WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Chairmen Smith, Schweikert Launch Investigation into Tax Exempt Organ Procurement Organization "Network for Hope" Following Alarming Patient Safety Report In a letter to Network for Hope, a Kentucky-based tax exempt Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Oversight Subcommittee Cha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * East Jordan Plastics to Pay $460,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit * Michigan container maker settles allegations it allowed abuse of female employees DETROIT - East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, will pay $460,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (E  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Grand Jury Indicts Three U.S. Citizens, 22 Chinese Nationals, Four Chinese Pharmaceutical Companies in International Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Conspiracies * The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Dayton, Ohio, returned charges against dozens of defendants, including Chinese nationals and companies, in narcotics and money laundering conspiracies involving illeg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Husted leads bill to protect college students from crushing debt Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today introduced the Debt, Earnings and Cost Information Disclosure for Education (DECIDE) Act. This bill would codify Section 4 of President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) 13864. That executive order helps students understand the financial commitments they take on when they attend a four-year u  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons, bipartisan and bicameral colleagues highlight how U.S.-Australia strategic cooperation could deter China in TIME op-ed following return from CODEL * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) published an op-ed in TIME magazine today discussing how the United States needs to strengthen its alliances in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China's   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, issued the following remarks on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur Floor Remarks on the 2026 Energy and Water Development Funding Bill Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Republicans Making America Safe Again * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) to discuss President Trump and House Republicans working together to prioritize Americans' safety, as the National Guard   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Republicans Making America Safe Again * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) to discuss President Trump and House Republicans working together to prioritize Americans' safety, as the National Guar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Block U.S. Attorney Nominees from Serving Communities Across America * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) requested unanimous consent to confirm 10 U.S. Attorney nominees who advanced the Judiciary Committee by voice vote. Since being favorably reported out of committee, these law enforcement nominees have languished on the Senate floor due   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Senate Democrats Block U.S. Attorney Nominees from Serving Communities Across America Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) requested unanimous consent to confirm 10 U.S. Attorney nominees who advanced the Judiciary Committee by voice vote. Since being favorably reported out of committee, these law enforcement nomi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11358) on Sept. 3, 2025, by legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker: * * * Campaign Finance: Supreme Court Scheduled to Consider Constitutionality of Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits The Supreme Court is scheduled to once again consider the constitutionality of a federal campaign finance law. In National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) v. Federal Election Commis  more