WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44692) on July 17, 2025, entitled "Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief" by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Leasing Program Status ... 1 Selected Issues for Congress ... 4 Number of Sales in the 2024-2029 Program ... 4 Timing Considerations for the Five-Year Program ... 5 Regional Leasing Decisions  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Self-Insurance Institute of America Inc. (SIIA), Simpsonville, South Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration responding to a request for information regarding the prescription drug machine-readable file disclosure requirements in the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule. SIIA is a member-based association representing companies in the self-insurance marketplace and supports a separate MRF dedic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48608) on July 24, 2025, entitled "Department of Veterans Affairs FY2025 Appropriations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * FY2024 Budget Summary On March 9, 2023, President Biden submitted his budget request for FY2024. The President's request for VA was $319.76 billion. The request included $137.76 billion in discretionary appropriations and $182.01 billion in mandatory appropriations. Th  more