WASHINGTON, July 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. CES-25-45) entitled "Credit Access in the U.S." The paper was written by Trevor J. Bakker, Stefanie DeLuca, Eric A. English, Jamie Fogel, Nathaniel Hendren and Daniel Herbst. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Many aspects of our background, such as parental income, race, and our hometown, influence our outcomes in adulthood. Theoretically, access to affordable credit provides a pathway to ove  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman, Dingell Reintroduce Bipartisan Dillon's Law * Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) have reintroduced Dillon's Law, a bipartisan bill that incentivizes states to empower "good Samaritans" to save lives in critical moments. The legislation encourages trained individuals to administer epinephrine in schools during emergencies. Currently, the administra  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Indiana Academy for Sustainability Management and Health has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service expressing concerns regarding a petition for a line of transgenic American Chestnuts known as Darling 54. The letter, authored by Donald Winslow, a faculty member at Ball State University, argues that the introduction of genetically modified chestnuts into the wild could pose serious ecological r  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Indianapolis CPA Sentenced for Participation in Illegal Tax Shelter * An Indiana CPA was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for assisting in the preparation of false tax returns on behalf of clients who participated in an illegal tax shelter. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: between 2013 and 2022, Jason L. Crace prepared income tax returns for   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath, McCaul Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Judges Facing Threats of Harm * Washington, DC-- Today, Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) and Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act. The bill would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and monitoring of threats for  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on July 17, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Gun Safety Incentive Act, a commonsense and life-saving measure to address one of the most urgent crises facing our Nation: the epidemic of gun violence, particularly as it affects our children. I am proud to be joined in this effort with my co-leads--Representatives Robin Kelly a  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chain * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) led 16 of his colleagues in introducing legislation to remove regulatory roadblocks for heavy vehicle operators when renewing their commercial driver's licenses (CDL). The Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act enables seasonal drivers to renew their CDL onli  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Moore and Zinke Introduce Legislation to Codify Executive Order on National Parks * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore (WV-02) and Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01) introduced the PATRIOT Parks Act -- which codifies President Trump's Executive Order " Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks (link is external)." Currently, the National Parks Syste  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Additional Funds for Disaster Protection * ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is encouraging disaster loan recipients in Indiana to apply for additional funds to protect their homes and businesses from future storms. Loan recipients have up to two years from their loan approval date to request an increase of up to 20% of their veri  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Indiana Small Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by Flooding * ATLANTA-The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans for Indiana small businesses, private nonprofits, and residents affected by the flooding occurring June 28-July 2, 2025. The SBA issued  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House Passes Rep. Lauren Boebert's Bipartisan Zip Code Bill * Over 65 communities helped by legislation to provide unique zip codes WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) successfully passed her bipartisan Zip Code bill, H.R. 3095, through the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday evening. The final recorded vote total was 278-121, a significant bipartisan victory for th  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Paul Reintroduce Legislation to Audit the Federal Reserve * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reintroduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act or the "Audit the Fed" bill, to require a full audit of the Federal Reserve's operations and increase congressional oversight of its decision-making. "I support this effort to provide more transparency to the America  more