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*Virginia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday April 27, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Market Access for Local Breweries and Wineries
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Market Access for Local Breweries and Wineries Washington, D.C. - This week, Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the bipartisan USPS Shipping Equity Act to allow the United States Postal Service (USPS) to ship alcoholic beverages to consumers. "This prohibition era restriction on the P  more

House Judiciary Committee Issues Report on Jeremy and Angel Seay & Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities From Duis Act
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-30) on the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect our Communities from Duis Act (H.R. 875), which aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on March 21, 2025. Here are excerpts:   more

House Rules Committee Issues Report on 2 Senate Joint Resolutions, No Rogue Rulings Act, SAVE Act
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-50) on a resolution (H.Res. 294) for consideration of two Senate joint resolutions (S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28), the No Rogue Rulings Act (H.R. 1526) and SAVE Act (H.R. 22). The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on April 7, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by   more

House Rules Committee Issues Report on Rogue Rulings Act, SAVE Act
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-49) on a resolution (H.Res. 282) for consideration of two Senate joint resolutions (S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28), the No Rogue Rulings Act (H.R. 1526) and SAVE Act (H.R. 22). The report was advanced by Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, on April 1, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the  more

House Rules Committee Issues Report on Rules for DETERRENT Act
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-38) on a resolution (H.Res. 242) for consideration of two joint resolutions (H.J.Res. 24 and H.J.Res. 75) and the DETERRENT Act (H.R. 1048). The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, on March 24, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Uni  more

Murphy, Blumenthal, 40 Colleagues Blast Trump Administration's Attacks On Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Release Funding And Reverse Firings
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 40 Colleagues Blast Trump Administration's Attacks On Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Release Funding And Reverse Firings WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 40 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Healt  more