Senate Agriculture Panel Will Examine Pending Nominations
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is a standing committee whose jurisdiction covers agriculture, and with administration...
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The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is a standing committee whose jurisdiction covers agriculture, and with administration...
The Senate has scheduled a hearing to examine the nomination of Dennis Kirk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Department of the Interior. Before...
Cabinet Secretaries and high-level officials are partly exempt from the Hatch Act's on-duty ban but remain bound by its official-authority prohibition,...
Publicly held federal debt is projected to be 101% of GDP at the end of fiscal year 2026, more than triple the 32% of GDP recorded at the end of fiscal year...
State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies can draw on federal grant, equipment, training, and technical assistance programs, according to a new...
The federal government's network of 40 research data centers gives qualified researchers access to restricted-use federal data, but leaves Congress weighing...
The Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP), a USDA cost-share grant program for higher-blend fuel infrastructure, has exhausted its funds,...
The House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Africa has scheduled a hearing for November 12, titled "One Year Later: Assessing Nigeria's Efforts To...
H.R. 1013 would allow 403(b) retirement plans, which cover eligible public-school, charity, and church employees, to invest in collective investment trusts...
Maltese-flagged pleasure yachts holding a U.S. cruising license are exempt from certain entrance and clearance fees, tonnage duties, tonnage taxes, and...
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on whether it should subject irradiated fuel reprocessing plants to the federal government's...
Rural borrowers seeking to buy or build a home with a rentable accessory dwelling unit (ADU) will be eligible for a USDA guaranteed loan beginning Dec. 28,...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new draft chapter of its preventive controls guidance for human food covering chemical hazards, including...
The Department of Health and Human Services is removing 14 of the 60 health information technology certification criteria under its voluntary certification...
The Department of Health and Human Services is changing Medicare and Medicaid rules governing all 54 organ procurement organizations, allowing service areas...
The Federal Communications Commission proposes loosening federal rules for manufacturers and users of ultra-wideband devices while protecting incumbent...
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is replacing non-binding milestones with enforceable deadlines and requiring evidentiary hearings to begin sooner for...
People who submit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act requests to the Department of Homeland Security can pay fees electronically through...
State and tribal child support agencies will see 25 federal regulatory sections removed from the books starting Nov. 30 under a final rule the...
States and tribal grantees receiving federal block grants for energy assistance, social services, and mental health programs would face fewer administrative...
Pesticide manufacturers may use dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as a solvent or co-solvent in formulations applied to growing crops, animals, and food-contact...
Vehicle makers without manually operated driving controls would gain design flexibility under a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposal that...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposes allowing liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant operators and natural gas companies to carry out certain...
The National Park Service corrected a drafting error in its Alaska wildlife and subsistence regulations, clarifying which part of a key definition its Oct....
