Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA, who represents Manassas, Manassas Park and part of Prince William County) was recently named a ‘Hero of Main Street’ by the National Retail Federation.

The U.S. Senate is honoring the courage and sacrifice of the men and women of the U.S. intelligence community by designating this Sunday, July 26, 2015 as “United States Intelligence Professionals Day.”

“The 21st Century Cures Act finally presents a national vision and a major opportunity to advance better detection, management, and ultimately cures of chronic diseases and improvement of quality of life for all Americans. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this groundbreaking legislation," said Congresswoman Barbara Comstock July 10.

Rep. Rob Wittman, who represents part of Prince William County, and Rep. Ron Kind, from Wisconsin, introduced the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, which funds habitat protection, education, researching, and monitoring to provide long-term protection of neotropical migratory birds.

Outpatients in Virginia hospitals under observation orders from their doctors will be notified of their status, verbally and in writing, under a new state law that took effect July 1, 2015. Patients will also be asked to sign a form letter acknowledging that they understand they are outpatients, even though they may spend the night in a hospital bed and receive a meal.

U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution, co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), designating June as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. The resolution also designates June 27 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day.

The Internal Revenue Service reminds all taxpayers with an FBAR filing requirement to report their foreign assets by the June 30 deadline.

NOAA Fisheries announces that a voluntary vessel speed restriction zone (Dynamic Management Area - DMA) has been established 35 nautical miles ESE of Nantucket to protect an aggregation of 3 right whales sighted in this area on May 28.