WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of the agency's strategy document on innovative manufacturing technologies. This document outlines specific actions the FDA has taken and plans to take between fiscal years 2023 and 2027 to encourage the use of innovative manufacturing methods for drugs. The publication of this strategy fulfills a commitment made under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance for industry entitled "Q3E Guideline for Extractables and Leachables," along with a supporting document for Class 3 leachable monographs. The draft guidance and supporting materials were developed under the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The purpose of this document is to establish a com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of a draft guidance document entitled "Medical Gases--Current Good Manufacturing Practice." The guidance is intended to help manufacturers of medical gases comply with current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations that become effective on Dec. 18, 2025. These regulations are specific to medical gases for human and animal use. The regulations set minimum  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Profiles Senator Shaheen's Work to Extend ACA Tax Credits for Millions of Americans * (Washington, DC) - In case you missed it: The Wall Street Journal profiled U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), author of bicameral legislation that would permanently extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits, on her work to extend the soon-expiring tax credits t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Introduces Legislation to Refund Small Businesses for Trump Tariffs * Last week, ahead of Small Business Saturday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Kelly Morrison (MN-03) introduced new legislation, the Small Business RELIEF Act, to exempt small businesses from global baseline and reciprocal tariffs and to provide refunds to the small businesses that were forced to pay   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Critical State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the state and local cybersecurity grant program, which Senator Hassan helped to create in 2021, that has provided $1 billion over four years to help state, local, and tri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has released Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5088, titled 'Estimating flood discharges at selected annual exceedance probabilities for unregulated, rural streams in Vermont, 2023,' by Scott A. Olson, providing updated methods to estimate flood flows for state and Federal applications. The report, published in 2025 in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), incorporates data through water year 2023 for strea  more