WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch and 17 Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End Counting of Illegal Immigrants in Determining Electoral College Votes and Congressional District Apportionment * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, and sixteen colleagues in reintroducing the Equal Representatio  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11798) on June 30, 2025, by energy policy specialist Paul W. Parfomak. Here are excerpts: * * * Line 5 Pipeline: Relocation and Permitting The Line 5 Pipeline is a 30-inch diameter, 645-mile pipeline owned by Enbridge carrying up to 540,000 barrels per day of crude oil and natural gas liquids from Superior, WI, to Sarnia, Ontario (Figure 1). A key segment of Line 5 is an underwa  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on June 30, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain t  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on June 30, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names - Background for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Ships Named for the Confederacy or Confederate Officers Section 1749 of FY2020 NDAA Section 1749 of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (S. 1790/P.L. 116-92 of December 20, 2019) prohibited the Secretary of Defense, in naming a new ship (or other asset) or renam  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release: * * * OCC Releases CRA Performance Evaluations for 22 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations * WASHINGTON--The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025. Under the CRA, the OCC assesses   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Releases Statement on Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement on his vote to pass Cal. #107, H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act. "With President Biden in the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress, Democrats had every opportunity to repeal the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and increase taxe  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Votes Against Republicans' Catastrophic Budget Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after she voted against the Republicans' budget bill: "Today, I voted against rigging our tax code in favor of the biggest corporations and ultra-wealthy - all on the backs of working families who are just trying to get by and want a f  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Calls on Trump Admin to Immediately Release Billions in Funds K-12 Schools Across America are Counting On * Nearly $7 billion in funding approved by Congress in March is blocked just weeks away from the start of the school year Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement demanding th  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Calls on Trump Admin to Immediately Release Billions in Funds K-12 Schools Across America are Counting On Nearly $7 billion in funding approved by Congress in March is blocked just weeks away from the start of the school year * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate App  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least 18 individuals and three associated funerary objects. Despite extensive consultation, UWO has determined that there is no lineal descendant or Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with a clear cultural affiliation to these remains and objects. This completion is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The human rema  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: * * * USDA Trade Mission to Expand Agricultural Exports in the Dominican Republic * WASHINGTON, July 1, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture will lead a high-impact trade mission to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from July 13-17 to expand market access and boost U.S. agricultural exports. The delegation includes 47 agribusinesses, trade organizations, and offic  more