WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48302) on April 25, 2025, entitled "Critical Minerals on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Role and Issues for Congress" by natural resources policy specialists Caitlin Keating-Bitonti and Laura B. Comay. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The first and second Trump Administrations and the Biden Administration have issued executive orders announcing U.S. policies  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48179) on April 21, 2025, entitled "Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter and Arctic Security Cutter Icebreaker Programs: Background and Issues for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY A 2023 Coast Guard fleet mix analysis concluded that the service will require a total of eight to nine polar icebreakers, including four to five heavy polar icebreakers an  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48179) on April 21, 2025, entitled "Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter and Arctic Security Cutter Icebreaker Programs - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) Program Overview As mentioned earlier, the Coast Guard refers to its planned new medium polar icebreakers as Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs). April 2025 Request for Information (RFI  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48179) on April 21, 2025, entitled "Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter and Arctic Security Cutter Icebreaker Programs - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Using a Foreign Shipyard to Build PSCs and/or ASCs Overview Another potential issue for Congress concerns the possibility of building PSCs and/or ASCs in a foreign shipyard with experience in the design and con  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48179) on April 22, 2025, entitled "Tickets for Live Entertainment Events:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Selected Legislative Options Members of the 118th and 119th Congresses have introduced bills related to ticketing services for live events. The provisions in some of these bills aimed to increase protections for consumers by, for example, increasing transparency about the ticket price and t  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Maxwell Frost Statement on Rep. Gerry Connolly WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement in response to Congressman Gerry Connolly's announcement that he would be stepping down as Ranking Member of the Oversight Committee and retiring at the end of his term due to his continuing battle against cancer. In a statement, Rep. Frost says:   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 28, 2025 ARMY General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, was awarded a $727,803,978 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 120 mm Insensitive Munition High Explosive with Tracer tank ammunition cartridges. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 28 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Record 126-Day Gulf Red Snapper Recreational Season for 2025 DESTIN, Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a record-breaking 126-day Gulf Red Snapper recreational season for 2025, the longest season since Florida assumed management of Gulf red snapper. The expanded season includes additional summer and fall fishing days from 2024, offering anglers mo  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 29 -- The Florida Department of Education issued the following news release on April 28, 2025: * * * Florida Department of Education Announces All 83 Local Education Agencies Have Certified Compliance with Federal Title VI Requirements The Florida Department of Education announced that all 83 Local Education Agencies have signed certifications that they are in compliance with antidiscrimination obligations as outlined in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-51) on a resolution (H.Res. 308) dismissing the election contest in the 14th Congressional District of Florida. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * DISMISSING THE ELECTION CONTEST IN THE FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF FLORIDA The Committee on House Administration, having had under consideration an original resolution dismissing the elec  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated April 10, 2025, from StormFisher Hydrogen Ltd., Houston, Texas: * * * To: The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Re: Request for Comments on 45 Clean Fuel Production Credit: Notice 2025-10 and Notice 2025-11 * * * Dear Secretary Bessent, StormFisher Hydrogen Ltd. (Storm  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Miami Return Preparer Agrees to Injunction and Disgorgement The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an injunction today against Miami tax return preparer Nia Daniel, which bars her from preparing tax returns for others, having any ownership stake in any tax preparation business, or assisting or training others in tax return preparation through at least Jan. 27, 2028. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 28, 2025: * * * NASA 3D Wind Measuring Laser Aims to Improve Forecasts from Air, Space Since last fall, NASA scientists have flown an advanced 3D Doppler wind lidar instrument across the United States to collect nearly 100 hours of data -- including a flight through a hurricane. The goal? To demonstrate the unique capability of the Aerosol Wind Profiler (AWP) instrument to gather extremely precise measurements of wind dir  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Moon Observing Instrument to Get Another Shot at Lunar Ops A NASA-developed technology that recently proved its capabilities in the harsh environment of space will soon head back to the Moon to search for gases trapped under the lunar surface thanks to a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between NASA and commercial company Magna Petra Corp. The Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSOLO) succ  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Nigerian National Sentenced to Prison for International Fraud Scheme that Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims A Nigerian national was sentenced on Friday to 97 months in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme. According to court documents, Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata, 36, was a member of a group of fraudsters that sent personalized letters to elderly victims in the United States  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The National Severe Storms Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Using lightning to monitor the extreme impacts of landfalling hurricanes A new paper on data collection during Hurricane Ian, authored by the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) and the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO), was selected by the American Meteorological Society and the editors of Bulletin of the American Meteorological Socie  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Appoints New Members to Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council WASHINGTON--Today, President Donald J. Trump appointed several new members to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council, a bipartisan group tasked with reforming and streamlining the nation's emergency management and disaster response system. Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary o  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:25-cv-21892; S.D. Fla. Filed Apr. 25, 2025) involving Daniel J. Motha: * * * On April 25, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Daniel J. Motha, the former CFO, President, and board member of Location Ventures, LLC, with participating in an alleged $93 million real estate investment fraud alongside Rishi Kapoor, the founder and former CEO of Location Ventures. The SEC pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Tampa Mother Torn from Family; Rep. Kathy Castor Urges Swift Action to Reunite TAMPA, Fla. - Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) urged President Trump to immediately grant humanitarian parole for Heidy Sanchez, a Tampa mother who was ripped away from her infant daughter and husband and unlawfully deported to Cuba: "It is unconscionable and wrong for your ICE personnel to harm families in this wa  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has submitted information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review concerning several disaster assistance programs. These programs include the 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP), the Florida Citrus Block Grant, and the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program. The USDA is inviting public comments on the necessity of these information collections, the accuracy of the  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Advocates Demand Musk, Trump Abandon Social Security Cuts to Staff, Phone Lines, Benefits Washington, DC - U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) joined seniors, advocates and union workers who are committed to protecting Social Security outside the agency's Plantation office to demand Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Congressional Republicans stop their illegal assault  more