WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 -- Del. Gregorio Sablan, D-Northern Mariana Islands, issued the following information: Voters with poor eyesight, limited mobility, or other barriers to casting their ballot will be helped by the PAVA Inclusion Act. I joined Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) this week introducing the bill, which adds the Marianas and the American Indian Consortium to entities eligible for grants under the Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access program. PAVA supports training for poll wo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The House Natural Resources Committee has issued a report (H.Rept. 116-321) on the District of Columbia Flood Prevention Act (H.R. 2185), to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. The report was advanced by Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, on Dec. 3: Purpose   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 -- The House Natural Resources Committee has issued a report (H. Rept. 116-323) on the National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act (H.R. 2405), to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. The report was advanced by Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, on Dec. 5. Purpose of the Bill The purpose of H.R. 2405  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 -- The House Natural Resources Committee has issued a report (H. Rept. 116-323) on the National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act (H.R. 2405), to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. The report was advanced by Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, on Dec. 5. Continues from 1 NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Dec. 23, entitled "Recognizing Prime Minister Modi's Efforts to Promote Peace Within Jammu and Kashmir": Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to highlight the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir within the greater context of the Indo-Pakistani conflict. Just recently, the Indian Parliament passed legislation that changed the status of Jammu and Kashmir b  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva announced the winners of the Congressional App Challenge for Arizona's Third Congressional District. This year's winners are Manuel Martinez Sanchez and Sean Cabahug from University High School in Tolleson, AZ. The winning app is called NearLink, an app that is designed to allow any electronic device to become a gaming controller. "Each year, I'm blown away by the creativity and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Dec. 19, entitled "Tribute to Major Coy Payne": Mr. STANTON. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of Coy Payne, the first African-American to serve as mayor in the state of Arizona, who passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019, at the age of 90. Arizonans will remember him as a trailblazer who overcame the struggles of poverty and racism to dedicate h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-06) and Rep. TJ Cox (CA-21) along with 67 other members of Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to the IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, asking him to provide more transparency about translation services at the IRS. Currently, when taxpayers provide an incorrect Taxpayer Identification Number (typically their Social Security Number) to the IRS, they are automatically enrolled   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator's bipartisan bill requires the POW/MIA flag be displayed alongside the American flag * * * The bipartisan National POW/MIA Flag Act cosponsored by Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema was signed into law. The law honors more than 82,000 Americans who are listed as Prisoners of War, Missing in Action, or otherwise unaccounted for. "Honoring America's veterans is personal to me and many   more