WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22753) on March 18, 2025, entitled "Child Support Services Annual User Fee: In Brief" by social policy specialist Jessica Tollestrup. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Background ... 1 Annual CSS User Fee ... 3 Overview of Requirements ... 3 Policy Debate ... 4 Implementation Prior to Fee Increase ... 5 Tables Table 1. Method by Which CSS Annual User Fee Is Imposed ... 6 Contact  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 14, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $216,493,753 cost-plus-award-fee modification against a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-4212), DDG-51 Planning Yard Services. Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2026. Fiscal 2025 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $398,542 (<1%) will be obli  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Send Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in sending a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the Administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran. The letter calls on the Trump Administration to secure a  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Welcomes Qatar Airways' Investment in Boeing's South Carolina Workforce WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after Qatar Airways announced the purchase of up to 210 American-made Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 777x aircraft. This is the largest ever order of Boeing 787 jets and will proudly be assembled in Charleston, South Carolina. "This  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 15 -- The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority issued the following news on May 14, 2025: * * * JEDA Issues $75 Million in Bonds for MUSC Medical Office Expansions Berkeley and Charleston Counties The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) issued $75 million of tax-exempt and taxable bonds ("Bonds") for the benefit of University Medical Associates (UMA) of the Medical University of South Carolina (known as "MUSC Physicians") to f  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS), Front Royal, Virginia, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), urging the agency to maintain current safety regulations. The union, which represents approximately 10,000 signal employees, argues that these regulations are crucial for the safety of workers and the public. In its letter, the BRS emphasizes the history of rail safety regulations, stating, "For nearly a century, signal regulations have  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Rep. Ralph Norman Reintroduces H.R. 3377 to Award the Medal of Honor to Major James Capers, Jr. Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) reintroduced H.R. 3377 to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Major James Capers, Jr., a retired United States Marine and decorated combat veteran whose record of valor and sacrifice has inspired generations of  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Reps. Russell Fry (SC-07) and Mike Levin (CA-49) Introduce MAPOceans Act to Enhance Access to Recreational Waterway Data Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressmen Russell Fry (SC-07) and Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans (MAPOceans) Act, legislation that will modernize public access to vital data about U.S. waterways. By requiring the Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Scott, Coons Reintroduce Legislation to Remove Unnecessary Burdens on Nuclear Licensing WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) reintroduced the Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act, which would boost the efficiency and effectiveness of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) by eliminating outdated processes currently required of the NRC when revie  more