Congress · 119th Congress
Satellite licensing bill advances after Cruz, Cantwell deal
That change came after Cantwell pointed last week to an application from Elon Musk's Starlink for a constellation of up to 1 million "orbital data centers."
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Congress · 119th Congress
Cruz’s satellite licensing bill faces longer delay
SpaceX applied last month to launch a constellation of up to 1 million "orbital data centers."↵↵Separately, Sen.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate panel delays action on satellite licensing bill
↵↵She said the move was particularly necessary after SpaceX applied to launch a constellation of "up to 1 million" satellites with "unprecedented computing capacity to power advanced artificial intelligence
Congress · 119th Congress
White House holds back on national AI framework specifics
↵↵"And, that the federal government needs to go first in defining what is under Article 1 of the Constitution, interstate commerce, and where those preemptive guardrails are, where regulation is reserved
Congress · 119th Congress
Lawmakers push to reimburse food stamp benefits lost to theft
↵↵"There are still some conversations with some states engaging in possibly some chip technology, but considering what just happened with HR 1, some states are reconsidering if that's the right path,"
Congress · 119th Congress
States eager for final decisions on $50B health care fund
↵↵The wide-ranging law reduces health spending by about $1 trillion over a decade, primarily from changes and cutbacks to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges.
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump pledges executive action to counter state AI laws
↵↵Cruz supported the inclusion of a moratorium in the budget reconciliation bill this summer, but the provision was eventually removed in a 99-1 Senate vote.
Congress · 119th Congress
White House isn’t giving up on AI regulations ban
Ted Cruz, R-Texas, acknowledged pressure from the White House for Congress to move on a moratorium, after Cruz's own moratorium provision was pulled out of the GOP's budget reconciliation bill on a 99-1
Congress · 119th Congress
‘Things happen’: Trump defends MBS on Khashoggi murder, slams ABC reporter
↵↵Trump smiled wide when Prince Mohammed, who is also known by his initials MBS, said he would "definitely" increase a planned $600 billion investment in the United States to $1 trillion.
Policy · 118th Congress
Little-noticed US funding for China tech sector now draws scrutiny
Corrected 1:18 p.m. | Even as Washington takes a hard line on keeping U.S. technology and data beyond China’s reach, the federal government has thus far been slow to close another channel of technology
Congress · 118th Congress
Guide to House committee chairs for 118th Congress
Williams received at least $1 million in 2020 for his auto business, money that he said helped to save many jobs. Nydia M.
Policy · 118th Congress
After a year of collapses, cryptocurrency’s future in the balance
At the time of its collapse, Terra was the largest algorithmic stablecoin, a digital asset designed to always maintain a value of $1 through market incentives rather than through backing by cash or securities
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden faces international climate-aid challenge in fiscal 2024
The Obama administration, for example, gave $1 billion toward international climate financing through that fund, said Niranjali Amerasinghe, executive director of ActionAid USA, the American wing of an
Congress · 117th Congress
New NDAA advocates bulkier national defense budget
It would prohibit the retirement of the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and prevent or modify the retirement plans for various aircraft, including B-1, F-15, E-3 AWACS and C-40 aircraft.
Policy · 117th Congress
Underfunded states to get boost in high-tech research money
The second track provides $1 million per year for four years to encourage collaboration between eligible states.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biological weapons threat evolving, experts say
While naturally occurring disease is typically viewed as something other than a national security threat, the coronavirus took more than 1 million American lives — more than all the country’s wars
Congress · 117th Congress
Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda
Washington this month to wrestle with a White House request for $47.1 billion in emergency supplemental funds and the need to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Privacy advocates demand rules for mobile providers on data use
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sept. 1 that lawmakers would need to work on the bill, saying it doesn’t provide the same consumer protections as existing California law.
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA greenlights new COVID-19 booster despite limited data
Both Australia and Switzerland authorized Moderna’s BA.1 shot this week.
Congress · 117th Congress
Climate bill said to put emission goals in ‘striking distance’
Electric vehicles, or EVs, cost the equivalent of about $1 per gallon to run, she said. “This will really make EVs the default choice for everyday Americans.”