WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Bennet, & Brown Introduce Legislation to Support Patients with Mental and Physical Health Comorbidities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (CO), and Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) introduced the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act, aimed at improving care for patients facing both mental and physical health challenges. The bicame  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Neal, Merkley, Wyden Release Staggering New Cost Estimate of Republican Tax Plan, Blast Giveaways to Corporations and the Wealthy New JCT Estimate Pegs Cost of Extending 2017 Trump Tax Law at $5.5 Trillion, Up from Previous Estimate of $4.6 Trillion; Republican Plan for Additional Tax Breaks Could Increase Overall Cost of Trump's Tax Agenda t  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Schneider, Smucker To Co-Chair Congressional Candy Caucus WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider, D-IL, and Lloyd Smucker, R-PA, today announced that they will co-chair the bipartisan Congressional Candy Caucus. Originally formed in 2016, the Congressional Candy Caucus is a bipartisan coalition of members of Congress who support America's chocolate and candy industry. Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Congressmen Smucker, Schneider To Co-Chair Congressional Candy Caucus WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Lloyd Smucker, R-PA, and Brad Schneider, D-IL today announced that they will co-chair the bipartisan Congressional Candy Caucus. Originally formed in 2016, the Congressional Candy Caucus is a bipartisan coalition of members of Congress who support America's chocolate and ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Scanlon Condemns Trump Tariffs as Stock Markets Tank and Prices Rise Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's aggressive global tariff regime against imported goods from some of the United States' closest allies. "As President Trump escalates his costly trade war   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 3, 2025 ARMY Bechtel National Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $242,282,475 modification (P00284) to contract W52P1J-09-C-0012 to capture past contract overruns for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. Work will be performed in Pueblo, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of April 3, 2026. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in t  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 3, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Room2Room LED Iridescent Bear Lights Hazard: The power switch on the USB cord can overheat and melt, posing fire and burn hazards. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 03, 2025 Units: About 29,000 Consumer Contact: Five Below toll-free at 844-452-3569 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at Recalls@FiveBelow.com, or online at https://www  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Davis, Bonamici, Moore, Plaskett, Horsford Champion Bill to Increase Guaranteed Child Care Funding while GOP Plans to Cut Federal Child Care Dollars Building Child Care for a Better Future Act expands Building Child Care for a Better Future Act expands guaranteed child care funding and creates grants to improve child care workforce, supply, quality, and access. In contrast, Republican-proposed  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Statement on Tariff News CONGRESSMAN CHRIS DELUZIO: "I want to be clear about what I support and what I don't: I support using tariffs as a tool against bad actors and trade cheats--like Communist China. I support using tariffs strategically alongside muscular industrial and pro-worker policies to protect American jobs and consumers. And I support renegotiating--aggressively--trade de  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Support Center for Child Advocates for Pregnancy Discrimination Federal Agency Charges Non-Profit Denied Accommodations to Pregnant Employee PHILADELPHIA - Support Center for Child Advocates (SCCA), which provides legal assistance and social services to juveniles, violated federal law when it denied an employee with a high-risk pregnancy an accommodation to work remotely dur  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its latest review under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), confirming that a series of new chemical substances and significant new uses submitted to the agency are not likely to pose unreasonable risks to human health or the environment. The review, published April 4 in the Federal Register, covers submissions made in January 2025, as well as several earlier cases that were inadvertently omitted from previ  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially determined that the Washington, DC-Maryland-Virginia (DC-MD-VA) region has met the 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) by its August 3, 2024 attainment deadline. This final rule, published on April 4, 2025, confirms that the area--once classified as a Moderate nonattainment zone due to elevated ozone pollution--has recorded air quality measurements consistent with federal c  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposed rule requiring manufacturers and processors to notify the agency before engaging in what it defines as "significant new uses" of specific chemical substances. The rule, published on April 4, 2025, in the Federal Register, falls under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and aims to bolster oversight of new or modified uses of chemicals that were previously submitted to EPA through premanufactur  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 20, 2025, from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation: * * * To: Ms. Brooke Porter Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division (7404M) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 RE: 1,3-Butadiene; Draft Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Availabilit  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers: * * * To: Sarah Au Data Gathering, Management, and Policy Division (7406M) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Attention: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0475 INITIATION OF PRIORITIZATION UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CON  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the American Public Power Association: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Material Recovery and Waste Management Division MC 5304T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Re: Comments of the American Public Power Association on the Environmental Protection Agency's Direct Final Rule:  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 20, 2025, from Robert Copeland, senior manager of chemical policy and strategy at the Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington: * * * To: Document Control Office (7407M) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: The Boeing Company comments on the draft risk evaluation under   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from Center for Food Safety: * * * TO: Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0504 Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) * * * To Whom it May Concern: On behalf of itself and its 970,000 members and s  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from East Kentucky Power Cooperative: * * * To: Mr. Frank Behan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction, 90 Fed. Reg. 4  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 20, 2025, from the Household and Commercial Products Association: * * * To: Brooke Porter Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: 1,3-Butadiene; Draft Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the National Marine Manufacturers Association: * * * To: Sarah Y. Au, Ph.D. Data Gathering and Analysis Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 7406M Washington, DC 20460-0001 RE: Styrene Prioritization for Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (Docket ID No.  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 12, 2025, from Plastic Pollution Coalition: * * * To: Marcy Card Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-000195812 Re: Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation, Vinyl Chloride, Under Toxic Substances Contract Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability and Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 4, 2025, from Shintech Inc., Akron, Ohio: * * * To: Marcy Card, Ph.D. Existing Chemicals Risk Assessment Division (7403M) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: Shintech's Comments on the Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation for Vinyl Chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4); EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from Talen Energy Corp., Houston, Texas: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Office of Land and Emergency Management Docket Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107 Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Office of Land and Emergency Management Docket Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric U  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the Utility Solid Waste Activities Group: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Office of Land and Emergency Management Docket Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electr  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the West Virginia Manufacturers Association: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Comments on EPA's Proposed Review of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyether Polyols Production Industry. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0282, 8  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 3, 2025 by Governor Lisa D. Cook: * * * Economic Outlook and Path of Policy Governor Lisa D. Cook At the 2025 McKay Lecture, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Thank you, Dr. Ripoll. It is wonderful to be here at the University of Pittsburgh. I am honored to deliver the 2025 McKay Lecture in memory of Dr. Marion McKay, who led the economics department here for more than 30 years. I am especially   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), part of the U.S. Department of Energy, has accepted for filing a preliminary permit application from New England Hydropower Company, LLC to explore the feasibility of a hydroelectric project at the Eastvale Dam on the Beaver River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Filed on February 6, 2025, the application proposes development near the City of Beaver Falls and aims to assess whether a new project--known as the Eastva  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick, Davis Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Push to Modernize Supplemental Security Income Program Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Danny K. Davis (IL-) have introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would modernize the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for the first time in over four decades. Currently, SSI's  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick, Sanchez Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Charge to Power Clean Energy and Job Creation Fueling America's Future: Lawmakers Introduce Tax Credit to Expand Renewable Natural Gas and Cut Emissions Washington, DC - At the intersection of climate action, energy independence, and economic renewal, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (CA-38) have joined fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Announces Staff Changes, Promotions, Trump Admin Appointments WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today announced 22 additions and changes to his staff over the last year, as well as 14 of his staff appointed to serve in the Trump Administration. "I'm pleased to welcome several additions to my staff and announce well-deserved promotions for others," said Senator Hagerty  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Kurt Bluemel Inc. to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Federal Agency Charged Maryland Commercial Nursery Terminated Employee Due to Pregnancy BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. - Kurt Bluemel, Inc., a plant nursery in Baldwin, Maryland, will pay $40,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment O  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * NAM Launches Global Roadmap to Catalyze Systems Change for Climate Action Climate change is driving an escalating cascade of crises--from extreme weather events and worsening food insecurity to shifting patterns of infectious diseases and rising rates of non-communicable diseases. These interconnected conditions have a profound effect on human health. Despite calls for bold action to reduce greenhouse gas  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Shapiro Announces $5M Investment to Expand Steamfitters Apprenticeship Program, Building on Strong Record of Creating More Opportunity for Pennsylvania Workers Governor Shapiro announced(opens in a new tab) a $5 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant to expand the Steamfitters Local 420 Training Center in Philadelphia --allowing them to double the nu  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- President Trump sent 57 nominations to the Senate on March 24, 2025: Herschel Walker, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services. Stacey Feinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Melissa Argyros, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia. Kenneth Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kin  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Dr. Joyce Introduces Legislation under the Congressional Review Act to Protect Consumer Choice and Innovation in the Auto Market Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John Joyce, M.D., (PA-13) introduced legislation under the Congressional Review Act to reverse the California waiver that limits consumer choice for 40% of the American auto market and stifles innovation. Conference Chair L  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following floor remarks on April 2, 2025: * * * Mr. President, for the last 4 years, when Joe Biden was President, the American people knew that the southern border had been thrown wide open. So many of the television stories were done at the southern border. So what has happened now with the criminal cartels? The criminal cartels were watching closely. They knew that Joe Biden hadn't just thrown up the southern border, he had a  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Senate conducted seven committee hearings on April 1, 2025: * * * NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 222, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, after receiving testimony from Eve Stoody, Director, Nutrition Guidance and Analysis Division, Department of Agriculture; Linette Do  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) Peter Welch (D-Vermont), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), and 53 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Creating Oppo  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- Temple University in Philadelphia has formally announced its intention to repatriate the human remains of three Native American individuals along with 14 associated funerary objects, in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice, published by the National Park Service on April 4, 2025, details the university's findings following consultation with several tribal nations and a review of site documentation and cul  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Wyden, Warren Lead Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Improve Access to Quality, Affordable Child Care for American Families Meanwhile, Republican-proposed funding cuts to pay for tax breaks for billionaires would eliminate child care for 40,000 children, according to recent CLASP analysis Mass layoffs at HHS will also make child care   more