WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Kevin P. Brady, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7065) to "require States to certify a process for distributing Coronavirus Relief Funds to local governments." The bill was introduced on June 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Darin LaHood, R-Ill., A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and David Schweikert, R-Ariz. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Kevin P. Brady, 1011 Longworth   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7068) to "expand vote by mail and early voting, and to improve the safety, accessibility, and efficiency of in-person voting during elections for Federal office." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has 68 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md.,   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7092) to amend title 54, U.S. Code, "to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education, and to provide permanent, dedicated funding for the Land and Water   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7070) to "observe the lives lost in the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Donna Shalala, D-Fla., Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Max Rose, D-N.Y., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Angie Craig, D-Minn., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Darren Soto, D-Fla  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7100) to encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies. The bill was introduced on June 4 and has 86 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Steve  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7076) to "ensure ethical and accountable use of COVID-19 relief funds, to prevent corruption and bias in the disbursement and supervision of those funds." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Sarbanes, D-Md., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Max Rose, D-N.Y., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., David N. Cicilline, D-R.  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7102) to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 "with respect to exemptions from certain motor carrier regulations, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations related to agricultural commodities." The bill was introduced on June 4. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. John Joyce,1337 Longworth House Office Building, W  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7080) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-spons  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7111) to "direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans." The bill was introduced on June 4 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Jim Banks, R-Ind., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Neal P. Dunn, R-Fla., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, Mike Levin, D-Calif., Andy Barr, R-Ky., Dan Meuser, R-Pa  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7081) to "direct the Comptroller General of the U.S. to submit to Congress a report on lapses in coverage under the TRICARE program for certain members of the National Guard and reserve components." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Green, R-Tenn., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Don Young, R-Alaska, Austin Scott, R-Ga.,  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7083) to "impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons involved in the erosion of certain obligations of China with respect to Hong Kong." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., John R. Curtis, R-Utah, Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Andy Barr, R-Ky., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., and Abigail Spanbe  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 3880) to establish the Office of International Disability Rights. The bill was introduced on June 3 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Christopher Coons, D-Del., and Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Casey Jr., 393 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-6324; or in state at 200 N. 3rd S  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 3881) to "increase support for State Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency." The bill was introduced on June 3. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Casey Jr., 393 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-6324; or in state at 200 N. 3rd St., Ste. 14-A, Harrisburg, PA 17101; 717/231-7540; 2000 Market St., Ste. 610, Phi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 3874) "making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020." The bill was introduced on June 3 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tammy B  more