WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman LaMalfa Leads House in Renewing Secure Rural Schools Payments * Washington, D.C. Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to rural counties in Northern California and across the country. This leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Statement on Trump Administration's Farmer Bridge Assistance Program * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after President Trump announced the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, an economic assistance package for American farmers: "President Trump and his administration have made it clear that they will put American farmers first. Previously, our f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Jefferson Shreve, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shreve Announces His 2025 Service Academy Nominees * Washington, DC Congressman Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) has announced the nomination of 19 high school students from across Indiana's 6th District to the United States Service Academies. Mr. Shreve said, "Nominating young men and women to our nation's service academies is a privilege and a happy responsibility. I and my Service Academ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of War (formerly the U.S. Department of Defense) published the unclassified text of an arms sales notification for a proposed foreign military sale valued at an estimated total of $52.8 million to India. The principal contractors will be Sparton Corp., De Leon Springs, Florida, or Undersea Sensor Systems Inc., Columbia City, Indiana, or a combination of both. This notification relates to the proposed issuance of a Letter of Offer for AN/SSQ-53  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237 and WT Docket 02-378): * * * The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 9:00 am (Central Time). The deadline for new applications to be filed for the Fall meeting is December 12, 2025. Applications  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Helps Introduce Back the Blue Act * Strengthens Criminal Penalties for Violent Attacks on Law Enforcement WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and 35 of his Senate Republican colleagues introduced the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Mrvan Announces COPS Grant Awards in Northwest Indiana * Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced federal grant awards in Northwest Indiana, including for the City of La Porte and River Forest Community School Corporation, under the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. According to the Department of Justice, the City of La Porte will receive $500,0  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Urges Special Counsel to Complete Hatch Act Investigation Into Trump Administration's Partisan Redistricting Push * Padilla highlights new violations of federal records laws in Republican redistricting pushes, including in Indiana Indiana State Senator on White House redistricting push: "[T]he underling who reached out to me is trying to influence the election on my dime.... That's a vio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, Booker, Thompson, Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Retirement Security and Emergency Savings * Washington, D.C. U.S. Representatives Eugene Vindman (D-Va-07) and Glenn "G.T." Thompson (R-Pa.-15) and U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Emergency Savings Enhancement Act, a bipartisan bill to strengthen Americans' financial security by makin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Yakym, Carson Introduce Bill to Protect Patients from Unsafe Compounded Drugs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) and Congressman Andre Carson (D-IN-07) introduced the "Safeguarding Americans from Fraudulent and Experimental (SAFE) Drugs Act of 2025" to protect patients from untested, unapproved, and potentially dangerous mass compounded drugs. "Americans deserve confidence   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Strengthen American Leadership in Digital Trade * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) led U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Michael Bennet (D-Co.) in introducing the Digital Trade Promotion Act, legislation to strengthen America's global leadership in digital trade. From the buying and selling of goods in online marketpl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Kaine Applaud Inclusion of Bipartisan Legislation to Formally End Iraq Wars in FY26 NDAA * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) applauded the inclusion of their bipartisan bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) against Iraq in the final conferenced version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  more