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

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * 435th Fighter Training Squadron welcomes new commander JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Lt. Col. Georges DeWilde relinquished command of the 435th Fighter Training Squadron to Lt. Col. John Lowe during a change of command ceremony held on April 3, 2025, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The ceremony, a time-honored militar  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * AFIMSC celebrates 10 years of making Air Force success its mission JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - On April 6, 2015, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center was activated to centralize management support and consolidate enterprise-level installation and mission support operations to help commanders focus on their prima  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 7, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, had highest employment concentration of production occupations in May 2024 Production occupations had employment of 8.7 million in May 2024, representing 5.7 percent of total U.S. employment. Production occupations include jobs operating machinery or equipment to assemble goods or distribute power and are g  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

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Department of Defense announces Deferred Resignation Program, VERA ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Department of Defense announced a Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) and Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) for civilian employees, offering an opportunity for eligible employees to resign or retire while receiving paid administrative leave   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * DOD improves process for former military members hired to non-foreign OCONUS civilian positions ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - An update to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) has reduced travel burdens for former Service members and will save tax dollars on relocation expenses. As of March 12, 2025, a service member separating or retiring from the  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

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication on March 21, 2025, from Jacques J. Morcos, president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Houston, Texas, and Daniel J. Hoh, president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Gainesville, Florida: * * * To: JonnaLynn Capezzuto Office of Operations U.S. Food and Drug Administration Three White Flint North, 10A-12M 11601 Lands  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11276) on March 10, 2025, by Charles Doyle, American public law senior specialist. * * * Federal Capital Punishment: Recent Executive Action On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order addressing pursuit of the death penalty as a sentencing possibility in federal capital cases. Attorney General Pamela Bondi released a memorandum implementing President Trump's ord  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Sets Special Election For 18th Congressional District Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Tuesday, November 4, 2025 as the special election date to fill the 18th Congressional District seat vacated by the late Congressman Sylvester Turner. "No county in Texas does a worse job of conducting elections than Harris County," said Governor Abbott. "They repeatedly   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Arrington Statement on Reconciliation WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement in response to the Senate's amendment to the House-passed budget resolution: "In order to bring down prices and restore fiscal sanity in Washington, President Trump has been working at warp speed to root  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE removes criminal alien wanted for drug trafficking in Costa Rica SEATTLE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Josseth Santos-Fonseca, 30, a citizen of Costa Rica, to his home country where he is wanted by law enforcement authorities for drug trafficking. Santos entered the U.S. near Laredo, Texas, without inspection or admission by   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, law enforcement partners arrest MS-13 gang member in Virginia, wanted in El Salvador for extortion, blackmail, terrorist affiliation ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, working with law enforcement partners from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration and Virginia State Police, apprehended an   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Smith Throughout his military career, Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith was known to be a stickler for the rules. That focus on preparation helped save the lives of more than 100 U.S. troops during the battle for Baghdad's airport in the early days of the Iraq War. Smith didn't survive the battle, but for his courageous actions, he received a posthumous Medal  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Mission Monday: AFICC Enterprise Solutions Support Directorate JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - It's Mission Monday! Meet Maj. Jacquelyn Stringfield, deputy director for the Air Force Installation Contracting Center's Enterprise Solutions Support Directorate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Stringfield leads a team that k  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12169) on April 2, 2025, by financial economics analyst Karl E. Schneider. Here are excerpts: * * * An Overview of Medical Debt: Collection, Credit Reporting and Related Policy Issues Medical debt is a fairly common occurrence for Americans who have received medical care. This InFocus discusses medical debt; how that debt is collected and reported to credit reporting agencies (also call  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Intel Vice Chair Warner Presses Trump Administration on TikTok Extension, Potential Divestiture Deal WASHINGTON - Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) wrote a letter to President Trump expressing concerns over the administration's handling of the legally-required divestiture of the social media platform TikTok, including the decision by the   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Significant methamphetamine seizure at Javier Vega Jr. checkpoint Kingsville, Texas - On April 4, 2025, Border Patrol agents in Kingsville, Texas made a substantial methamphetamine seizure at the Javier Vega Jr. Checkpoint on US Highway 77. A Border Patrol service canine alerted to the vehicle, a Ford Escape, during an immigration inspection. Upon searching   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

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from Braumiller Law Group PLLC, Dallas, Texas, on behalf of Stand Out for Good Inc. dba Altar'd State: * * * Re: Stand Out for Good, Inc. dba Altar'd State; Submission of Comment Related to Entry of Low-Value Shipments; USCBP-2025-0002 * * * On behalf of Stand Out for Good, Inc. dba Altar'd State ("Altar'd State"), Braumiller Law   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Access to Infrastructure Funding for Great Lakes Ports WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in introducing legislation aimed at ensuring that Great Lakes ports receive a fair share of existing federal funding available for port infrastructure upgrades and repairs. From 2019 to 2024, Great Lakes   more