WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7196) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to provide that certain uses of riot control agents constitute civil rights violations." The bill was introduced on June 15 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., and Filemon Vela, D-Texas. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Alma S. A  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7241) to provide for supplemental loans under the Paycheck Protection Program. The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Angie Craig, 1523 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2271; or in district office at 12940 Harriet Ave. S., Ste. 238, Burnsville, MN 55337;  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7243) to "require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop an inventory and carry out research with respect to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Antonio Delgado, 1007 Longwo  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7246) to "reiterate the support of the Congress of the U.S. for the relationship between the U.S. and the Federal Republic of Germany, to prevent the weakening of the deterrence capacity of the U.S. in Europe." The bill was introduced on June 18. It was jointly referred to the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees. For more information, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Was  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7206) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit the use of excessive force under color of law by law enforcement and correctional officers." The bill was introduced on June 15. 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 district offices at Harlem State Office Bldg., 163 W. 1  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 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7255) to "authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers to establish or expand programs dedicated to promoting mental wellness among their health care workers, including contractors, on the front lines of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Reps. John Katko, R-N.Y., and Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla. It was referr  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7256) to "establish a process for admitting essential scientists and technical experts into the U.S. to promote and protect the National Security Innovation Base." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y. It was jointly referred to the House Judiciary and Armed Services committees. For more information, Rep. Jim Langevin, 2077 Rayburn House Office Building, Washingto  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7216) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide a tax credit for personal protective equipment to small businesses, non-profits, independent contractors, veterans' organizations, and farmers, among other entities, in any year in which the President declares a national emergency relating to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on June 15 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Troy Bald  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 17 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7220) to "require the Corps of Engineers to include study of the impacts of sea-level rise and low-frequency precipitation events in addition to the impacts of coastal hurricanes in certain studies." The bill was introduced on June 15 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., and Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more i  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7262) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to allow qualified opportunity funds to invest in community development financial institutions." The bill was introduced on June 18 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Al Green, D-Texas, Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Charlie Crist, D-Fla. The legisla  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7261) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 "to require issuers to disclose services performed for State and local governments in connection with the issuance of bonds that may be used to pay for settlements or judgments in connection with police violence or civil rights abuses." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Reps. David Scott, D-Ga., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Juan C. Va  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7221) to "prohibit law enforcement officers from using chemical weapons in the course of policing activities." The bill was introduced on June 15 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Mark Takano, D-Calif., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 229 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 2  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7265) to "improve assistance provided by the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relating to cybersecurity." The bill was introduced on June 18 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger, D-Md., Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Hale  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7268) to "require Federal law enforcement and prison officials to obtain or provide immediate medical attention to individuals in custody who display medical distress." The bill was introduced on June 18 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Do  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7225) to "direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the threat of global pandemic disease." The bill was introduced on June 15 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jim Himes, D-Conn., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Denny Heck, D-Wash.,   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7277) to "prohibit unconscionable pricing of emergency supplies for responders during a Federal emergency period." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Grace Meng, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Jackie Speier, 2465 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515  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. Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7280) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide an exclusion from gross income for certain waste water management subsidies." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., and Pete King, R-N.Y. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi, 214 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3  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 17 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7231) to "establish the Infrastructure Bank for America as a corporation to serve as a lender for and investor in infrastructure projects." The bill was introduced on June 15 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services and Ways and Means committees. For more information,   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 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (S. 3975) to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 "to provide for whistleblower incentives and protection." The bill was introduced on June 17 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. The legislation was referred   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 3974) to require certain helicopters to be equipped with safety technologies. The bill was introduced on June 17 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 19 -- Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (S. 3978) to "require the U.S. Trade Representative to submit a report on plans to facilitate the full implementation of agreements of the World Trade Organization." The bill was introduced on June 17. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, B85 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-3643; or in state at 3625 Cumberland Blvd., Ste. 970, Atlant  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 19 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 3977) to "require the Department of State to publish a list of countries that contract with the Government of Cuba for their medical missions program and ensure that such contracts are considered as factors in considering Trafficking in Persons report rankings." The bill was introduced on June 17 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (S. 3976) to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act "to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Lead Exposure Registry." The bill was introduced on June 17 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, 731 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-2204; 20  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4000) to "require Federal law enforcement and prison officials to obtain or provide immediate medical attention to individuals in custody who display medical distress." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary C  more