WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48097) on May 15, 2025, entitled "Energy and Water Development - FY2025 Appropriations:" (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Authorized in 1975 by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (P.L. 94-163, as amended; 42 U.S.C. Sec.6201 et seq.), the SPR fulfills two statutory policy objectives: (1) reduce the economic impact of oil supply disruptions, and (2) carr  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Capito, Barrasso Introduce Growing America's Small Businesses and Manufacturing Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently introduced pro-growth legislation to boost investment in American manufacturing and help small businesses, farmers, and ranchers purchase the equipment and supplies they need to build their operation  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Leaders Thank EPA for Over $21 Million in Brownfields Grants to Communities in Mid-Atlantic Region Grants will help 30 recipients assess or cleanup contaminated sites across three states PHILADELPHIA-- Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 30 recipients in EPA Region 3 have been selected to receive over $21 million in Brownfields Grants to help communit  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Approves First Ever State Waiver to Restrict Soda and Energy Drinks from Food Stamps in Nebraska (Omaha, N.E., May 19, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today signed the first-ever waiver to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase for Nebraska's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Effective January 1, 2026, taxpayers will no longer  more