WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (S. 4176) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to expand eligibility for home loans from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces." The bill was introduced on July 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Mitch McConnell, 31  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 4159) to amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act "to accommodate emerging technologies." The bill was introduced on July 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Todd Young, R-Ind. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. John Thune, 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2321; or in  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has introduced legislation (S. 4129) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to reinstate advance refunding bonds." The bill was introduced on July 1 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. The legislation was referred to the Senate Finance Committee.  more