WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Bill to Strengthen National Defense with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins to be Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $900.6 billion, has passed both chambers of Congress, with votes of 77 to 20 and 312 to 112 in the Senate and House of Representatives, respectiv  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, King Introduce Bill to Streamline State Veterans Home Inspections * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the State Veterans Home Inspection Simplification Act, which would streamline redundant inspection requirements for State Veterans Homes (SVHs) nationwide. Under current law, all SVHs must undergo an annual inspection survey by the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21) on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr hereby appoints seven members to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) pursuant to section 54.703(c)(3) of the Commission's rules./1 Each appointee was nominated in response to Public Notices issued earlier this year solic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Lashes Out at "Dishonest" VA Staffing Cuts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) released the below statement following exclusive new reporting in the Washington Post claiming that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be eliminating as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled healthcare positions, including some in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King-Backed Legislation Strengthening National Security and Maine Economy Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. The bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA ) passed the Senate in a 77-20 vote and now heads to the White House to be signed into law. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senate Select Intelligence Committee   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & King Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Codifying the Future of the Joint Employer Standard * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Angus King (I-Maine), introduced the American Franchise Act - a bipartisan bill that clarifies the joint employer standard and reshapes the franchising industry. For a decade, joint employer rules have shifted   more