WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Alford Applauds Senate Confirmation of Kelly Loeffler as Head of SBA Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), the Chairman of the House Small Business Committee's Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the United States Senate voted to confirm the Hon. Kelly Loeffler as the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA). "With P  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Burlison to Lead Hearing on the State of U.S. Energy Reliability WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) announced the Subcommittee's first hearing of the 119th Congress, titled "Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen America's Energy Reliability." As the demand for electricity and American energy co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has submitted a revised petition to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking relief from certain regulatory requirements under its In-train Wheelset Replacement Program. The request, initially filed in June 2024, aims to allow CPKC to replace defective wheelsets on rail cars without performing a single car air brake test (SCABT), which is typically required under federal regulations. The program was originally designed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 19, 2025 ARMY AECOM-B&V Middle East JV, Roanoke, Virginia (W912ER-25-D-0001); Baker Jacobs JV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (W912ER-25-D-0002); EXP Federal Inc., Chicago, Illinois (W912ER-25-D-0003); Mason & Hanger-CDM Smith, a JV, Lexington, Kentucky (W912ER-25-D-0004); Page Southerland Page Inc., Washington, D.C. (W912ER-25-D-0005); Tetra Tech Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts (W912ER-25-D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Federal Firefighters Who Combated California Wildfires Given Pentagon Tour Ten U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service firefighters from two separate crews who spent much of January battling Southern California wildfires were given a tour of the Pentagon this afternoon as part of a four-day, USDA-hosted trip to Washington. During the approximately one-hour tour, five members of the Forest Service's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Graves and Rouzer Commend Trump Administration, NY & NJ Area Republicans for Providing Relief from NYC Congestion Pricing Plan Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is terminating the approval of the New York Central Business Dist  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley & Durbin Announce Reintroduction of Anti-CSAM Legislation Ahead of today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child safety online, Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced that they will reintroduce the STOP CSAM Act. The legislation will crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online by allowing victims to sue companies that host this ma  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Announces Legislation to Audit U.S. Tax Dollars Sent to Ukraine U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements this afternoon, demanding a new inspector general be created to investigate the billions in American tax dollars spent on aid to Ukraine. I will again introduce on the floor of the Senate legislation to create a watchdog whose *sole responsibility* is auditing ev  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-870) on the Baby Changing On Board Act (H.R. 8995), which aims to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in all ADA-accessible bathrooms on passenger rail cars. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 8995 is to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in all ADA-accessible   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-871) on the Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-Takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act of 2023 (H.R. 3013), which aims to direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial driver's license testing and commercial learner's permit holders. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts:   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-884) on the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety Act of 2023 (H.R. 6494), which aims to amend Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * P  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-872) on a resolution (H.Res. 152) supporting the goals and ideals of "move over" laws. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H. Res. 152 is to express support for the goals and ideals of "move over" laws. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION Each state has a "move over" law that generally r  more

OSAGE BEACH, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The Missouri Pork Association issued the following news release: * * * MPA Chairman's Award Presented to Steve Brier from Nevada, Missouri Adam Dohrman, chairman of the Missouri Pork Association (MPA), announced Steve Brier from Nevada, Missouri, as the recipient of the prestigious Chairman's Award during the 2025 Missouri Pork Expo on February 18. Steve grew up in Indiana on a crop and swine farm. After attending Western Kentucky University with a BS in agr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * My weekly column: Finding solutions to the bird flu outbreak In 2014 and 2015, our producers were ravaged by a devastating outbreak of avian influenza. This outbreak, and corresponding depopulation efforts, killed roughly 43 million chickens and more than 7 million turkeys in flocks across 21 states while also impacting more than 960 dairy herds nationwide. Iowa--the number one egg-producing state in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Hosts a Roundtable with Forest Service Firefighters Secretary Rollins values the perspectives and feedback of firefighters and frontlines workers. Washington, D.C., February 19, 2025 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins hosted a roundtable with U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighters to thank them for their heroic service during the recent California fires. She als  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Dan Yates, executive director of the Ground Water Protection Council, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Technologies and Ensuring Effective Implementation of the USE IT Act." USE IT Act is the Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Technologies Act. * * * Thank you, Madame Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36835) entitled "OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund, Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC and Jaguar Rail Holdings LLC - Continuance in Control Exemption - Kansas City West Bottoms Railroad LLC": * * * OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund (OPTrust), Jaguar Transport Holdings, LLC (JTH), and Jaguar Rail Holdings, LLC (JRH, and collectively with OPTrust and JTH, Jaguar), each a non  more