WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7700) to "direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires operators to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect miners from exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)." The bill was introduced on July 21 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., William Clay Jr.,   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7696) to "ensure that the Secretary of the Treasury provides for the integration of Social Security Administration death records in the databases used for verifying eligibility for payments." The bill was introduced on July 21 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Scott Perry, R-Pa., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Steve King, R-Iowa, Greg Steube, R-Fla., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Roger Willia  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7742) to "require the Attorney General to report on potential violations of Bill of Rights during the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on July 23 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Warren Davidson, 1107 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6205; or in district offices at 76 E. High St.,  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Ben Lujan, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7750) to "prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with the public health emergency resulting from COVID-19." The bill was introduced on July 23 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., David Loebsack, D-Iowa, Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J.  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7724) to "prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the Presidential Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens From the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census, issued on July 21, 2020." The bill was introduced on July 22 and has 45 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Donna Shalala, D-Fla., Donald M. Payne Jr.,  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7710) to "provide liability protection for elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education during the COVID-19 public health emergency." The bill was introduced on July 21 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Randy Weber, R-Texas, Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Ron Wright, R-Texas, Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., Jam  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7690) to "establish a payment program for unexpected loss of markets and revenues to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on July 20 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine. It was referred to the House Agriculture Committee. For more information, Rep. David Rouzer, 2439 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2731;  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7715) to "encourage States to permit members of the Armed Forces who are outside of the State under orders to renew a permit to carry a concealed firearm through the mail." The bill was introduced on July 21 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., David Rouzer, R-N.C., Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Dav  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 4297) to "allow participants in certain retirement plans to delay their 2020 contributions to such plans to 2021 or 2022." The bill was introduced on July 23 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., David Perdue, R-Ga., and Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Ted Cruz, 127-A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-5922; or i  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation (S. 4221) to "provide for grants to support the provision of child care by reopening and maintaining the operation of child care programs." The bill was introduced on July 20 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Martha McSally, R-Ariz., Todd Young, R-Ind., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Steve Daines, R-Mont., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and John B  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4286) to "authorize appropriations for offsetting the costs related to reductions in research productivity resulting from the coronavirus pandemic." The bill was introduced on July 22 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 D  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation (S. 4212) to amend title 28, U.S. Code, "to strip foreign sovereign immunity of certain foreign states to secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the U.S." The bill was introduced on July 20 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., has introduced legislation (S. 4287) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to establish presumptions of service-connection for members of the Armed Forces who contract Coronavirus Disease 2019 under certain circumstances." The bill was introduced on July 22 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Mike Rounds, R-S.D. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more infor  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 4237) to "extend zero interest rate benefits and payment suspension to all Federal student loan borrowers." The bill was introduced on July 21 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Doug Jones, D-Ala., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Jack Reed, 728 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (S. 4270) to amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act "to ensure that the temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) standards does not terminate in the middle of a company's fiscal year." The bill was introduced on July 22. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Thom Tillis, 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building,  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (S. 4235) to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 "to include the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S." The bill was introduced on July 21 and was co-sponsored by Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Thom Tillis, 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510;  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (S. 4249) to "ensure the protection of human genetic information collected as a result of diagnostic testing for COVID-19." The bill was introduced on July 21. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Thom Tillis, 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-6342; or in state at 310 New Bern Ave., Ste. 122, Raleigh, NC 27601; 919/856  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (S. 4218) to "temporarily prevent emerging growth companies from losing their status during the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on July 20. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Thom Tillis, 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-6342; or in state at 310 New Bern Ave., Ste. 122, Raleigh, NC 27601; 919/856-4630; 9300  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 4268) to "improve coordination between the paycheck protection program and employee retention tax credit." The bill was introduced on July 22 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, 324 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-3324; or in state at 1589 Elm St.,3rd fl., Manchester, N  more