WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42853) on March 26, 2025, entitled "Nuclear Energy - Overview of Congressional Issues:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * CRS Reports CRS Report R45706, Advanced Nuclear Reactors: Technology Overview and Current Issues, by Mark Holt. CRS Report R48364, Considerations for Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel, by Lance N. Larson and Mark Holt. CRS Report R48362, ITER - An International Nuclear Fusion R  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * At Summit, Rep. Lee Announces Plans For Environmental Justice Caucus **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Video of Remarks | Photos WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 4, 2025 -- At Moms Clean Air Force's annual summit, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) announced plans to launch a congressional caucus on Environmental Justice. Honoring the legacies of the late Reps. Raul Grijalva and   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 7, 2025, entitled "Virginia Beach Area Employment - February 2025": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, metropolitan area stood at 816,100 in February 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Norcross Introduce Bills to Give Tax Breaks to Workers WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representatives Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02) and Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) announced the introduction of their bills, the Tax Fairness for Workers Act and No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act. Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) joined the members in leading the introduction of the No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Petromax Refining Co. LLC,* Houston, Texas (SPE602-25-D-070, $742,790,878); Valero Marketing & Supply Co., San Antonio, Texas (SPE602-25-D-0475, $600,641,231); Phillips 66 Co., Houston, Texas (SPE602-25-D-0471, $521,595,146); Placid Refining Co. LLC,* Port Allen, Louisiana (SPE602-25-D-0472, $244,767,837); Lazarus Energy Holding LLC,* Houston, Texas (SP  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023- 0282 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Review of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyether Polyols Production Industry; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-  more

GROTON, Connecticut, April 8 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Navy Commissions USS Iowa (SSN 797) From Joe Markowski, Submarine Readiness Squadron 32 The Navy commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Iowa (SSN 797), in a traditional ceremony held April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Christie Vilsack, Iowa's sponsor and former First Lady of Iowa, gave the crew the traditional order to "man our ship and bring her to   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 8 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Governor Josh Shapiro Announces 81 New Main Street Matters Investments to Create Economic Opportunity for Small Businesses and Strengthen Communities Across Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro created the Main Street Matters initiative to build on the Keystone Communities Program's success and secured $20 million as part of the 2024-25 bipartisan budget, fulfilling a key  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Smucker Statement on Senate Advancement of House Budget Resolution Washington--Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee and a senior member of the Committee on Ways and Means, released the following statement: "The Senate's passage of the amended House resolution is a critical step forward. However, with $5.8 trillion in costs and only $4 billion required savings i  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of April 7, 2025 Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Outlining One Big, Beautiful Bill to Pass President Trump's Agenda and Deliver for Americans In the reconciliation process, there are two main steps: 1) passing the budget resolution that unlocks the committees' ability to develop legislation that meets certain objectives,  more