WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Okla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7212) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to provide for additional reforms regarding the management and condition of privatized military housing, to expand reforms to include Government-owned and Government-controlled military family housing." The bill was introduced on June 15 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Andrew Kim, D-N.J., and Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio. It was referred to the House Armed Se  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 17 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7217) to "remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the U.S. Capitol." The bill was introduced on June 15 and has 58 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Andre Carson, D-Ind., James McGovern, D-Mass., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Cedric L. Richmond, D-La., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Nydia M. Vel  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7276) to "establish an interagency working group to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan to eradicate locust outbreaks in the East Africa region and address future outbreaks in order to avert mass scale food insecurity and potential political destabilization." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more in  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7278) to improve and reform policing practices, accountability and transparency. The bill was introduced on June 18 and has 122 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., Kevin P. Brady, R-Texas, William Timmons, R-S.C., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, Greg Pence, R-Ind., Mike Garcia, R-Calif., F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., R-Wis.,  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7281) to "require States and units of local government to certify a commitment to release certain individuals from jails and prisons." The bill was introduced on June 18 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Alma   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7282) to "require the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to assess, on an ongoing basis, the potential terrorism implications of malign disinformation operations on domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism or other homeland security threats." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Val  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7229) to "designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 1087 Route 47 South in Rio Grande, New Jersey, as the Carlton H. Hand Post Office Building." The bill was introduced on June 15. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, 331 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6572; or in district office at 5914 Main St., S  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7230) to "designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of U.S. Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the George Henry White Post Office Building." The bill was introduced on June 15. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, 331 Cannon Hous  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 3964) to amend the national service laws "to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency." The bill was introduced on June 16 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4003) to "improve U.S. consideration of, and strategic support for, programs to prevent and respond to gender-based violence from the onset of humanitarian emergencies and to build the capacity of humanitarian actors to address the immediate and long-term challenges resulting from such violence." The bill was introduced on June 18 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Jea  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4016) to "reiterate the support of Congress for the relationship between the U.S. and the Federal Republic of Germany, to prevent the weakening of the deterrence capacity of the United States in Europe, to prohibit use of funds to withdraw the U.S. Armed Forces from Europe." The bill was introduced on June 18. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez,  more