WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7578) to "award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, in recognition of his service to the U.S. and his courage to testify in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald J. Trump." The bill was introduced on July 13. It was jointly referred to the House Financial Services and Budget committees. For more information, Rep. Brendan Boyle, 1133 Longworth House Office Building, Washingto  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7621) to establish a national mercury monitoring program. The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. For more information, Rep. Matthew Cartwright, 1034 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5546; or in district offices at 226 Wyoming  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7624) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 "to provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Josh   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7627) to "promote affordable access to evidence-based opioid treatments under the Medicare program and require coverage of medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, opioid overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost- sharing requirements." The bill was introduced on July 16. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means com  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7586) to "temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small Business Administration." The bill was introduced on July 13. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Dwight Evans, 1105 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4001; or in district office at 7174 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19138; 215/276-0340.  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7631) to amend title VI of the Social Security Act "to extend the permissible use of funds timeframe under the Coronavirus Relief Fund." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Susan Wild, D-Pa., and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, 1722 Longworth House Office Buil  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7632) to "prohibit a jurisdiction that defunds the police from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Jared Golden, D-Maine. It was jointly referred to the House Financial Services and Transportation and Infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7635) to "direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to develop, administer, and evaluate early childhood education apprenticeships." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Brett Guthrie, 2434 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3501; or in district offices  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 18 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7650) to "require the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure that foreign nationals test negative for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) before repatriation or removal." The bill was introduced on July 16 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Val Butler Dem  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 18 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7655) to amend title 11 of the U.S. Code, to "make dischargeable debts for educational loans of certain debtors whose income has been reduced for the duration of or as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak or who have a family member who died as a result of COVID-19." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Alma S.   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7659) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., Ron Kind, D-Wis., Jason Smith, R-Mo., Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7666) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide flexibility for families with health flexible spending arrangements and dependent care flexible spending arrangements." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Mike Kelly, R-Pa. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, 2419 Rayburn House Office Bui  more