WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13038) on June 23, 2025, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu: * * * Affirmative Action at Military Service Academies Under the Trump Administration In 2023, in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard, the Supreme Court held that the race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina (UNC) were unconstitutional. The Court reasoned  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Statement on Injured Texas Tech Officers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after two Texas Tech police officers were injured in the line of duty: "My heart is with the Texas Tech Police Department and the two officers injured this morning," said Chairman Arrington. "While I am relieved to hear their injuries are non  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Budget Committee Members Champion the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in Op-Eds WASHINGTON, D.C. - This month, Republican members of the House Budget Committee championed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through a series of op-eds published nationwide. Members highlighted how this transformative legislation delivers the largest tax cuts for families   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on the Opportunities Presented by the Domestic Production of Rare Earth Minerals WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled, "Securing America's Mineral Future: Unlocking the Economic Value Beneath Our Fee  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Congressional Budget Office Letter Sets Record Straight on OBBBA's Medicaid Provisions WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated estimates of the impacts of Medicaid policies within the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released th  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Calls on President Trump to Save the American Workforce * Pushes President to Issue Executive Order that Helps Struggling South Texas Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that he has called on President Trump to save the American workforce by sending a letter urging executive action to help struggling businesses in South Texas a  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Congressman Veasey Slams RFK Jr. for HHS Funding Cuts to Combat Opioid Epidemic After HHS Secretary Benefitted from Federal Programs Republic Cronyism and Hypocrisy at the Highest Levels on Full Display * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Marc Veasey, a member of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, grilled HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his proposed FY 2025-2026 budg  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Congressman Williams Introduces Two Bills to Restore Economic Freedom, Regulatory Certainty, and Energy Market Integrity WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), introduced the Fuel Emissions Freedom Act and the Stop the Subsidized Green Energy Scam Act. These bills will restore regulatory sanity, protect taxpayers, and defend free-market principles in both the a  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Reintroduces the Women's Health Protection Act * Today, on the third anniversary of the Dobbs decision, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) alongside Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) reintroduced the Women's Health Protection Act, a critical bill to restore the right to abortion nationwide and stop extremist abortion bans across the  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Statement on Governor Abbott's Veto of Summer Food Program Spending * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's veto of spending for a summer food aid program for Texas children: "Once again, Governor Abbott has chosen cruelty over compassion. By vetoing $60 million in state   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Lauds Pres. Trump's Approval of Eagle Pass Bridge Expansion Permit * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today applauded President Trump's approval of the City of Eagle Pass permit application to expand the Camino Real International Bridge Land Port of Entry (POE) located along the U.S.-Mexico border, which authorizes the addition of a six-lane bridge span adjacent to the existing bridge and in  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, June 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * New Development Special Experience opportunities available now * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Developmental Special Experiences provide Air and Space Professionals more than just education and training opportunities, they help the service build the Airmen needed for the future high-end fight. The DSEs, cataloged by Air Education and Training Command's (AETC) F  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Government Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Protecting Americans From Cartels * June 24, 2025 After pressing the witnesses, Durbin received an agreement that American guns flowing to the Mexican cartels is a problem WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Government Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Protecting Americans From Cartels After pressing the witnesses, Durbin received an agreement that American guns flowing to the Mexican cartels is a problem WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fift  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-108) on the Prove It Act (H.R. 1163), which aims to amend Title 5 of the U.S. Code to require greater transparency for federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on May 21, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Bill Summary On February 10, 2025, Rep. Finstad, along with Rep. Hageman, Rep. Moran, Rep. Salazar, Rep. Meuser, Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-109) on the Returning SBA to Main Street Act (H.R. 2027), which aims to require the administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30% of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on May 21, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND BILL SUMMARY On March 11, 2025, Rep. Alford,  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-111) on the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act (H.R. 2965), which aims to require the administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal is not greater than zero. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on May 21, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND BILL SUMMARY On April 17, 2025, Rep  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-103) on the No Wrong Door for Veterans Act (H.R.1969), which aims to amend and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on May 19, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 1969, the "No Wrong Door for Veterans Act," was introduced by Rep. Mariannette M  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: * * * Keller, NY Guard conduct joint medical training By Robert Lanier Keller Army Community Hospital conducted a joint medical-focused, full-scale training exercise with our New York Army and Air National Guard partners on June 4-6, 2025. Training occurred on June 4-5, and the full-scale exercise on June 6. Training and exercise locations included Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, N.Y.; New York Nati  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * On Third Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Reintroduces Legislation To Protect a Woman's Right To Travel for Health Care * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) reintroduced the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act with Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Securing American Agriculture: Chairmen Babin, Moolenaar, and Walberg Seek Answers to CCP-Linked Bioagent Smuggling (Washington, D.C.) -- Last week, Chairman Brian Babin of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China, and Chairman Tim Walberg of the Committee on E  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Roy Releases Statement to Commemorate the Third Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision * June 24, 2025 Press Release Washington, D.C. -- Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) released the following statement to commemorate the third anniversary of the historic Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade: "Today, we commemorate the historic and righteous decision by the United States Supreme Court in Dob  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tony Gonzales Advances Bill to Support Rural Communities, Agriculture * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. "Texas is America's agricultural powerhouse--our farmers and ranchers feed, fuel, and clothe the nation. From supporting p  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Frankel, Pressley, and Escobar Reintroduce Women's Health Protection Act Three Years After Dobbs Decision * Three years after Roe was overturned, House Democrats reintroduce bill to protect abortion rights across the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28), alongside Reps. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16), reintroduced H.R.   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Nobody Wants Republican Tax Bill That Will Hurt Millions Of Americans, Still Time To Stop It * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke on the Senate floor today to warn Senate Republicans against passing a tax plan that would kick more than 16 million Americans off of health insurance, raise monthly health care and energy costs across the country, and slash nutritional assist  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Securing American Agriculture: Chairmen Moolenaar, Walberg, Babin Seek Answers to CCP-Linked Bioagent Smuggling WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, Chairman Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China, Chairman Walberg of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Cruz Statement on Iran Regime Attack on American Servicemembers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued a statement after the Iranian regime targeted the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with missiles. Sen. Cruz said, "The Iranian regime is rogue and illegitimate, and is responsible for the murder, injury, and kidnapping of thousands of Americans. The Ayatollah had come within reach o  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray's Opening Remarks at Dobbs Anniversary Spotlight Forum on Republicans' Backdoor Abortion Ban * WATCH : Senator Murray's opening remarks Washington, D.C. - Today, on the three-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's disastrous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned the constitutional right to abortion, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior m  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * SST Committee Leaders Seek GAO Oversight of Research Security Standards (Washington, D.C.) - Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin, Research and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Jay Obernolte, and Investigations and Oversight Chairman Rich McCormick sent a letter to Comptroller General Ge  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan to RFK Jr.: "You Don't Have a Grip on Your Department" * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, pressed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a congressional hearing on how Medicaid cuts proposed by Republicans in Congress and supported by President Donald Trump   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48194) on June 23, 2025, entitled "The U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise - Background and Possible Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Nuclear Security Enterprise Facilities Title 50, Section 2501 of the U.S. Code (50 U.S.C. Sec.2501) defines the NNSA "nuclear security enterprise" (NSE) as "the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security la  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news: * * * USACE, N. Texas water improvement district partner to maintain Kemp Dam By Brannen Parrish, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District Engineering technicians from the Tulsa District Infrastructure Branch performed periodic inspections and maintenance at Kemp Dam near Seymour, Texas, June 2-10. "As a part of our regular maintenance, every five years, the tech crew will come out, th  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Van Duyne Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Patient Access to High Quality Health Care * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) and Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) introduced the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill that will increase physician-owned hospitals and patient access to quality health care by eliminating needless  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Doggett Lead Bipartisan Fight to Strengthen Health Care for Veterans and Eliminate Waste * Bill would close loophole that has led to billions in double payments for veterans' health care Bill Text (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee's Health Care Subcommittee, and Representative Lloyd   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * What They've Said: Democrats Flip-Flop on Injunctions to Suit Partisan Aims WASHINGTON - District judges have levied more universal injunctions against the second Trump administration than any other administration in recorded history, despite lacking the constitutional authority to set nationwide policy. Democrats now claim these univer  more