WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7233) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the U.S. to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Roger Williams, R-Texas, an  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7232) to amend title 5, U.S. Code, "to establish Juneteenth Independence Day as a Federal holiday." The bill was introduced on June 18 and has 74 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, D-Texas, Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Andrew Kim, D-N.J., Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Colin Allred, D-Texas, Al Green, D-Texas, Veronica Es  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation (S. 3994) to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 "to provide that the President or certain agency heads may remove an Inspector General, or place an Inspector General on non-duty status, only if certain conditions are satisfied." The bill was introduced on June 18 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., James Lankford, R-Okla., Marga  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (S. 4001) to amend title IX of the Social Security Act "to improve emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations." The bill was introduced on June 18 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., James Lankford, R-Okla., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., David Perdue, R-Ga.,   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has introduced the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act (S. 3985) "to improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency." The bill was introduced on June 17 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Ben Sasse, R-Neb., James Lankford, R-Okla., Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Martha McSally, R-Ar  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 3986) to "approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions." The bill was introduced on June 17 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. John Thune, 511 Dirksen Senate Office Build  more