WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- A coalition of 40 business organizations sent a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing serious concerns regarding compliance issues related to Oregon's Senate Bill S916. The letter requests that the department notify Oregon's Governor Tina Kotek and the state's legislative assembly of potential violations of federal law as mandated by the Social Security Act. Senate Bill S916 permits individuals who voluntarily become unemployed due to a strike   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest from Advanced Computer Learning Co. LLC, a small business located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The protest challenged the U.S. Navy's decision to award a contract for support services and data link training to Linchpin Solutions Inc., a small business based in Tampa, Florida. Advanced Computer Learning, the incumbent contractor for the services, argued that the Navy unfairly evaluated Linchpin Solutions' p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The American Association for Nude Recreation-Florida Region (AANR-FL) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expressing concerns regarding SpaceX's proposed additions at Kennedy Space Center. The letter highlights multiple issues pertinent to beach access, economic ramifications, and potential environmental impacts stemming from expansion activities slated for the complex. AANR-FL represents ov  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * As Trump's Epstein Scandal Spreads, Judiciary Democrats Release New Memo Detailing How Trump Administration Policy Puts Sex Offenders and Human Traffickers Before Victims and Survivors Administration Has Gutted Federal Programs Combatting Sex Crimes, Defunded Victim Support Programs, and Rewarded Sexual Predators and Crimina  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by ASR International Corp., a small business from Hauppauge, New York, against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The protest challenged the award of a contract for quality assurance services in Florida to Radise International LC. The GAO found the Army Corps of Engineers' evaluation of proposals to be reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. ASR's bid was initially deemed "unacceptable"   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bean Bill to Simplify Social Security Moves Forward * WASHINGTON --Today, the House Ways and Means Committee passed legislation led by U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) and U.S. Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) to help seniors better understand Social Security retirement ages and monthly benefits. H.R. 5284, the Claiming Age Clarity Act, would modernize the Social Security Administration's termino  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1406) entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 2 states and increased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Health Bills Marked Up by House Ways and Means Committee * Committee Marks Up "Hospital at Home," Digital Health Reporting Legislation; Bills Passed Out of Committee Unanimously WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, announced that two crucial bipartisan pieces of health care legislation h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast Delivers Opening Remarks at State Department Reauthorization Markup Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks during a markup of the panel's bipartisan, standalone State Department reauthorization. Remarks Right now, the department of state, 85% of it is not authorized by Cong  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard publishes final rule for Okeechobee Waterway, St. Lucie River Railroad Bridge * MIAMI - The Coast Guard issued a final rule for the operating schedule that governs the Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge, across the Okeechobee Waterway, mile 7.41 in Stuart. This rule is effective Nov. 17 and will allow the drawbridge to operate on a more predictable and reliable   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bilirakis Honors His All-Holiness Bartholomew Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch * Washington, DC: Congressman Bilirakis released the following statement after welcoming His All-Holiness Bartholomew Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch to Washington, DC. " It was an immense blessing and a singular honor to welcome His All-H  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Maxwell Frost Brings Orange County School Board Member Stephanie Vanos to Testify at Oversight Hearing on the Future of Education * As public schools grapple with attacks on funding, Frost and House Democrats are fighting to strengthen public education and address longstanding disinvestment in public schools WATCH THE HEARING HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alej  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Disinter Ineligible Veterans from National Cemeteries * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Fetterman (D-PA), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) today introduced the Restoring the Sanctity of Public Entombments, Cemeteries, and Tributes (RESPECT) Act, which would extend the U.S. Department of Veterans Affai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11332) on Sept. 15, 2025, by legislative attorney Christopher T. Zirpoli: * * * Court Decisions Regarding Tariffs Imposed Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) In 2025, President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders imposing tariffs on most U.S. imports under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). On September 9, 2025  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart to Host Virtual National Security Briefing Exposing Presence of Cuban Regime Troops Fighting for Russia in Ukraine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) will host a virtual national security briefing featuring members of the Ukrainian intelligence and Ukrainian Parliament to expose the alarming presence of thousands of Cuban regime troops fighting alongside Rus  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds Celebrates National App Challenge Day: District 19 Submissions Due October 30th * WASHINGTON - In celebration of National App Challenge Day, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) has rereleased the following information regarding the 2025 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) submission window for constituents of Florida's 19th Congressional District. BACKGROUND: The CAC was established in 201  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Cosmos for Pregnancy Discrimination * Federal lawsuit says Bay St. Louis restaurant fired server because she was pregnant MOBILE, Ala. - Cosmos, a restaurant in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi operated by Smoke BBQ LLC, violated federal law by firing a server because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Espaillat, Garcia, Wilson lead Colleagues in Urging the Department of Education and DOJ to Protect English Learners * WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), in collaboration with Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) and Frederica Wilson (FL-24), led 77 colleagues on a letter demanding the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to protect English Learn  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Leads Colleagues in Calling Out Wells Fargo's Union-Busting * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led colleagues in writing to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf to condemn the bank's union-busting tactics and refusal to bargain in good faith with employees. "As Senators representing constituents who are Wells Fargo employees and customers across the country, we write with conce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Expanded School Choice Boosts American Students' Academic Performance Today, the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on "Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded School Choice a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Subcommittee Demands Transparency of Government Weather and Climate Engineering Today, the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing titled "Playing God with the Weather -- a Disastrous Forecast." During the hearing, member  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-180) on the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (H.R. 3898), which aims to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the U.S. and other matters. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on July 2, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 3898, as amended, is t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-180) on the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (H.R. 3898), which aims to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the U.S. and other matters. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on July 2, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Hearings For the purposes of rule XIII, clause 3(c)(6)(  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * House Transportation Committee Approves Webster Introduced Pipeline Safety Legislation * Washington, D.C. -- Today, a bill sponsored by Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, H.R. 5301, the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025, advanced out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee "Pipelines are the vital link that deliver America's oil,  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 18 -- Miami International Airport issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * J.D. Power: MIA is North America's most-improved mega airport MIA jumps from 10th to 8th in annual customer satisfaction rankings * Miami International Airport is North America's most-improved mega airport in customer satisfaction, after its overall score jumped 24 points in J.D. Power's 2025 North America Airport Satisfaction StudySM. MIA's ranking surged from 10th to 8th place among   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Reintroduces His Landmark Proposal to Protect Democracy, Close Legal Loopholes Enabling Widespread Abuses of Presidential Power * Schiff's Protecting Our Democracy Act is comprehensive legislation to strengthen accountability and transparency, restore Congress' checks and balances on the Executive Branch, and protect America from foreign interference Washington, D.C. -- Today  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Larsen Welcomes Rep. Frost to T&I Committee Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) will join the T&I Committee, and the two Members released the following statements. "Since joining Congress, Representa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Greene Opens Hearing on Weather and Climate Control Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing titled "Playing God with the Weather -- a Disastrous Forecast." In her ope  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Top Takeaways from Subcommittee Hearing on Maintaining Election Operations in the Face of Natural Disasters The Committee on House Administration held a Subcommittee on Elections Hearing titled, "Maintaining Election Operations in the Face of Natural Disasters." Witnesses: * The Honorable Cord Byrd - Florida Secretary of State * Mr. Stacy "Four" Eg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Two Bilirakis Bills Advance Out of Committee, Headed to House Floor for Vote * Washington, D.C. -- Earlier today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced seven pieces of legislation, including two key bipartisan initiatives led by U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis (FL-12). Both measures are now poised for a vote on the House floor. One of the measures, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Florida Men Charged for $34.8M Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries * An indictment was unsealed Friday charging two Florida men for their roles in a scheme to submit approximately $34.8 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary products. As part of the scheme, the defendants and their co-conspirators targeted thousands of Medicare beneficiaries and,  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S., Saudis Lead Largest Counter-Drone Exercise in Middle East * September 17, 2025 Release Number 20250917-01 TAMPA, Fla. - On During a visit by the new commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sept. 16, U.S. and Saudi forces led the Middle East's largest live-fire counter-unmanned aerial system exercise focused on improving the detection, tracking and elimination of m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * UNITAS 2025 Strengthens Southcom Alliances * UNITAS 2025 began with an opening ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Sept. 15. UNITAS, Latin for unity, is the longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise in the world. This year, UNITAS is featuring approximately 8,000 personnel from 25 allied and partner nations, including multiple ships, submarines and aircraft. Forces will conduct operatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Donalds Leads Federal Crackdown On Dangerous Illegal Alien Truckers * WASHINGTON - Last week, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced legislation to codify and enforce President Trump's Executive Order requiring commonsense rules of the road for American truck drivers. H.R. 5177 - "The Weigh Station Enforcement to Intercept and Guard Highways (WEIGH) Act" is the 20th pie  more