WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7043) to "withhold funding authorized under the CARES Act from any State or municipality that provides economic stimulus payments through a program designed to exclusively assist illegal aliens." The bill was introduced on May 28 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Chip Roy, R-Texas, Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Gregory F. Mur  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced the Child Care is Essential Act (H.R. 7027) "making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020." The bill was introduced on May 27 and has 34 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., D  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7053) to "defer removal of certain nationals of Vietnam for a 24-month period." The bill was introduced on May 28 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Harley Rouda, D-Calif., Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. The legislation was referred to th  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7034) to "modify the deadline for completing the 2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations." The bill was introduced on May 27 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., and John Sarbanes, D-Md. It was jointly referred to the House Oversight and Reform and Education and Labor committees. For more information, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7015) to "provide financial stability to the U.S. Postal Service during the coronavirus pandemic." The bill was introduced on May 19 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Pete King, R-N.Y., and Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va. It was jointly referred to the House Oversight and Reform and Budget committees. For more information, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, 2308 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0001; 202/225  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7061) to "promote the domestic exploration, research, development, and processing of critical minerals to ensure the economic and national security of the U.S." The bill was introduced on May 28 and has 37 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Rob Bishop, R-Utah, Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Don Young, R-Alaska, Randy Weber, R-Texas, Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Roger W. Mars  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7041) to "provide that any termination of a director of a national research institute or national center of the National Institutes of Health be on the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity only." The bill was introduced on May 27 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., and Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, R  more