The House has passed the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act, to reauthorize, through fiscal 2026, a set of programs addressing human trafficking, and change some aspects of the programs.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House passed the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, to encourage the migration of federal government information technology systems to quantum-resistant cryptography.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate passed the Fixing Our Regulatory Mayhem Upsetting Little Americans Act, to suspend duties and other restrictions on the importation of infant formula to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, which would allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to provide treatment for federal government employees under workers’ compensation protocols.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act, to authorize annual cybersecurity competitions, with prizes awarded, for groups of government employees.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act. to provide $40 billion of aid to Ukraine in response to the invasion by Russia.
Susan Collins calls police after abortion-rights message is written on sidewalk
The red-white-and-blue chalk message found outside her home Saturday night urged Collins to vote in favor of the Women’s Health Protection Act on Wednesday to protect a woman’s right to abortion.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate passed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, to provide that inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Sen. Collins under fire over draft abortion ruling
Maine’s senior senator has been berated by late-night comedians and national political columnists for her role in confirming the conservative Supreme Court justices who appear poised to vote to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Letter: Maybe Collins should trademark the word maybe
A national news magazine conducts a weekly contest, utilizing a specific item from a past story. In the April 29, 2022, issue of The Week, Meghan Markle (of Prince Harry fame) was highlighted for filing a trademark for the word archetypes. “Employing this trademark theme, contestants were asked to suggest which celebrity would attempt to […]