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

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has added and deleted products and services from its procurement list, impacting how various federal entities acquire essential items. This notice highlights the ongoing collaboration between the federal government and nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The following additions have been made to the procurement list following a thorough  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 17 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule for July 21-25, 2025: * * * Monday, July 21, 2025 There are no hearings scheduled for today. * * * Tuesday, July 22, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 46198; ALJ: PAGONIS; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: VELETA; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY LLC ("NIPSCO") FOR (1) ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE PURCH  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

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Jayapal, and Colleagues Demand Answers on Funding Delay for Low-Income Senior Employment Program * WASHINGTON, DC - Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led 40 of their colleagues in a letter to the Trump Administration demanding the immediate release of federal funding for a vital senior jobs training and community service program. The current delay has left thousands of low  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety, issued the following news release: * * * Shifting Gears: Issues Impacting the Trucking and Commercial Bus Industries in the U.S. U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, will convene a subcommittee hearing titled "Shifting Gears: Issu  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 17 -- The State of Utah has voiced its support for the proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, which seeks to rescind previously established regulations known as the "Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues." Submitted electronically, the public comment letter outlines Utah's position against the 2024 Final Rule, citing concerns that it undermined the balance established   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Yakym, Gottheimer Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning "Globalize the Intifada" * Phrase Is Hate Speech That Calls for Violence Against Jews WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressmen Rudy Yakym (IN-02) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the slogan "Globalize the Intifada" as a call to violence against Israeli and Jewish people across the world. The resolution  more