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. 2 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Van Hollen, Cassidy, Thompson, Scholten, James Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.), Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.), and John James (R-Mich.), along with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Bill Cass  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS BILL TO OFFER VETERANS NON-OPIOID ALTERNATIVES * Cosponsors 'NOPAIN for Veterans Act' to Provide Pain Management Treatments Already Offered to Medicare Enrollees WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Monday cosponsored legislation to direct the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to give veterans greater access to non-opioid alternatives. The No  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 3 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Maine joins fellow states in confronting use of SAVE for voter data In a letter to Roman Jankowski, Chief Privacy Officer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows joined 11 other Secretaries of State from across the country in objecting to DHS's current approach to the expansion of SAVE for voter eligibility determinations. The comments   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. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition to Introduce Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Education & the American Family Subcommittee, today joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and U.S. Repr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces Release of Nearly $40 Million in Federal Home Heating Aid for Mainers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Community Services has released $39,780,472 million in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding, with $38,321,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Federal Workers' Access to Injury Compensation * Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Senator Collins introducing the bill on the Senate floor Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the bipartisan Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. This  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Cassidy, Huffman, Thompson, Scholten, James Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.), Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.), and John James (R-Mich.) introduced a b  more