistan under the Taliban, the Sunni Islamist group that retook power in 2021 as the United States ended its 20-year military and development mission in Afghanistan, remains one of the world's poorest countries and a haven for some internat  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44770) on Feb. 28, 2025, entitled "History, Evolution and Practices of the President's State of the Union Address - Frequently Asked Questions" by senior research librarian Maria Kreiser and Congress and legislative process specialist Michael Greene: * * * Summary The State of the Union address is a communication from the President to Congress in which the chief executive reports on the curren  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Feb. 26, 2025, from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Authority, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Docket Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 Agency Name and Docket Number: Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary [Docket No. DOT-OST-2025-0002] Subject: Comments on the Draft Designation of the N  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated on Feb. 27, 2025, from Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to comment on USDOT's National Multimodal Freight Network redesignation map. Please include Virginia's Buckingham Branch Railroad- Richmond & Alleghany Subdivision in the network (buckinghambranch.com/richmond-division). The Richmond & Alleghany Division stretches 199  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 26, 2025, from the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, Lowell, Massachusetts: * * * To: Lee M. Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Subject: Comments for the Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic   more

ALBANY, New York, March 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Details State Response to Long Island Brush Fires Governor Kathy Hochul today provided an update on the brush fires in Suffolk County that began Saturday afternoon. Based on the ongoing increase in fire risk from gusty winds and lower relative humidity, Governor Hochul has directed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to implement an immediate burn   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication dated Feb. 27, 2025, from the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition: * * * To: Regulations Division Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0500 RE: Docket No. FR-6505-N-01 / Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC) response to Request for Information Regarding Resilience Measu  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Feb. 24, 2025, from the New York State Bar Association Tax Section, Albany. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Shelley Leonard Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Tax Policy Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 * The Honorable Douglas O'Donnell Acting Commissioner Internal Revenue Service 11  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "OUR CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY IS NOT FOR SALE" Montgomery, AL - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7) and Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-2) for a press conference at the historic Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station to address the Trump administration's proposed selling of the Freedom Rides Museum. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon e  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "OUR CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY IS NOT FOR SALE" Montgomery, AL - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7) and Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-2) for a press conference at the historic Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station to address the Trump administration's proposed selling of the Freedom Rides Museum. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon everyone. It's an honor to   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Part   more

ALBANY, New York, March 6 -- The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) has initiated its 2025 review of the Load Management Technology Incentive Program (LMTIP), seeking stakeholder input on the program's effectiveness and future direction. The LMTIP, established in August 2024, aims to incentivize the deployment of load management technologies at commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The review, mandated by the NYPSC, will assess the outcomes of utility LMTIP implementations  more

ALBANY, New York, March 6 -- The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) will convene a meeting of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Interconnection Working Group (EVIIWG) on March 19, 2025, to discuss and refine proposals for streamlining electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure interconnection. The meeting, held via Webex, will focus on the "Modified Proposal for Streamlined Vehicle to Grid Queue Management in Electric Vehicle Make-Ready Program and Other Programs." The EVIIWG meeting, sched  more

ALBANY, New York, March 6 -- The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) will convene a stakeholder session on March 25, 2025, to provide updates and information on the status of the Make-Ready and Load Management Technology Incentive Programs for electric vehicle (EV) charging. The session, held via Webex, will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. The purpose of the session is to inform stakeholders about the progress of these programs and to outline the procedural process for upcomi  more

ALBANY, New York, March 5 -- The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) will hold a technical conference on March 25, 2025, to explore the operation and effectiveness of existing thermal energy network systems. This initiative follows the Commission's July 18, 2024, Order Adopting Initial Utility Thermal Energy Network Rules, which mandated the Department of Public Service (DPS) staff to convene such conferences. The conference, scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., aims to enhance the un  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36575) entitled "Townline Rail Terminal LLC - Construction and Operation Exemption - In Suffolk County, New York": * * * Digest:/1 This decision denies John Kenavan's request to reconsider the Board's August 15, 2024 decision granting Townline Rail Terminal, LLC, authority to construct and operate a new rail line in New York. By decision served August 15, 20  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jack McManus, national president of Vietnam Veterans of America, from a Feb. 25, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairmen Moran and Bost, Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano, and distinguished members of your respective committees. It is my pleasure as National President of Vietnam Veterans of America   more