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. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7634) to "reduce the spread of COVID-19 through payments to States to lease hotels to temporarily house, on a voluntary basis, eligible individuals." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, David Joyce, R-Ohio, Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Anthony Gonzale  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7642) to "require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide assistance to certain providers of transportation services affected by the novel coronavirus." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Albio Sires, D-N.J., Don Young, R-Alaska, and Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Appropriations and Budget committees. For more information, Rep. Darin LaHood, 1424 Lon  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Donald A. McEachin, R-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7647) to "provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., and Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means committees. For mo  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

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., has introduced the Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act (H.R. 7574) "to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Strategic National Stockpile." The bill was introduced on July 13 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Susan W. Brooks, R-Ind., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., G.K. Butt  more