WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7620) to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 "to provide for the compensation of elderly victims of property damage, to provide increased funding for the crime victim compensation fund." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Pete King, R-N.Y., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., John Katko, R-N.Y., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more infor  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7623) to "require the Secretary of State to submit a plan to eliminate the passport application backlog." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Kweisi Mfume, D-Md. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, 2238 Raybu  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7583) to "require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices." The bill was introduced on July 13 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. John R. Curtis, 125 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7751; or in district of  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7633) to "authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to public housing agencies and owners of other federally assisted housing to cover the costs of removing and replacing lead-based water service pipes for federally assisted housing projects." The bill was introduced on July 16 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Rashida   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7638) to establish certain employment protections for temporary workers. The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo. It was jointly referred to the House Education and Labor, Administration, Oversight and Reform, Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources committees. For more information, Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7640) to "provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media." The bill was introduced on July 16 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Rodney Davis, R-Ill., David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Peter J. Visclosky, D-Ind., Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., Josh Harder, D-Calif., Denny Heck, D-W  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7595) to "provide the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program the authority to waive the Federal fund limitation for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program." The bill was introduced on July 13 and has 39 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., David Kustoff, R-Tenn., Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Anthony Gonzalez, R-  more