WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-307) on the Power Plant Reliability Act (H.R. 3632), which aims to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service and to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on Sept. 23,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-302) on the Reliable Power Act (H.R. 3616), which aims to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system. The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on Sept. 17, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3616, the Reliable Power Act, would amend the Federal Power Act to provide for t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE GOVERNMENT REMAINS CLOSED BECAUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE ZERO INTEREST IN ACTUALLY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront where he highlighted how Democrats are prepared to reach a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE GOVERNMENT REMAINS CLOSED BECAUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE ZERO INTEREST IN ACTUALLY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront where he highlighted how Democrats are prepared to reach a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people while Republica  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis, Senate Republicans Introduce Resolution Designating This Week as "Coal Week" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), alongside Senate Republican colleagues, today has introduced a resolution to officially designate the week of October 19, 2025, as "Coal Week" in the U.S. Senate. This is a ceremonial designation by the Senate to recognize and honor America  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Device for Fixating Orthopedic Injury ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 12446936 B2, initially filed June 4, 2025) developed by five inventors Stephen A. Brigido, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Christopher F. Hyer, Columbus, Ohio; Gregory C. Berlet, Westerville, Ohio; Murray J. Penner, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and J  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Heat Transfer Press Projection Alignment System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- STAHLS' INC., St. Clair Shores, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12447737 B2, initially filed Nov. 10, 2022) developed by three inventors Benjamin B. Robinson, Smithfield, Pennsylvania; Weiyu Zhang, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Shubham Saha, Morgantown, West Virginia, for "Heat transfe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The West Virginia Citizen Action Group, Charleston, has opposed a petition submitted to the Election Assistance Commission by the America First Legal Foundation. The petition seeks to require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote, a move that critics argue would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters across the nation. In its public comment letter, the WV Citizen Action Group expressed concern that imposing such requirements would  more