Thursday - May 22, 2025
*Arkansas Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Friday May 09, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Boozman, Cortez Masto Push for Necessary Updates to Veteran Home Improvement Program
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Cortez Masto Push for Necessary Updates to Veteran Home Improvement Program WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the bipartisan Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act, which would help disabled veterans and their families make accessibility and safety improvements to their homes. "Arkansas veterans have sacrificed tremendously in service to  more

Chairman Boozman Applauds President's Leadership to Expand Market Access for American Ag Products
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Boozman Applauds President's Leadership to Expand Market Access for American Ag Products WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) applauds President Trump's trade deal with the United Kingdom that will expand market access for American agriculture products. He i  more

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Proposes Deletions From Procurement List
WASHINGTON, May 9 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published a notice in the Federal Register, proposing the deletion of several products and services from the Procurement List. These items, which were previously provided by nonprofit agencies employing people with severe disabilities, are being considered for removal. The affected products and services include various styles of wooden crates, rain suits for the Army, microfiche of FAA directiv  more

Congressman Cohen Announces $18.2 Million in Federal Transit Administration Funding for Tri-State Memphis Urban Area
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $18.2 Million in Federal Transit Administration Funding for Tri-State Memphis Urban Area Tennessee will receive $132.3 million for transit operations statewide WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that the Memphis-Arkansas-Mississippi urban area will receive $18,246,472 in the curr  more

Cortez Masto, Boozman Push for Necessary Updates to Veteran Home Improvement Program
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Boozman Push for Necessary Updates to Veteran Home Improvement Program Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced the bipartisan Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act, which would help disabled veterans and their families make accessibility and safety improvements to their homes. Specifically, this bipartisan bill wou  more

Crawford, Himes on Cyber Info Sharing Reauthorization Full Committee Briefing
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Crawford, Himes on Cyber Info Sharing Reauthorization Full Committee Briefing WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hosted a closed, full committee briefing to examine how the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) has performed in its stated mission to improve cyber i  more

Homeland Security: New Platform to Modernize National Fire Data and Intelligence
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: * * * Feature Article: New Platform to Modernize National Fire Data and Intelligence The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the U.S. fire service community, developed and piloted the architecture for a new data collection and analysis platform that is now being adopted by fire departments across the country. In 1974, a series of fires tore thr  more

House Passes Legislation Codifying Gulf of America
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * House Passes Legislation Codifying Gulf of America Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Gulf of America Act of 2025 by a vote of 211-206. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today, House Republicans advanced a meaningful part of President   more