The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security on Tuesday approved a bill from U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) that would expand U.S. nuclear fuel programs. The bipartisan Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023, H.R. 5718, Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) is urging the Air Force to support Air National Guard members by making a federal tuition assistance pilot program permanent. In an Oct. 19 letter to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Sen. Hoeven and U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined several of her Republican members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in expressing concern that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded grants that favor Northeast Corridor rail lines over other deserving Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Mast’s (R-FL) bill that would impose sanctions on any entity that offers financial or material support to terrorist organizations, including Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, was approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Oct. 19. The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) sponsored legislation on Oct. 20 that builds on federal efforts to prepare for quantum technology, improve coordination of quantum research, and bolster domestic manufacturing. H.R. 6016 is bipartisan companion legislation that Rep. Obernolte introduced with Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined 28 of his colleagues last week in introducing legislation that would block an aggressive tailpipe emissions proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a plan the senator said essentially gives a mandate for the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Sam Graves (R-MO) led his colleagues on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in raising concerns about a recent lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the State of Texas Read more…
In her role as co-chair of the Congressional Chemistry Caucus, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a resolution recognizing Oct. 15-21 as National Chemistry Week, highlighting the importance chemistry plays in today’s society. Sen. Capito was joined by her Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined 10 of their Republican colleagues in introducing a bill on Oct. 19 that would resupply Israel’s Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. “The Iron Dome system has proven time and Read more…
Following work by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), Montana was selected as a Regional Tech Hub by the Economic Development Administration, a coveted designation that will lead to funding that bolsters the state’s technological industries to create jobs and strengthen Read more…