WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-214) on the Coast Guard Authorization Act (H.R. 4275), which aims to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Coast Guard and to establish the Secretary of the Coast Guard. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on July 22, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 4275, as amended, is to authorize and amend authorities, programs, and statutes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Longevity Health, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing strong support for proposed reforms in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). These reforms address critical issues surrounding the payment policy for skin substitutes, aimed at reducing misuse and controlling costs associated with Medicare. The public comment letter emphasizes the alarming rise in Medicare spending on s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a monthly notice, inviting public comments on proposed amendments to operating licenses for multiple nuclear power facilities across the U.S. This action, mandated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, covers changes proposed between July 18, 2025, and August 14, 2025. The notice includes amendment requests from facilities like Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, Limerick, Peach Bottom, Quad Cities, and Nine Mile P  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2025: * * * Oversight Committee Seeks Epstein-Maxwell Suspicious Activity Reports from Treasury Department House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing to review the federal government's investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell. In a letter sent today to U.S. De  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The UCLA Law Center for Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy and UCSF Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to maintain its standards for mifepristone based on evidence and sound science. The letter highlights the concerns of 263 reproductive health researchers regarding pressures to reassess existing safety protocols for the medication. The researchers emphasize that dec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Triple-S Corp. has issued a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, expressing concern over the proposed rule updating the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) prospective payment system for the 2026 calendar year. Through this outreach, the organization seeks to highlight the unique challenges faced by dialysis providers in Puerto Rico and urges the agency to adjust payment structures to better reflect the realities on the island. As the  more