WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7416) to amend title 46, U.S. Code, "to allow the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to provide assistance to the owners and operators of certain ports and terminals." The bill was introduced on June 30 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., David Loebsack, D-Iowa, and Carol Miller, R-W.Va. It was referred to the House Transporta  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7452) to "require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide relief from hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic to certain borrowers of rural development loans." The bill was introduced on July 1. It was referred to the House Agriculture Committee. For more information, Rep. Abby Finkenauer, 124 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2911; or in district offices at 308 3rd St. S.E., Ste. 200,   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., has introduced legislation (S. 4106) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency." The bill was introduced on June 30 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and John Barrasso, R-Wyo. The legislation was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation (S. 4199) to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act "to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers." The bill was introduced on July 2 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Bill Cass  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation (S. 4182) to "provide nursing homes with resources for responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency to protect the health and safety of residents and workers, to reauthorize funding for programs under the Elder Justice Act of 2009." The bill was introduced on July 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Martha McSally, R-Ariz. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more informat  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has introduced the Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act (S. 4091) to amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act "to provide authority for fiscal year 2020 for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries." The bill was introduced on June 29 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/b  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 4156) to "require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide relief from hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic to agricultural producers." The bill was introduced on July 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Richard Burr, R-N.C. It was referred to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. For more information, Sen. James M. Inhofe, 20  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (S. 4209) 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 July 2 and has 26 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., Marg  more