WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34273) on April 30, 2025, entitled "Federal Land Ownership: Acquisition and Disposal Authorities." The report is written by natural resources policy specialists Carol Hardy Vincent, Laura B. Comay, Eric P. Nardi and Anne A. Riddle: * * * SUMMARY The federal government owns roughly 640 million acres, more than a quarter of the land in the United States. Four agencies - the Bureau of Land Management (BL  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2 -- The Arizona Department of Revenue issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * ADOR Auto-Renews 2025 State TPT Licenses Phoenix, AZ--The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) is sending renewal billing letters to businesses with overdue renewal fees. Businesses must pay their past 2025 Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License renewal fees plus additional penalties. Renewals were due on January 1, 2025. Taxpayers can no longer manually renew online, but the  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Arizona Legislature Leads in Ninth Circuit to Defend States' Rights and Election Integrity Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro today announced that the Arizona Legislature, alongside Montana and 18 other states, filed a legal brief at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Idaho's voter ID law, which excludes student ID cards as an acceptable form of identification at   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated April 1, 2025, from the Aerospace Industries Association: * * * To: The Honorable Howard Lutnick U.S. Secretary of Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 Subject: Aerospace Industries Association Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Copper Reference: BIS-2025-0010, X-RIN 0694  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The California State University, Los Angeles has announced its intent to repatriate a cultural item under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The object is a willow conical basket with a leather tip, which has been identified as an object of cultural patrimony affiliated with the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation in Arizona. Despite extensive research, the university was unable to locate documentation regarding the baske  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Abe Hamadeh Joins President Trump and Industry Leaders to Celebrate Investment in Arizona and the America First Manufacturing Agenda Washington, D.C. - Arizona Congressman Abraham Hamadeh joined President Donald Trump on Wednesday along with top executives from companies including Nvidia, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, GE Aerospace and SoftBank, to celebrate their increasing investment in  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Introduces Legislation to Stimulate Investments into American Manufacturing Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today lead 19 of her colleagues in introducing the Building Advanced Semiconductors Investment Credit (BASIC) Act to increase and extend the advanced manufacturing investment credit. This legislation increases the advanced manufacturing investment c  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Lee Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Recover Millions in Unused Funding for Hoover Dam Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-Nev.-03) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Help Hoover Dam Act to allow the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to access about $50 million in unused, long-stranded funds for Hoover  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Gallego Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen America's Water Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 1, 2025 Cotton, Gallego Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen America's Water Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks In recent years, municipalities across the U.S. have faced cyber-attacks, including from foreign adversaries l  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join More Than 100 Congressional Democrats in Demanding Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open Across the Nation April 30, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in a coalition of ove  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA celebrates 100 days with 100 environmental actions Major accomplishments achieved in Mountains and Plains Region DENVER -- Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions Exit EPA's website taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office. The recap highlights numerous accomplishments in EPA Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 7 Celebrates 100 Days with 100 Environmental Actions in Heartland and Across Nation LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 30, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions taken by the Agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office, including the record Phase 1 hazardous materials cleanup after the catastroph  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 21, 2025, from Western Growers, Irvine, California: * * * To: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Division of Dockets Management, HFA-305 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Comments Docket No. FDA-2024-N-3609 for "Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for the Food and Drug Administration's Post-Market Ass  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Lee, Cortez Masto Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Recover Millions in Unused Funding for Hoover Dam WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Help Hoover Dam Act in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate to allow the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to access about $50 million in unused, long-stranded funds for Hoover Dam op  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 2 -- The city of Tucson issued the following news on May 1, 2025: * * * Public Notice: Proposed Utility Allowances, Effective August 1, 2025 The City of Tucson Public Housing Authority (PHA) has completed its annual review of the Public Housing Utility Allowances and encourages residents to review the proposed utility allowances and supporting documentation. As required by HUD regulation 24 CFR 965.502, the PHA hereby provides 60 days 'notice to the public housing residen  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following floor remarks on April 30, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, last week, I traveled to El Salvador, along with three of my colleagues, to see firsthand the chaos unleashed by the Trump administration through its unconstitutional and illegal deportations of U.S. residents to third-party countries. I represent a   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Gonzales Introduce Bipartisan Highway Formula Fairness Act to Allow Rapidly-Growing States Receive Fair Federal Funding WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23) this week introduced the bipartisan Highway Formula Fairness Act, legislation to allow rapidly growing western states like Arizona and Texas receive their fair share of federal Highway Trust  more