DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 07/17/2025 * DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment o  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Heinrich's Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act Signed into Law * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced that his Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs, under the Controlled Substances Act, has been signed into law. Heinrich introduced the HALT Fentanyl Act in Januar  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Bera Introduce Bill to Strengthen Palliative and Hospice Care Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), bipartisan legislation to invest in training, education, and research for the palliative care and hospice workforce, allowing more practitioners to ent  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR to accept public comment for water quality certification of permits * DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is accepting public and stakeholder comments regarding the Section 401 Water Quality Certification of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Regional Permits 40, 41 and 48. Regional Permits Regional Permits are general permits authorizing certain acti  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Advances Bills to Boost American Manufacturing, Crackdown on COVID Fraudsters * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced a pair of Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) bills to unleash domestic manufacturing and hold COVID criminals accountable. "Republican leadership is unleashing growth across the country and making government more accountable to taxpayers,"  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Attends White House Signing Ceremony for HALT Fentanyl Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after attending the signing ceremony for the HALT Fentanyl Act at the White House: "I applaud President Trump for signing into law the HALT Fentanyl Act and taking decisive action to keep fentanyl and other poisonous substances out of our c  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Supports Three Bills to Bolster American Leadership in Digital Assets, Ban Central Bank Digital Currency in United States * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for three pieces of legislation to bolster American leadership in the digital asset marketplace and to ban the creation of a central bank digital currency in the United States. "The increasing adoption   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing entitled "Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft": * * * Today's hearing addresses the continued rise in organized retail and supply chain crime, and the criminal networks involved. We've all seen videos of mobs ransacking stores of thousands of dollars of goods in less than two minutes. The reality is some of the wor  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley-Led HALT Fentanyl Act Becomes Law * WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump today signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act into law, permanently classifying illicit, fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I. The bipartisan and bicameral legislation was led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bil  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on July 10, 2025, urging his colleagues to confirm Whitney Hermandorfer as Circuit Judge of the Sixth Circuit. Grassley praised President Trump's first judicial nominee, highlighting her "impeccable qualifications" and track record, expressing hope for bipartisan support for the "home-run pick." * * * Here is the text of the remarks: Before noon today, we'll   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release: * * * Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads Hearing on Lifesaving Role VA Community Care Doctors Have in Delivering Specialty Care to Veterans Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 18 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * 3,900 New Workers in June Boosts Iowa's Labor Force Participation Rate to 67.4 Percent Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly to 3.7 Percent * DES MOINES, IOWA - In June, for the second consecutive month, 3,900 Iowans entered the labor force in June. The increase in workers brought Iowa's labor force participation rate to 67.4 percent, up from 67.3 percent in May. At the same time, Io  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has issued a notice announcing a preliminary determination in an investigation concerning l-lysine imports from China. This notice highlights the active role of private sector entities and public participation in ITC's process. ITC found a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry faces material injury due to l-lysine imports from China which are alleged to be sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the Chinese government  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Leads Bipartisan Bill to Stop Fentanyl Sales on Social Media * Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) today announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act, legislation aimed at cracking down on the sale of deadly fentanyl on social media platforms and giving law enforcement the tools to combat this growing threat.   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Booker, Markey Lead 28 Senate Colleagues in Effort to Protect California's Proposition 12 * Senators: "The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would harm America's small farmers and infringe on the fundamental rights of states to establish laws and regulations within their own borders." This letter follows an announcement last week from the Trump Administration seeking to und  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Reduce the Risk of Bird Window Collisions Where You Live and Work * Collisions with windows are the second largest human-related cause of mortality to North American birds, after outdoor and feral cats. Research has found that window collisions account for up to 1 billion bird deaths in North America each year, and occur at buildings of all sizes. You may have seen pictures of large  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on July 17, 2025, at a judicial nominations hearing: * * * Good morning. On today's agenda, we have twelve nominations. Nicholas Chase and Daniel Rosen, U.S. Attorney nominees, are listed for the first time and will be held over. We'll vote today on Emil Bove, nominee to be a judge on the Third Circuit, and district court nominees Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe,   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Shaheen Reintroduce Bill to Crack Down on Illegal Drug Activity on Social Media * Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), reintroduced the Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act, which would require social media companies and other communication service providers to take on a more active role in work  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Environment Holds Hearing on Advanced Recycling Today, Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, led a hearing titled Beyond the Blue Bin: Forging a Federal Landscape for Recycling Innovation and Economic Growth. "It's time to ensure that government red tape isn't p  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of State has issued a determination that a culturally significant object is being imported from abroad for temporary display in the exhibition titled "Picturing Paris: Monet and the Modern City." This object has been recognized as being of substantial cultural value and its import for exhibition within the U.S. is deemed in the national interest. The notice specifies that the public has been officially informed of this determination via publicat  more