Saturday - November 23, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Friday November 22, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Bennet Bills Pass Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee With Bipartisan Support
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources' passage of three Bennet-led bills, including the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Act, the Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act, and the Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act. Hickenlooper's Sarvis Creek Wilderness Expansion Act, supported by Bennet, also  more

REP. HILL APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION WHICH PROTECTS AMERICAN HOSTAGES FROM FINANCIAL PENALTIES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Co-Chair of the Hostage Task Force in the House, today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, which incorporates Rep. Hill's language that provides financial relief to Americans wrongfully detained abroad. "After suffering an unfathomable experience as a hostage or wrongful detainee, t  more

Sens. Boozman, Cotton and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ban Antisemitic Country-of-Origin Labels
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Anti-BDS Labeling Act to prohibit the Biden-Harris administration from reversing current guidelines that require Israeli goods produced in areas where Israel exercises the relevant authorities to be labeled as "Made in Israel." Such a change from the administra  more