WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL32665) on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 3 of 4) * * * FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8070/S. 4638) House The House Armed Services Committee, in its report (H.Rept. 118-529 of May 31, 2024) on H.R. 8070, recommended the funding levels shown in the HASC column of Table 3. Among   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) and Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) and other Members of Congress sent a letter today requesting the United States Department of Agriculture swiftly approve disaster aid for farmers and others affected by Hurricane Helene. "Today, I co-signed a letter to the USDA led by Representative Cammack (FL-03) requesting a variety of swift disaster aid to help farmers af  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the following statement after International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance reached a tentative agreement to reopen the East Coast and Gulf ports. In sum, ILA workers will receive  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics(link is external) announced that the economy added 254,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate ticked down from 4.2 to 4.1 percent. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, 16.2 million jobs have been   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, (both D-VA), and U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) announced $6,000,000 in federal funds from the National Park Service's (NPS) Land and Water Conservation Fund to help the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation acquire the property needed to preserve President James Monroe's Oak Hill home as a new state park. "Oak Hill is an important   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) today introduced the Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act, a bipartisan effort co-led by Reps. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), and Jim Costa (D-CA-21). The legislation will study the implementation of automated software tools to improve and expedite the organ donation referral process. This legislation seeks to enhance patient safet  more