WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas Delegation Leads Introduction of Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Congressmen Rick Crawford (R-AR-01), French Hill (R-AR-02), Bruce Westerman (R-AR-03) and Steve Womack (R-AR-04) to introduce the Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act. The legislation, which has bipartisan support, would prohibit the sale o  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 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 2, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), today introduced the Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act. The legislation would prohibit the sale of poppy seeds that con  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * Crawford, Jackson Statement on AHI Survivors Roundtable WASHINGTON, D.C.-- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations Chairman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) released the following statements following a closed   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co., Oklahoma City: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Agency Docket lD: EPA-HQ OLEM-2020-0107 Re: Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company Comments on Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction -- 90 Fed. Reg. 4635 (Jan. 16, 2025) *   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 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission has finalized a rule to reinstate several FM radio allotments in communities across Arkansas, California, Minnesota, Montana, and Texas. These frequency slots had previously been removed from the FCC's Table of FM Allotments after licenses or construction permits had been issued, but have now become vacant due to the cancellation of those authorizations or the dismissal of long-form auction applications. The action, effective  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Roy, Pfluger Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Free Market Can Continue to Conserve Exotic Game Species April 3, 2025 Press Release Washington, D.C. -- Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21) and August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced the Exotic Hoofstock Reform Act today. This bill will delist non-native hoofstock species to guarantee that exotic game ranches in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and across the   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 -- The U.S. Senate conducted nine committee hearings on April 2, 2025: * * * SAFETY FIRST: RESTORING BOEING'S STATUS Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded hearing to examine restoring Boeing's status as a great American manufacturer, focusing on safety first, after receiving testimony from Robert K. Ortberg, The Boeing Company, Arlington, Virginia. * * * NOMINATIONS Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearin  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 2 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Cotton Take Action to Allow Farmers to Protect Catfish from Predatory Birds WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) reintroduced the Cormorant Relief Act, legislation that would fully reinstate the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to remove predatory double-crested cormorant populations. The legislation would restore U.  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Veterans Affairs Congressional Oversight Leaders Request Cost Estimate for Electronic Health Record Program WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, and his colleagues with direct oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs have requested the Department of Veterans Affairs (  more