WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., introduced the "Protected Time Off Act" on March 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 13. H.R. 7752. A bill to require employers to provide paid annual leave to employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, House Administration, Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., introduced the "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act" on March 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 16. H.R. 7782. A bill to provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Raul M. Grijalva,  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., introduced the "Postsecondary Student Success Act" on March 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 13. H.R. 7761. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to create evidence-based student success programs designed to increase participation, retention, and completion rates of high-need students; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Nydi  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced the "Geothermal Energy Optimization Act" on March 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 13. S. 3954. A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev. * * *  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the "First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act" on March 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 13. S. 3940. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a first-time homebuyer credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.  more