WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11166) on Sept. 3, 2024, by Assistant Director Sanchitha Jayaram: * * * Montana's TikTok Ban Goes Before the Ninth Circuit On November 30, 2023, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of a law banning TikTok's Montana operations. Without the district court's preliminary injunction, the Montana law would have become effective January 1, 2024. Mo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Following sustained efforts from Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) to protect rural veterans' access to lifesaving emergency medical transportation services, the Department of Veterans Affairs is delaying a rule to change reimbursement rates for special mode transportation, including air and groun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing his efforts to support local fire departments and increase staffing, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $7 million for the City of Missoula to hire more firefighters. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tester secured this funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program through the 2023 governme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing his work to invest in safe and reliable infrastructure in Indian Country, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $175,554 in Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant funding for the Crow Tribe. The grant will be used to develop a comprehensive safety action plan to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries to ultimately improve road safety. Tester established the SS4A grant program through his bipar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As part of his continued effort to support survivors of violence, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $3,657,090 in funding to maintain and enhance crime victim services in Montana. The funding comes from the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and is awarded to support local community-based domestic violence shelters, child advocacy centers, and other service providers across Montana. As a senior member of the Senate App  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Continuing his efforts to repair and replace critical infrastructure across Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today urged the Biden Administration to act swiftly to help the State of Montana replace the Noxon Bridge and fully restore access to Noxon's downtown area. In a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Tester points out that his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Job  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing his efforts to support local farmers and irrigators, U.S. Senator Jon Tester sent a letter to fellow Congressional appropriators, urging them to include language in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Energy Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ensuring that no costs fall on local irrigators to operate and maintain the Lower Yellowstone Intake Bypass Channel. In his letter, Tester emp  more