WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., introduced the "Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 11. H.R. 6747. A bill to speed up the deployment of electricity transmission and clean energy, with proper input from affected communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced the "Eviction Prevention Act" on Dec. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 9. H.R. 6696. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and localities to provide the right to counsel in civil actions related to eviction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in ea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., introduced the "LGBTQI Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act" on Dec. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 4. H.R. 6652. A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQI-owned businesses; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Colin Allred, D-Texas, Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., introduced the "Strengthening Communities of Recovery Act" on Dec. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 8. S. 3424. A bill to reauthorize the program for strengthening communities of recovery for individuals with substance use disorders; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Tim Kaine, D-Va., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., introduced the "Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act & Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act" on Dec. 5, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 7. S. 3406. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the "Clean Competition Act" on Dec. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 8. S. 3422. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a carbon border adjustment based on carbon intensity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Clean Competition   more