WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., has introduced the Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120) to "hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies." The bill was introduced on June 8 and has 165 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Barbara   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7161) to "direct the Smithsonian Institution and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to jointly carry out the COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial Quilt Project to honor and remember Americans who have lost their lives to the COVID-19 Pandemic." The bill was introduced on June 11 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Lisa Blunt  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7129) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to limit the authority of the President to use the militia or Armed Forces to enforce Federal authority or to provide Federal aid to State governments." The bill was introduced on June 8 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Ted Deutch, D-F  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7163) to "direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reduce the backlog of requests for information made to the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 552 of title 5, U.S. Code." The bill was introduced on June 11 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Max Rose, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Gil Cisneros, 431 Cannon House Office Building, Washing  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7164) to "require the Secretary of Defense to change the name of any military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense that is currently named after any individual who took up arms against the U.S. during the American Civil War or any individual or entity that supported such efforts." The bill was introduced on June 11 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. M  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7131) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit deprivation of rights under color of law by law enforcement and correctional officers." The bill was introduced on June 8 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, 1630 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4365; or in dis  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7133) to "encourage State and local demilitarization by incentivizing the return of purchases made through the LESO program." The bill was introduced on June 8 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Bonnie Watson  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7134) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to lower the mens rea standard to reckless for the offense related to depriving persons of their rights under the color of law." The bill was introduced on June 8 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Katherine M. Clark, D-  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7175) to "modify the calculation of the maximum loan amount for certain farmers and ranchers under the paycheck protection program of the Small Business Administration." The bill was introduced on June 11 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., and John Joyce, R-Pa. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Ron Kind, 1502 Longworth Hou  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7181) to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 "to require the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to maintain a list of certain foreign issuers, to prohibit certain nationals of the People's Republic of China from receiving non-immigrant visas." The bill was introduced on June 11 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio,  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7135) to amend the Insurrection Act "to curtail violations against the civil liberties of the people of the U.S." The bill was introduced on June 8 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., Rashida  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7183) to amend title 36, U.S. Code, "to designate the Freedom Flag as an official symbol of the U.S. to honor and remember the victims and emergency responders who died on September 11, 2001." The bill was introduced on June 11 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pete King, R-N.Y., Ben Cline, R-Va., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Morgan Griffith, R-Va., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Denver Riggleman, R-Va.,  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7142) to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 "to establish a competitive grant program to enable States to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles with hot and cold food storage for delivering meals to older individuals through the Congregate Nutrition Program or the Home-Delivered Nutrition Program." The bill was introduced on June 8 and was co-sponsored by Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., and Lucy McBath, D-Ga. It w  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7192) to amend chapter 53 of title 49, U.S. Code, "to establish a program to provide public transportation agencies with grants to be used during a disaster declaration." The bill was introduced on June 11. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, 2302 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2361; or in dis  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7144) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit the reckless use of excessive force under the color of law." The bill was introduced on June 8 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Andre Carson, D-Ind. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, 2302 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2361; or  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7143) to repeal the military surplus program under title 10, U.S. Code. The bill was introduced on June 8 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., James McGovern, D-Mass., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. The legislation was referred to the House Armed Service  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3957) to "remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the Capitol of the U.S." The bill was introduced on June 12 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bernie  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3912) to "hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies." The bill was introduced on June 8 and has 35 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-O  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 3946) to require certain helicopters to be equipped with safety technologies. The bill was introduced on June 11 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 3  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 3956) to incentivize banning of chokeholds and carotid hold. The bill was introduced on June 11 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3244; or in state at 1200 Washington Ave. S., Ste. 250, Minneapolis, MN 55415;   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 3909) to "require Federal law enforcement officers, including contract employees, and members of the armed forces engaged in crowd control, riot control, or arrest or detainment of individuals engaged in civil disobedience, demonstrations, protests, or riots to visibly display identifying information." The bill was introduced on June 8 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer,   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 3934) to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 "to provide for the participation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the supplemental nutrition assistance program." The bill was introduced on June 10 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Richard Blume  more