WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced that multiple land survey plats and field notes in Idaho will be officially filed with the BLM's Idaho State Office in Boise 30 days from May 14, 2025. These surveys were conducted across a broad swath of Idaho's public lands to fulfill the administrative requirements of various federal agencies and to update boundary information that is critical for land management and infrastructure  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on East Africa and The Horn WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "East Africa & The Horn: At A Turning Point or Breaking Point?" Witnesses included Mr. Joshu  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included Mr. Joel Rayburn to be assistant secretary of State for near Eastern affairs, and M  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Thanks Foreign Relations Committee Spring 2025 Interns WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today thanked committee interns for their work during the spring term. "This spring, I was glad to welcome seven exceptional interns to the Senate Foreign Relations Comm  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Applauds House Committee Markups Advancing President Trump's Economic Agenda Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today applauded U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Kentucky) on successful committee markups that move Congress one step closer to deliverin  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Crapo Applauds House Committee Markups Advancing President Trump's Economic Agenda Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today applauded U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Kentucky) on successful committe  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider CBP Commissioner Nomination Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nomination of Rodney Scott to be U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner. As prepared for delivery: "We mee  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider HHS Nominations Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nominations of James O'Neill to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Gary Andres to be an Assis  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Hearing on Trade in Critical Supply Chains Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "Critical Supply Chains." As prepared for delivery: "Trade has the ability to increase productivity, incomes and the availability of goods. While we talk often about how the increased supply and choice of goo  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Crapo Statement at Hearing on Trade in Critical Supply Chains Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "Critical Supply Chains." As prepared for delivery: "Trade has the ability to increase productivity, incomes and the availability of goods. While we talk  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join MOMS Act to Help Build Culture of Life, Support Women, Strengthen Families WASHINGTON, D.C. \-- Ahead of Mother's Day this Sunday, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) are co-sponsoring the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act, led by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri). This legislation would  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. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch, Lummis Introduce Bill to Protect Firefighters, Communities from Wildfire Threats Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) led their colleagues in introducing the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025 to safeguard firefighters, communities and property across the West from the destructive impacts of wildf  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Leads Letter to FWS Urging Reversal of Biden-Era Red Tape that Slows Grizzly Bear Delisting U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines led his colleagues in sending a bicameral letter today to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service raising concerns with a Biden-era policy that unnecessarily slows the grizzly bear delisting process by creating a single recovery zone that stretches from Washington State  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office has completed an inventory of Native American human remains that have been determined to have a cultural affiliation with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation. The notice published by the National Park Service on May 16, 2025, details that the remains consist of two cranial fragments, curated at the Idaho Museum of Natural History's Earl H. Swanson Archaeological Repository at Idaho State Uni  more

HAILEY, Idaho, May 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rules Domestic Sheep Lease Poses Unacceptable Threat to Bighorns on Colorado National Forest Contact: * Delaney Rudy, Western Watersheds Project, 970-648-4241, delaney@westernwatersheds.org * Chris Krupp, WildEarth Guardians, 206-417-6363, ckrupp@wildearthguardians.org * Laurie Rule, Advocates for the West, 503-914-6388, lrule@advocateswest.org The   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Finance Committee Advances CBP Commissioner Nomination Washington, D.C.-- The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Rodney Scott to be U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner by a vote of 14-13. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below: "Mr. Scott's decades of service and dedication to our nation's security make him highly qualif  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Finance Committee Advances CBP Commissioner Nomination Washington, D.C.--The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Rodney Scott to be U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner by a vote of 14-13. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below: "Mr. Scott's decades of service and de  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Finance Committee Advances HHS Nominations Washington, D.C.-- The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nominations of James O'Neill to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a vote of 14-13 and Gary Andres to be an Assistant Secretary of HHS by a vote of 19-8. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below: "Each of the   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Finance Committee Advances HHS Nominations Washington, D.C.--The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nominations of James O'Neill to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a vote of 14-13 and Gary Andres to be an Assistant Secretary of HHS by a vote of 19-8. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Cr  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Fulcher on Energy & Commerce Passage of Reconciliation Text WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) issued the following statement after the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a full committee markup and successfully passed its portion of the House reconciliation bill. Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is respons  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Grand Slams, Walk-offs, and Dominant Pitching Highlights Day Three as Tickets to Columbus Were Punched KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Day three of the 2025 NAIA Softball Opening Round was once again full of great games and clutch hits from teams who needed to win elimination games. The field continued to dwindle on day three as five tickets were punched to the  more

NEW YORK, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Growing Alliance of Global Food & Dairy Companies Builds Momentum to Reduce Methane Emissions Showcasing private sector momentum to drive down emissions of planet-warming methane, a global alliance of the world's leading food and dairy companies -- created to tackle methane emissions from dairy -- announced that it has reached several important milestone moments. The progress   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Hardening the grid: Research team focuses on quake proofing transformer bushings Keeping the nation's lights on is no small job. The grid we take for granted involves large, expensive equipment, most notably power transformers. If one goes down, it can take more than a year to replace and at massive costs. In heavily populated, seismically active areas like California  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Risch Talks Trump Middle East Visit on FOX WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined America Reports on Fox News this afternoon to discuss President Trump's visit to the Middle East. On President Trump's upcoming meeting with the transitional leader of Syria: "The Middle East has c  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Idaho Conservation League (ICL) has submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), strongly opposing a proposed rule to rescind the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In its letter, the ICL, based in Boise, Idaho, argues that the proposed change would "significantly weaken a foundational protection" for threatened and endangered species and "undermine decades of conservation p  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve AI Testing and Evaluation Systems, Safeguard Americans Against Risks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST) AI Act of 2025, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve AI Testing and Evaluation Systems, Safeguard Americans Against Risks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST) AI Act of 2025, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve AI Testing and Evaluation Systems, Safeguard Americans Against Risks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST) AI Act of 2025, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- NASA has issued a Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of expanding its Scientific Balloon Program. This program has been essential for more than 35 years, launching scientific balloons from NASA's Balloon Program Office (BPO) facilities in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and Palestine, Texas. These balloons are utilized to collect critical scientific data and conduct research in fields such as geosc  more

NAMPA, Idaho, May 15 -- Northwest Nazarene University issued the following news: * * * NNU RECEIVES $337,500 MURDOCK GRANT TO ADVANCE STEM RESEARCH AND TEACHER PARTNERSHIPS Northwest Nazarene University's College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) has been awarded a $337,500 "Partners in Science 2.0" grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to launch a four-year research initiative that brings together NNU faculty and local high school STEM teachers. Beginning in Summer 2025 and con  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * NPS invites public to participate in special "walks on the Moon" in May and June ARCO, Idaho - The National Park Service (NPS) invites members of the public to participate in three special "walks on the Moon" that will be held in May and June at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in southern Idaho. "Spring is a great time of year to visit Craters of the Moo  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Fulcher's Bill to Streamline Water Management Clears House CONTACT : Marisa Melton, Marisa.Melton@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after his legislation, H.R. 331, cleared the House of Representatives and advanced to the Senate: "I am pleased to share that my bill addressing one of the most pressing issues facing the We  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Raft River Rural Electric Co-op, Inc., located in Malta, Idaho, has expressed its strong support for Deseret Generation and Transmission Cooperative's permit applications to upgrade its Bonanza Power Plant. In a letter to the EPA, Raft River Electric emphasizes the projects' importance in securing a reliable and sustainable energy future. The proposed upgrades include adding Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology to Bonanza Unit 1 and installing Gas Peaking Units a  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Supports Pro-Law Enforcement Legislation During National Police Week WASHINGTON-- This National Police Week, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of several critical pieces of pro-law enforcement legislation that highlight support for America's brave men and women in blue. "National Police Week is a time to recognize, remember, and honor the brave men and women who serve our comm  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Introduces Bill to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Gender Transition Procedures in Federal Health Plans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Protecting Minors in Federal Health Plans Act. The bill would prohibit Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plans from covering gender transitions for minors. "Taxpayer-funded federal health plans should never promote extreme gender ide  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Names Kimberling Insurance as May Small Business of the Month WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Kimberling Insurance in Moscow as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for May 2025. Kimberling Insurance will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Risch Statement on Committee Passage of Five Trump Nominees, 31 in Total WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today issued the following statement after the Foreign Relations Committee passed Mr. Caleb Orr to be an assistant secretary of State, The Honorable Kenneth Howery to be ambassador to Denmark, The Honorable Callista Ging  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Risch, Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the department to prohibit TP-Link equipment sales. This state-sponsored networking equipment company has dee  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo, Lummis Introduce Bill to Protect Firefighters, Communities from Wildfire Threats WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) led their colleagues in introducing the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025 to safeguard firefighters, communities, and property across the west from the destructive impacts of wildfires.   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Improve AI Testing and Evaluation Systems WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST) AI Act of 2025. This legislation would improve the federal government's ability to test and evaluate Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to drive innovation, pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Risch, Ricketts Send Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the administration's ongoing negot  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Risch, Shaheen Anniversary Statement on Abduction of Panchen Lama WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement ahead of the 30th anniversary of the People's Republic of China's abduction of Gedhun C  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Risch, Shaheen Statement on Syria Sanctions WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below on President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Syria. "We commend President Trump's decision to lift all sanc  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Crapo Announces IRS Nomination Hearing Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will hold a nomination hearing on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 10:00 AM to consider William (Billy) Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Title: Hearing to consider IRS nomination Witne  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, as a member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each month, I recognize and celebrate the American entrepreneurial spirit by highlighting the success of a small business in my home State of Idaho. Today,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Crapo and Reed Fighting for Nation's Wounded Heroes with the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) introduced the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would exempt payments to veterans for a service-connected disability from being included as income when applying for Community De  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Jim Risch, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Antisemitism at the UN WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and several of their Senate colleagues in introducing the No Official Palestine Entry (NOPE) Act. The bill would cut off U.S. assistance to entities, such as   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- A coalition of transportation departments from Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming has voiced its support for a federal interim final rule that would eliminate existing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations. In a letter submitted to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the state agencies argue that the move aligns with a recent presidential executive order and addresses concerns about the CEQ's statutory authority to en  more