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The US Senate has approved a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that includes a little-known provision aimed at helping nonprofits, including religious congregations, reduce their energy consumption through energy-efficient upgrades. The "Energy efficiency materials pilot program" would fund $50 million in grants for nonprofits to purchase new energy-efficient heating and
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The US Senate unanimously passed the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act, bipartisan legislation that aims to provide service dogs to veterans with mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. The bill, introduced by Senators Thom Tillis, Kyrsten Sinema, Kevin Cramer, and Dianne
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has fought to protect Ohio workers by filing a bipartisan amendment with Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) to strengthen trade protections for U.S. steel workers in the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The amendment aims to address the threat posed by tariff
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Senator Tom Cotton has introduced an amendment to the infrastructure package that would allow fish farmers to protect their ponds from predatory birds, particularly double-crested cormorants. The amendment, known as the Cormorant Relief Act, aims to restore regulations that would enable producers to defend their fish populations from the birds
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Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Senator Edward J. Markey applauded the inclusion of $50 million for gun violence research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations legislation. The funding will support the study of gun violence and provide evidence-based
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Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, a former hockey player for the Boston Bruins and the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League (NHL), brings a step closer to recognizing his trailblazing career and legacy. Senators Maggie
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Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2021, a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation to bolster efforts to protect the federal judiciary and safeguard the personally identifiable information of federal judges and their immediate families. The bill aims to provide the U.S.
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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell of Michigan has expressed concerns over potential rollbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in the current bipartisan infrastructure package. NEPA, a landmark law spearheaded by Rep. John D. Dingell and Senator Scoop Jackson, has been a cornerstone of environmental protection in the United States for
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has secured over $2.7 million in community project funding for Maine's 1st Congressional District as part of the House Appropriations Committee's Labor, Health and Human Services, and Related Agencies bill and the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill. The funding
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The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has passed the fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending bill, which includes historic increases in funding for several key programs and agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Major oil companies in Nigeria are set to hold an emergency meeting with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to iron out contentious issues in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The meeting comes as a response to the bill's controversial clauses, including taxes and royalties, which
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The National Assembly's effort to amend the Nigeria Press Council (NPC) Act has sparked widespread criticism and opposition from key stakeholders, lawyers, and the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The proposed amendments aim to impose hefty fines of N250,000 on journalists and N10 million
