WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7367) to "require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to report to Congress every 60 days on barriers to implementation by the Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture of an online portal to accept, process, and dispose of an application for the placement of communications facilities on certain Federal lands." The bill was introduced on June 25. It was jointly   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7325) to "make grants to support online training of residential contractors and rebates for the energy efficiency upgrades of homes." The bill was introduced on June 24 and was co-sponsored by Reps. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., and Jahana Hayes, D-Conn. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees. For more  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4038) to "direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for tree planting to reduce residential energy consumption." The bill was introduced on June 23 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-3224; or in state at  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 4041) to "assist the American energy sector in retaining jobs during challenging economic times." The bill was introduced on June 23 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Bill Cassidy, R-La., James Lankford, R-Okla., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and John K  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4019) to amend title 5, U.S. Code, "to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday." The bill was introduced on June 22 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Bern  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 4075) to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 "to provide for the release of certain Federal interests in connection with certain grants under that Act." The bill was introduced on June 25 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, 172 Russell Senate Office  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has introduced legislation (S. 4021) to accelerate rural broadband deployment. The bill was introduced on June 22 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Roger Wicker, 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-6253; or in state at 501 E. Court St., Ste. 3-500, Jack  more