HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Causer Bill to Close Loophole, Better Protect Children * HARRISBURG - Responding to the tragic death of 2-year-old Oakley Hedlund in Bradford earlier this year, Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) has introduced legislation that would better protect children against convicted child abusers. House Bill 2075 would impose a mandatory period of post-release supervision for any offen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Jordan and Rep. Hageman Probe Cartel Activity on Tribal Lands Fueled by Biden-Harris Border Crisis Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel requesting data regarding how the Biden-Harris Administration's open border polic  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled issued a notice proposing a modification to the federal Procurement List involving a major service contract that would be reserved for nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The change focuses on a contact center services requirement supporting the Defense Manpower Data Center under the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Regi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Williams Celebrates House Passage of the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act (H.R. 3174) under suspension, favorably out of the chamber. This legislation will significantly expand access to capital for small American manufacturers and strengthen the domestic industry. C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Valadao Work to Bolster Election Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) reintroduced the Strengthening Election Cybersecurity to Uphold Respect for Elections through Independent Testing (SECURE IT) Act. This bipartisan bill would require that voting systems undergo simulated cyberattacks as part of their standard certificatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia arrests Salvadoran criminal alien convicted of child cruelty, intent to deliver fentanyl, attempted robbery and attempted money laundering * WASHINGTON ERO Philadelphia arrested Arnoldo Antonio Prieto-Lopez, a 51-year-old criminal illegal alien from El Salvador with a decades-long record, including a federal conviction for possession o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has determined that an industry in the U.S. is materially injured because of imports of corrosion-resistant steel products from 10 countries. These countries are Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. This determination, made under the Tariff Act of 1930, followed findings by the U.S. Department of Commerce that the steel products were being sold in the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove, Raskin Demand FBI Director Kash Patel Reimburse Taxpayers, Produce Records After Using Government Jet for Personal Flights, Lavish Vacations, and Date Nights * Democrats Expose Brazen Abuse of FBI Planes Amid Republican Shutdown and Pattern of Luxury Jet Abuse Across Trump Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Meuser, Hill Expose Coordinated Debanking by Biden Administration * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Dan Meuser (PA-09), released a final staff report titled "Operation Choke Point 2.0: Biden's Debanking of Digital Assets." The report exposes the Biden Administration's coordinated effort to push digital asse  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NSWCPD Employees Recognized for Expanding Navy's Blue-Collar Talent Base * 12.01.2025 - The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Industrial Trades Recruitment Expansion Team recently received the 2024 Department of the Navy Human Resources Community Award for Excellence in the Team Impact category for its exceptional work. The honor was awarded to Administrative Technical Speciali  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 2 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Launches Master Planning Survey for Presque Isle State Park Complex An updated master plan will guide the future of the complex, which includes Presque Isle and Erie Bluffs state parks, and the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Admission to State Parks in the Presque Isle State Park Complex and across the Commonwealth are   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 2 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces New Way to Give the Gift of Education this Holiday Season Gift of College gift cards now available to make contributions to PA 529 and PA ABLE accounts * Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced a new partnership between the Pennsylvania Treasury Department and Gift of College that provides family and friends the ability to pur  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Kamlager-Dove Demand FBI Director Kash Patel Reimburse Taxpayers, Produce Records After Using Government Jet for Personal Flights, Lavish Vacations, and Romantic Date Nights Democrats Expose Brazen Abuse of FBI Planes Amid Republican Shutdown and Pattern of Luxury Jet Abuse Across Trump Administration   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Meuser Bill to Incentivize Investment in Rural Small Businesses Passes House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 2066, the Investing in All of America Act, introduced by Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), and Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03). This bipartisan legislation incentivizes greater investment from Small Business Investment Companie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon, Huffman, Bonamici, McBath, DeSaulnier Urge Department of Education To Halt Transfer of Special Education Programs To HHS * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) last week led Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-02), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Lucy McBath (GA-07), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) and 37 House Democrats in urging the Department of Education to halt efforts to transfer spe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects and identified cultural affiliation linking the materials to numerous Tribal Nations. The notice states that the remains of at least five individuals, along with two associated projectile points, were recovered from the Schacht Site in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, before entering University holdings in 1968. The materials were excavated   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Exposes Illegally Issued Non-Domiciled CDLs in Minnesota * Minnesota has two choices: follow the law or lose funding WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today exposed that one third of Minnesota's non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) reviewed by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) were iss  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Announces New and Improved Portal for Universities to Report Foreign Funding * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) notified institutions of higher education of a new foreign funding reporting portal, set to launch on January 2, 2026. Pursuant to Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, postsecondary institutions receiving federal financial assistance m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The West Virginia Department of Tourism, Charleston, has completed an inventory review confirming cultural affiliation of ancestral remains to Tribal Nations of Florida and Oklahoma. The review accounts for one Native American individual whose remains were originally removed from a small mound site near Ocala in Marion County, Florida. According to documented acquisition history, geologist Noel Moebs of Bruceton, Pennsylvania obtained the remains before 1953, repo  more