WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12437) on Dec. 2, 2025, by health care financing specialist Ryan J. Rosso: * * * 2026 Premium Tax Credit Tool: An Interactive Tool for Congressional Users This Insight accompanies the 2026 Premium Tax Credit Tool, a Microsoft Excel file that congressional users can download from CRS.gov. The tool was designed to assist Congress in evaluating policy considerations in advance of th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Balderson, Cotton Introduce Bill to Stop Frivolous Lawsuits Blocking American Energy Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) today introduced legislation to streamline America's energy projects by ensuring a project can move forward without being trapped in perpetual legal battles. The Curtailing Litigation Excess and Abuse Reform Act of 2025 (CLEAR Act) eliminates excessive l  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * BES's Human Resources Division releases update to "PowerLoader" * The Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate's Human Resources Systems Division (GBH), Technical Plans team released a significant update to an in-house software deployment tool, "PowerLoader." The tool was created by using automated PowerShell, a cross-platform task automation and configuration managemen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Bill to Name Collinwood Post Office After Cleveland WWII Hero Tech Sergeant Alma Minter Advances Through Oversight Committee * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Shontel Brown's (OH-11) legislation to name the Collinwood neighborhood Post Office in Cleveland, Ohio in honor of Tech Sergeant Alma Gladys Minter (1920-2007) today passed the House Oversight Committee and is one step closer  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Introduces Bill to Streamline American Energy Projects * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 December 2, 2025 Washington, DC Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to streamline America's energy projects by ensuring a project can move forward without being trapped in perpetual legal battles. The Curtailing Litigation Excess and Abuse Reform Act of 2025 (CLEAR Act)   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Guardsmen Keeping America's Cities Safer, Says Pentagon Press Secretary * Currently, more than 2,200 National Guardsmen from across the country are serving as part of Joint Task Force D.C., with an additional 500 on the way, said Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson, who held a press briefing today. On Nov. 26, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said President Donald J. Trump requested that he order the additi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-337) on the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38), which aims to amend Title 18 of the U.S. Code to allow a nonresident of a state to carry a concealed firearm in that state if they are legally allowed to do so in their home state. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Oct. 3, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Recipro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-346) on the Count the Crimes to Cut Act (H.R. 2159), which aims to direct the Attorney General of the U.S. to submit to the Congress a report on federal criminal offenses. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Oct. 17, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 2159, the Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), directs the Attorney General to submit a   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-338) on the Firearm Due Process Protection Act (H.R. 2184), which aims to enforce the requirement that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within 60 days. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Oct. 3, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 2184, the Firearm Due Process Protection Act, introduced by Rep.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-345) on the Kayla Hamilton Act (H.R. 4371), which aims to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Oct. 17, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, introduced by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC), would require the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-336) on the NICS Data Reporting Act (H.R. 2267), which aims to require the Attorney General to submit to the Congress a report that includes the demographic data of persons determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Oct. 3, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-347) on the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (H.R. 4323), which aims to provide for the vacating of convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Oct. 17, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 4323, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, introduced by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC), allows human trafficking victims   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Receives Confirmation Toledo Public Schools' Head Start Program Can Resume * Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) received confirmation from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that funding for Toledo Public Schools Head Start Program has been certified and will resume immediately. Congresswoman Kaptur, Senator Husted, and Senator Moreno made multiple daily inqu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman, Watson Coleman Introduce Bill to Prohibit AI Model from Denying Medicare Procedures * Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) introduced legislation to prohibit an Artificial Intelligence model from delaying or denying Medicare procedures. The U.S. Department of Health and Human services recently announced its plan to tes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Improve Transparency and Accountability in the Federal Workforce & Agencies The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a markup and passed eleven bills to reform procedures in the federal workforce to promote greater transparency and bring accountability to fede  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Finding for Recovery of $3,409.70 Issued Against Former Village of Cloverdale Fiscal Officer Over Penalties from Late Payments A finding for recovery of $3,409.70 was issued Tuesday against the former fiscal officer for the Village of Cloverdale in Putnam County over penalties from late tax and pension system payments. Gwen Spencer and her bonding company are jointly and severall  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Latta and Carter, Senators Ricketts and Rosen, announce Relaunch of the Bipartisan, Bicameral Wi-Fi Caucus * Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5), Senator Pete Ricketts (NE-R), Senator Jacky Rosen (IL-D), and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-2) announced that they will co-chair the relaunch of the bipartisan, bicameral Wi-Fi Caucus. Initially founded in 2018, the Wi-Fi Caucus is dedicated to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Warner Celebrate World Nuclear Energy Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), co-chairs of the Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus, today introduced a resolution to designate December 2, 2025, as World Nuclear Energy Day. The resolution celebrates the development of nuclear energy technologies and underscores the vital role of nuclear power in strengthening the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Turner Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Marking 30th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Mike Turner (R-OH), Head of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, led compani  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Space, Air Force integration powers DAF BATTLE NETWORK * Space is a key domain for decision advantage. To facilitate integration with the air domain, the Department of the Air Force's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management works extensively with the Space Force's Space Systems Integration Office to deliver the DAF BATTLE NETWORK  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Semi-Finalists in Innovation Challenge with $1 Million Prize * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has selected 15 semi-finalist teams to advance to the next stage of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Infrastructure (ARPA-I) Ideas and Innovation Challenge (the "Ideas Challenge"). Through the Ideas Challe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House of Representatives passes Kennedy bill to reform outdated Foundation of the Federal Bar Association charter * WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La.) bipartisan bill to amend the federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association. Kennedy's bill, the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Update on recent DAF efforts * In a memorandum to commanders, Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach said: "The Air Force must be prepared to fly and fix so we can fight and win. We will maintain this posture through increased focus on readiness and modernization in a commander-focused service." In March 2024, several initia  more