News by subject: LEG

After nearly a year of rulemaking and over 1,000 pages of public comments later, the country's first dedicated data privacy agency on Friday approved regulations aimed at giving consumers unprecedented control over their private data. The California...

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) applauds the introduction of S. 260 and H.R. 704, the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act, in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives by Sens. Brown (D-OH) and Collins (R-ME)...

On Sunday, honorary co-chairs of No Labels, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME), headlined a No Labels Strategy Session in Miami, Florida, to coalesce Congressional moderates heading into the 118th Congress. The session featured...

Captain Casey Murray, President of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) will testify before the United States Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee on Thursday, February 9.Captain Murray, on behalf of SWAPA, looks forward...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Lori Berman (D-Boynton Beach) and Representative Marie Woodson (D-Hollywood) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to...

This week's announcement of grantees under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program reinforces a growing trend nationwide, says Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the nation's largest trails and active transportation advocacy organization?that...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Pamela Beidle (D-Anne Arundel) and Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (D-Dorchester) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to...

Lawmakers in 39 states introduced 232 bills in 2022 proposing changes to their respective state's process for putting measures on the ballot ? the most since Ballotpedia began tracking such legislation in 2014....

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is a complex and deeply personal issue. The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring our laws reflect Canadians' needs, protect those who may be vulnerable, and support autonomy and freedom of choice. Under...

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids strongly supports Governor Kathy Hochul's proposals, included in her state budget today, to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products in New York and increase the state's cigarette tax from $4.35 to $5.35...

USAFacts, the nonpartisan civic initiative providing the most comprehensive and understandable single source of government metrics, today released its fourth annual State of the Union in Numbers report. Unveiled ahead of the February 7 State of the...

Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien sent letters to members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urging them to oppose H.R. 471, the Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act. The...

Next Generation Advanced (NGA), a global leader in NG911 digital emergency communications services and source for complete, adaptable, and reliable solutions announced today that they were awarded the $37M contract to provide the 9-8-8 call-handling...

The Federal Trade Commission's latest report on cigarette sales and marketing, released Monday, shows that cigarette sales by the largest U.S. cigarette companies fell to 190.2 billion in 2021, the first time cigarette sales have fallen below 200...

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) applauds the introduction of S. 131 and H.R. 618, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives by Sens....

U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell, John James and Terri Sewell, along with Dr. Danielle Carnival, Coordinator of President Biden's Cancer Moonshot Initiative, are featured speakers at the Feb. 1 launch event for the 2023 National Cancer Prevention...

On Monday, January 30, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) filed a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on behalf of Mylissa Farmer, a Missouri resident who was denied emergency abortion care by...

Next week, hundreds of blind Americans will converge on the nation's capital to meet with their representatives in Congress to tell their stories and emphasize the need for legislators to advance key priorities that will help the blind. The annual...

The Hoosiers for Health Care Access coalition, including AARP Indiana, Americans for Prosperity, Convenient Care Association, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indiana Farm Bureau, National Grange and others, today called on the Indiana General Assembly...

Mythics, Inc., an award-winning Oracle Service and Sell Partner of over 20 years, is pleased to partner the Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC) to provide the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) service offerings within the state of Florida. NWRDC...

BARR Center (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) announced legislation today to provide funding for additional Minnesota schools to implement a system focused on addressing the academic, social, and emotional needs of students....

Pretium, a specialized investment firm with more than $50 billion in assets under management, today released the following letter sent by Don Mullen, the firm's Founder and CEO, to President of the United States Joseph R. Biden, Jr....

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Lynda Wilson (R-Vancouver) and Representative Amy Walen (D-Kirkland) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging...

Swift Engineering announced its Japanese Subsidiary, Swift Xi, signed an agreement with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in a project called "Digital Infrastructure Development Project for Digital...

Statement from C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of the Institute for Women's Policy Research on today's anti-abortion vote in the US House of Representatives: Today's vote in the House of Representatives is dangerous, disingenuous, and undermines...

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids strongly supports Governor Kathy Hochul's proposals, made in her State of the State Address today, to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products in New York and increase the state's cigarette tax from $4.35...

By vetoing legislation to preempt local efforts to end the sale of flavored tobacco products, Governor Mike DeWine has taken bold action to protect kids from tobacco addiction, save lives and advance health equity. The Governor deserves enormous...

Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on press freedom provisions in the recent $1.7 trillion omnibus legislation passed at the end of...

The New York City Regional Center ("NYCRC") is pleased to announce the first I-829 petition approvals issued to EB-5 investors participating in its Subway Wi-Fi Infrastructure offering ("Project"). To date, 1,833 I-829 petition approvals have been...

Congress has taken meaningful action to make schools safer. NABITA, the National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment, is pleased to announce the inclusion of the Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act or BIG Act language in...

Today, the Centene Charitable Foundation and Western Sky Community Care committed funds of $3 million to the One Albuquerque Fund for "The Gateway" project. The Gateway focuses on key service gaps for homeless populations including providing a new...

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is expressing outrage that Premier Ford is appealing the Ontario Superior Court's decision to strike down his wage-cap law, Bill 124, on the grounds that it violates the right to free collective bargaining...

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, a result of extensive bipartisan collaboration, represents a major milestone in enhancing retirement security. "The passage of SECURE 2.0 will help millions of Americans save and prepare for a financially secure...

As a result of an effort led by the national maternal mental health advocacy organization, 2020 Mom, the TRIUMPH for New Moms Act (H.R.4217/S.2779) was passed by Congress in its end-of-year omnibus, to create the first-ever national...

Today, Congress passed the $1.7 trillion fiscal 2023 spending package, which included $5.1 billion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service (IHS) in fiscal year 2024, by a 68 to 29 vote in the Senate and a 225...

A provision directing the development of a One Health Framework across the federal government was included in the final spending bill of the year. The legislation passed derives from the AVMA-championed Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One...

Passage of the Registered Index-Linked Annuities (RILA) Act and the SECURE Act 2.0 as part of the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill greatly benefits consumers as well as the insurance financial professionals who help them prepare for retirement and...

Pratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the F-35 Lightning II received $75 million in additional funding in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, further affirming congressional support to modernize the engine....

The American Urological Association (AUA) today celebrates the inclusion of the Veteran's Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act in Congress' end of year spending package. This important bill supports the development and implementation of a...

Today, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, taking a giant step forward in securing the federal government's cloud-first mission. The FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program)...

March of Dimes, the leading organization fighting for the health of all moms and babies, today responded to Congress passing an omnibus spending bill with key policy and funding priorities to strengthen maternal and infant health, and includes...

The 117th Congress finally wrapped up business by approving a lame-duck, pork-laden $1.7 trillion spending bill ? consisting of more than 4,000 pages that not a single member had the time to read and fully analyze ? funding the federal government...

Statement attributable to:Shannon Haymond, PhDPresident, American Association for Clinical Chemistry "AACC applauds the decision of the United States Congress to exclude the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act from its end of...

T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement, issued a statement on the inclusion of SECURE 2.0 Act retirement legislation in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 passed by the U.S. Congress today. "We...

TIAA issued the following statement from Kourtney Gibson, Chief Institutional Client Officer, upon passage of retirement provisions in SECURE 2.0:...

PermitUsNow, an industry recognized building permitting and expediting firm located in Texas, is providing practical residential repair permits to homeowners and Contractors in case of busted water pipes due to incoming winter freeze. Parts of Texas...

Paralyzed Veterans of America Executive Director Carl Blake released the following statement today in response to Congress passing H.R. 7939, also known as the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022. This legislation includes revised...

Early Tuesday morning, House and Senate Appropriations leaders released their proposed fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, including more than $2.8 billion in funding increases for core federal early learning and care programs. Notably,...

Over one million more children and families will now have the mental health coverage they deserve. Today, Congress took a significant step towards realizing the promise of mental health as essential health by passing legislation that will empower...

Jobs for the Future (JFF) applauds House and Senate negotiators for reaching consensus this week on legislation that would fund the federal government for the coming year. We are especially encouraged to see bipartisan support for increased funding...