WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * "The Two Georges," a New Exhibition Opening at Library of Congress, will Reveal George Washington and King George III in Their Own Words Exhibition Draws from Collections of Library of Congress, Royal Archives, Royal Collection, the Science Museum Group, and More Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. A new exhibition openi  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer On Upcoming Trump Tariffs: "Investment Is On Pause, Your 401k Is Down, And Uncertainty Is Up." Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) yesterday addressed Trump's upcoming tariffs during a hearing of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee before engaging witnesses with questions. Since Beyer's remarks, Trump has reportedly planned the imposition of additional auto tariffs. Video of his remarks is availabl  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis Recognized For Effectiveness, Labeled "Truly Remarkable" as Lawmaker with 6th Longest Streak in Congress for Exceeding Expectations Washington, DC: The Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), a joint partnership between the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia and the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University, has just issued its ra  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Warnock Reintroduce Bill Supporting Forest Landowners Following Natural Disasters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) reintroduced legislation to help America's landowners recover from the loss of timber after natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act amends and makes improvements to the tax code to allow forest owners to deduct the valu  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the American Academy of Physician Associates, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: Laura E. Reynolds NIOSH B Reader Program Respiratory Health Division 1095 Willowdale Road, MS RE: Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Request for Information: The B Reader Progra  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Committee Democrats Demand Immediate Briefing from Trump Administration Officials Who Shared War Plans In An Unclassified Group Chat Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee Military and Foreign Affairs, Rep. Stephen Lynch, and Rep. Robert Garcia led Committee Democrats in sendin  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Committee Democrats Demand Immediate Briefing from Trump Administration Officials Who Shared War Plans In An Unclassified Group Chat Following Reporting that Secretary Hegseth & High-Ranking Trump Officials Discussed War Plans in a Group Chat with a Reporter, Committee Democrats Demand a Briefing Wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Committee Democrats Urge Chairman Comer to Schedule a Hearing About Reckless Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking of the Subcommittee on the Military and Foreign Affairs, Rep. Stephen Lynch, and Rep. Robert Garcia led Committee Democrats in sending a le  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Committee Democrats Urge Chairman Comer to Schedule a Hearing About Reckless Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information Washington, D.C. (March 26, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Named Fifth Most Effective Democratic Lawmaker Center for Effective Lawmaking assessment WASHINTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) was named the fifth most effective Democratic member of the 118 th Congress (2022-2025) today by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. The assessment is made in a report by the Center's Co-Directors, Craig Volden of the Frank Batten School of Leadersh  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Transparency at the Supreme Court Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, reintroduced the Cameras in the Courtroom Act, legislation to ensure transparency and accountability in the judicial branch by televising open proceedings before the United States Supreme Court. Connolly orig  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 26, 2025 AIR FORCE Aptim Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (FA8903-25-D-0036); Aytekin-Serol Eng. Construction Inc., Mahallesi Seyhan Adana, Turkey (FA8903-25-D-0037); Bristol Communication & Power Systems LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (FA8903-25-D-0038); Catawba Day & Zimmerman LLC, Rock Hill, South Carolina (FA8903-25-D-0039); CMS Corp., Bargersville, Indiana (FA8903-25-D-0040);  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Laser Strikes on Aircraft Continue to be Dangerously High WASHINGTON -- Pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last year. While that is a 3 percent decrease from 2023, the numbers are still too high. Shining a laser at an aircraft poses a serious safety threat and is a federal crime. Lasers can inc  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Marina Azzimonti, Zach Edwards, Sonya Ravindranath Waddell and Acacia Wyckoff: * * * How Might Fifth District Firms React to Changing Tariff Policies? Introduction In March 2025, the U.S. implemented a 20 percent tariff on all imports from China and an additional 25 percent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports. The administration has also announced additional 25 percent   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Named "Most Effective Legislator of 118th Congress" WASHINGTON, DC - The Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL) at the University of Virginia announced yesterday the release of their Legislative Effectiveness Scores for the 118th Congress (2023-2024). The group announced that Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) topped their list this year with a Legislative Effectiveness Score seven times higher than  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 6, 2025, from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: The Honorable Anthony Archeval Acting Director Office for Civil Rights Department of Health and Human Services Attention: HIPAA Security Rule NPRM 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 6, 2025, from Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, Richmond: * * * To: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Re: VHHA Public Comment on Proposed HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information HHS-OCR-2024-0020-0001 * *  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bicameral Resolution Affirming Support for the Equal Rights Amendment WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined several of her Senate and House colleagues in reintroducing a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to overcome a significant obstacle to the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This resolution would eliminate an arbitr  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on March 25, 2025: * * * Kiggans Introduces Legislation in Honor of Fallen VBPD Officers WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Virginia Beach Heroes Act, a bipartisan bill that would ensure philanthropic donations to the charitable relief funds for the families of fallen Virginia Beach law enforcement officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese are protected and tax-exempt duri  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on March 26, 2025: * * * Kiggans Named One of the Most Effective Lawmakers in Congress WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) was named one of the most effective lawmakers in the 118th Congress. According to a new report released from Center for Effective Lawmaking on the 118th Congress (2023-2025), Congresswoman Kiggans was named among the top five freshman lawmakers in the House of Represe  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Recognized As Most Effective Freshman Lawmaker in the 118th Congress Congressman Lawler rated the most effective freshman lawmaker in the 118th Congress, 8th overall, surpassing dozens of committee chairs. Washington, D.C. - 3/26/2025... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) was named to the the Top-10 of the Most Effective Lawmakers in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress (2  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Lawmakers Urge DOL to Abandon Drastic Biden-Harris 14(c) Rule Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN), Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO), and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath Named One of the Most Effective Lawmakers in Congress Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Lucy McBath had been named the most effective Democratic lawmaker from the state of Georgia and in the top 10 of the most effective Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives during the most recent Congress, one in which Republicans held majority control in Congress. The Center for Effective Lawma  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Introduces Bill to Support U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration Bill to Establish Celestial Timing Standard Yesterday, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced H.R. 2313, the Celestial Time Standardization Act, a bill to establish a time standard for the Moon and other celestial bodies to improve interoperability in space exploration. While Earth uses Coordinated Univ  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Recipients Honor Fallen Warriors Medal of Honor recipients gathered at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia to observe National Medal of Honor Day with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Former Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Allan Kellogg Jr. and former Army Pfc. Kenneth David participated in the ceremony, continuing a tradition that honors those who made the ultimate  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Sky's Not the Limit: Testing Precision Landing Tech for Future Space Missions Nestled in a pod under an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft wing, flying above California, and traveling up to the speed of sound, NASA put a commercial sensor technology to the test. The flight tests demonstrated the sensor accuracy and navigation precision in challenging conditions, helping prepare the technology to land robots and astronauts on the Moon a  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 27 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA Returns Control of Valwood Park Federal Credit Union to Members ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 26, 2025) - Valwood Park Federal Credit Union of Carrollton, Texas, is once again under the control and direction of its members, the National Credit Union Administration announced today. "The recovery of Valwood Park reflects the extraordinary efforts of its leadership team, staff, and   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Ranked in Top 10 Most Effective House Democrats of 118th Congress by the Center for Effective Lawmaking Norton has the longest streak of "exceeding expectations" in the Center's report over consecutive Congresses in the entire House, after qualifying every term she has served. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) was ranked the 10 th most effective Hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * On Equal Pay Day, Kamlager-Dove, Pressley, Murkowski, Colleagues Reintroduce Bicameral Resolution Affirming Support for the Equal Rights Amendment With the 38-State Threshold for Ratification Met, Resolution Takes Critical Step Toward Enshrining Gender Equality in Constitution WASHINGTON, DC - Today on Equal Pay Day, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) joined Senators Lisa Murko  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Committee Democrats Vote to Protect Americans' Benefits, Services, and Private Information, as Republicans Move to Bless Trump, Musk Dismantling of the Federal Government Washington, D.C. (March 25, 2025)-- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Commi  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, Signalgate is real. Protecting the details of ongoing military operations is a critical and basic requirement to ensure our national security and the safety of our military personnel. I know this from my 25 years in the Army and from my work on the National Security Council. I join my colleague, Congressman Pat Ryan, in  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * REPORT: Rosen Recognized As One of the Top 10 Most Effective Senate Democrats for Second Time in A Row Senator Rosen Was Also Recently Reaffirmed As One Of The Most Bipartisan Senators WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) was named one of the top ten most effective Democratic Senators in the 118th Congress, according to a non-partisan study by the Center for Effective Lawmaking at the Un  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia issued the following news on March 26, 2025: * * * Virgina ranks seventh in the nation in new measurement of post-high school credentials of value RICHMOND - The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) released an analysis today that found the Commonwealth ranked seventh in the nation for adults 25-64 with degrees or short-term credentials of value. The analysis is based on the Stronger Nation a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- The Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news on March 26, 2025: * * * VDOT invites comment for Ladysmith Road study in Caroline Take an online survey to provide feedback on existing travel conditions on Ladysmith Road between Green Road and Bull Church Road FREDERICKSBURG - The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) invites the public to share their feedback on existing travel conditions along Route 639 (Ladysmith Road) in Caroline  more