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 2 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.has introduced legislation (S. 4109) to "require the Administrator of General Services to establish an agency electronic recycling program." The bill was introduced on June 30 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Richard Burr, 217 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-315  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 4155) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons." The bill was introduced on July 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and John Boozman, R-Ark. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen.  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 4101) to "expand the payment of principal, interest, and fees for certain disaster loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act." The bill was introduced on June 30 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. It was referred to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. For more information, Sen. Ted Cruz, 127-A   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 4197) to "extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security." The bill was introduced on July 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., James Lankford, R-Okla., and James M. Inhofe, R-Okla. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Ron Johnson, 328 Hart Senate Office Building,   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 4096) to "extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security." The bill was introduced on June 29 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., James Lankford, R-Okla., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., and Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Se  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 4148) to "extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security." The bill was introduced on July 1 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., James Lankford, R-Okla., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., and Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4148/tex  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 4160) to "enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program." The bill was introduced on July 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.,   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4141) to refinance Federal and private student loans. The bill was introduced on July 1 and has 34 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill  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