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 18 -- Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7639) to "impose sanctions with respect to Turkey's acquisition of the S-400 air and missile defense system." The bill was introduced on July 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas. It was jointly referred to the House Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees. For more information, Rep. Adam Kinzinger,  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