WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48179) on March 11, 2025, entitled "Gender and School Sports - Federal Action and Legal Challenges to State Laws:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment In addition to federal antidiscrimination statutes, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment may be relevant to policies that address the participation of transgender student-athletes i  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Champions Amendment Requiring the Pentagon to Conduct and Pass an Independent Audit Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Armed Services Committee conducted a markup of legislation that would give the Department of Defense an additional $150 billion (link is external) above and beyond its current spending of more than $1 trillion annually (link is external). Although the Pentagon  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 30 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Governor Ayotte Unveils New Engine Donation Program for High Schools CONCORD, NH - Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte joined members of the New Hampshire Department of Safety to unveil a new donation program to provide engines from retired state vehicles to high school automotive programs. "This new program is a testament to the creativity and ingenuity of our state em  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * NH Congressional Delegation Presses for Urgent Risk Assessment of Portsmouth Memorial Bridge WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) are urging (link is external) the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to work expeditiously with the New Hampshire Department of Transpo  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Re-introduce Landmark Equality Act Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, helped re-introduce the Equality Act in the 119th Congress. Pappas is an original co-sponsor of this legislation, which passed the House in the 117th Congress. This legislation amends existing civil righ  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Speaks on Senate Floor on Trump Administration's Disastrous Foreign Policy Failures 100 Days into Second Term WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the Senate floor to outline President Trump's disastrous foreign policy  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Ukraine Peace Negotiations WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the latest developments in negotiations over a peace deal for Ukraine: "I have endeavored to give Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Blasts Hegseth For Moving to End Bipartisan "Women, Peace and Security" Program She Ushered into Law During Trump's First Term (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's move to "end" the Shaheen-led "Women, Peace and Security (WPS)" program in  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Make Breast Cancer Diagnostic Tests More Affordable and Accessible (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Katie Britt (R-AL) are introducing the bipartisan Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) Act to make breast cancer diagnostic tests more affordable and accessible by eliminating copays and other out-of-pocket expenses for   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Joins Congressional Democrats for Re-Introduction of the Equality Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) and advocates for the bicameral reintroduction of the Equality Act -- landmark legislation extending federal civil  more