WASHINGTON, July 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * "50 States of Fraud" * On 60th Anniversary of Medicaid, Speaker Johnson highlights waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid across the country WASHINGTON -- Sixty years ago today, Medicaid was created as an important safety net for pregnant women, single mothers, low-income seniors, and Americans with disabilities. Since then, the program has become dramatically expanded beyond its or  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 31 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Citizen-Led Ballot Initiative in City of Page and Affirms Voters' Right to Legislate on Local Matters The Arizona Supreme Court today ruled that a proposed citizen initiative in the City of Page is legislative in nature and is eligible to be placed on the ballot, reaffirming the constitutional right of qualified voters to initiate local laws. The case  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Warner Lead Bipartisan Push Urging Timely Deployment of Federal Funds to Community Lenders * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, today led a bipartisan group of Senators in a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, urging swift action to disburse congre  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Scalo Restaurant for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation * Lawsuit says Albuquerque restaurant managers harassed female workers ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Scalo Restaurant, an Albuquerque restaurant located in the city's Nob Hill neighborhood, violated federal civil rights laws when its male managers sexually harassed female employees and then retaliated against those female workers  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Gallego Shapes Bipartisan Housing Bill in Senate Banking Committee Today, Senator Gallego (D-AZ) voted to advance a landmark bipartisan housing package during a historic Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' legislative markup. This is the committee's first bipartisan housing markup in almost two decades. The ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, which unanimously passed   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Gallego's Shadow Wolves Bill Passes Committee Unanimously Senator Also Advances Legislation to Ban Stock Trading by Public Officials * Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously voted to advance Senator Ruben Gallego's (D-AZ) Shadow Wolves Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill to strengthen border security and expand career opportunities for Na  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week * * * Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 38 Senators expressing  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Gallego, Fetterman Reintroduce Bill Allowing DACA Recipients to Join the Military Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and John Fetterman (D-PA) reintroduced the Fight for the American Dream Act, which allows participants of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to serve in the United States military and provides them a pathway toward U.S. citizenship after their  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Gallego, Justice Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Americans' Access to Quality Customer Service, Preserve U.S. Jobs Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jim Justice (R-WV) introduced the Keep Call Centers in America Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure when Americans call a call center, they can speak to a human located in the U.S. "If you're calling customer service, chan  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, Ansari Call on Trump Administration to Preserve Federal Support for College Readiness Programs in Arizona Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) called on the Trump administration to reverse its decision to abruptly cancel grants to support low-income and first-generation colleg  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Klobuchar, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide AI Guidelines for Election Offices * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the bipartisan Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act to require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to develop voluntary guideline  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Senate Democrats Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined a broad group of Dem  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 - The National Center for Families Learning, Louisville, Kentucky, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging the agency to prioritize and expand evidence-based family literacy programs. The organization emphasized that addressing low literacy rates requires a comprehensive approach that includes parents and caregivers alongside children. The center expressed support for the administration's goal of ensuring reading proficiency for every stu  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48605) on July 22, 2025, entitled "Safety Considerations for Automated Passenger Vehicles" by transportation policy analyst Naseeb A. Souweidane. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Automated vehicle technologies offer a range of driver support functions that some stakeholders assert may improve traffic safety. These technologies vary in their capabilities and current stages of development. Sel  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Saguaro National Park Partners with the Department of Defense for Rehabilitation Projects * Date: July 30, 2025 Contact: Rich Goepfrich Saguaro National Park intends to solicit assistance from the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training Program (IRT). The assistance will include rehabilitating a housing facility, re-engineering and improving unpaved ro  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * T-1A Jayhawk Takes Final Flight from NAS Pensacola * * Published July 30, 2025 * By Capt. Cory Siedler Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL -- PENSACOLA, Fla. - One of the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) training fleet platforms took its final flight from Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola July 28. The T-1A Jayhawk, a mainstay of the USAF training fleet, flew to Davis-Monthan (K  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Grassley Lead Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Justice Grant Reauthorization Act * Grant program comes from Whitehouse's bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Pr  more