WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-522) on the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act (H.R. 1181). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, was introduced on February 11, 2025, by Republican Representative Riley Moore (WV-02). This bill prohibits payment card networks from requiring the use of or assigning Merc  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-523) on the Protecting Private Job Creators Act (H.R. 3959). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 3959, the Protecting Private Job Creators Act, was introduced on June 12, 2025, by Republican Representative Troy Downing (MT-02). This bill exempts fixed-income securities from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-521) on the Respect State Housing Laws Act (H.R. 1078). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 1078, the Respect State Housing Laws Act, was introduced on February 6, 2025, by Republican Representative Barry Loudermilk (GA-11). The bill removes a drafting error in Section 4024 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-525) on the Small Business Relief Act (H.R. 4130). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 4130, the Small Business Relief Act, was introduced on June 25, 2025, by Republican Representative Andrew Garbarino (NY-02). This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) an  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-510) on the Mitigation Action and Watermen Support Act (H.R. 4294). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 23, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 4294 is to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a pilot program with respect to the sale of blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Background and Need for Legi  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-512) on the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act (H.R. 3340). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 23, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 3340 is to provide for the standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways, and for other purposes. BACKGROUND A  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-518) on the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act (H.R. 2196). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 24, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 2196 is to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the Di  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-514) on the Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act (H.R. 3073). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 23, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 3073 is to confer jurisdiction on the State of Utah with respect to civil causes of action arising on or within the Indian lands of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, and for other pu  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-513) on the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (H.R. 2130). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 23, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2130 is to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for othe  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48872) on March 4, 2026, entitled "Nippon Steel's Acquisition of U.S. Steel: Potential Implications for the Industry" by Yong W. Kwon, industrial organization and business policy analyst: * * * SUMMARY United States Steel Corporation (USS) is an iron and steel manufacturer that employs about 14,000 workers in the United States. It is one of two companies operating domestic facilities that pr  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 14 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB's 41st Annual African American Read-In Attracts Guests from Arkansas and Tennessee * The power of spoken word, poetry, and literature from African American writers and dramatists was celebrated during the 41st Annual African American Read-In at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). Hosted by the UAPB Department of English, Humanities, and Foreign Languages (EHFL) in co  more