WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7734) to provide much needed liquidity to America's job creators. The bill was introduced on July 23 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Adrian Smith, R-Neb. It was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means and Budget committees. For more information, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, 1029 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7673) to "ensure the U.S. diplomatic workforce at all levels reflects the diverse composition of the U.S." The bill was introduced on July 20 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., and Ilhan Omar,   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7674) to "require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a standardized method for State, Tribal, and local health departments to report to the Centers with respect to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on July 20 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Steven Horsford, D-Nev  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7719) to "limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control." The bill was introduced on July 22 and has 38 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y.,  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7678) to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 "to direct the Secretary of Defense to include a description of programs to address and reduce the stigma associated with seeking assistance for mental health or suicidal thoughts in a report." The bill was introduced on July 20 and was co-sponsored by Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7675) to "modify and extend the update of the Department of Defense Freedom of Navigation Report." The bill was introduced on July 20 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, and Michael Waltz, R-Fla. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Anthony Brindisi, 329 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3665; or i  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7677) to "require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on use of domestic nonavailability determinations." The bill was introduced on July 20 and was co-sponsored by Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Anthony Brindisi, 329 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3665; or in district offices a  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7670) to "prevent the establishment of a denaturalization section in the Department of Justice." The bill was introduced on July 20 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., and Norma Torres, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, 1431 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3601; or in district office  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7738) to "require the integration of climate-resilience considerations into all development work of the U.S." The bill was introduced on July 23 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, David Trone, D-Md., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., a  more

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. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7682) to "support a civilian-led democratic transition, promote accountability for human rights abuses, and encourage fiscal transparency in Sudan." The bill was introduced on July 20 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, Karen Bass, D-Calif., James McGovern, D-Mass., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, and Financ  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7703) to "authorize appropriations for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, enhance the U.S.-Caribbean security partnership, prioritize disaster resilience." The bill was introduced on July 21 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, 1630 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515;  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7744) to provide Federal reimbursement of qualified State paid leave programs. The bill was introduced on July 23 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Jim Langevin, D  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7723) to "establish the position of Interagency Coordinator for Behavioral Health to coordinate the programs and activities of the Federal Government relating to mental health." The bill was introduced on July 22 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., and David Trone, D-Md. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For mor  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7709) to amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act "to establish community investment programs." The bill was introduced on July 21 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Al Green, D-Texas, Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, David Scott, D-Ga., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., David Trone, D-Md., and William Clay Jr., D-Mo. The legislation   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. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7711) to "require the display of certain identification for certain law enforcement officers." The bill was introduced on July 21 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 229 C  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7691) to amend subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act "to provide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to individuals with mixed income sources." The bill was introduced on July 20 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., John Garamendi, D-Calif., Je  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7730) to "extend the special air traffic rule for civil helicopters operating visual flight rules (VFR) along the North Shore, Long Island, New York, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate a new special air traffic rule." The bill was introduced on July 22 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., Pete King, R-N.Y., and Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y. It was referred t  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7761) to "provide for student loan forgiveness for public service workers whose employment may have been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic." The bill was introduced on July 23 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. David Joyce, R-Ohio, Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Jahana Hayes, D-Co  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7717) to authorize Federal reserve banks to purchase COVID-19 related municipal issuances. The bill was introduced on July 21 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Al Green, D-Texas, Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Michael San Nic  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7693) to "establish a grant program to fund the installation of green roof systems on public school buildings." The bill was introduced on July 20 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Dels. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., and Michael San Nicolas, D-Guam. The legislation was referred to the Hou  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7764) to temporarily modify child nutrition programs due to COVID-19. The bill was introduced on July 23 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Adam Smith, D-Wash., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. The   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7732) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of the virus that causes COVID-19." The bill was introduced on July 22 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Susan A. Davis, D-Calif., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., K  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 4263) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 "to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act." The bill was introduced on July 22 and has 47 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Sheldon W  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4294) to "provide supplemental appropriations to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund." The bill was introduced on July 23 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass.,   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 4246) to "provide that the rules entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect." The bill was introduced on July 21 and has 39 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Sherr  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7694) to "provide increased Congressional oversight of certain pardons, to clarify the applicability of bribery prohibitions to pardons and commutations." The bill was introduced on July 21 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, 2269 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4176; or i  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 4219) to "extend the special air traffic rule for civil helicopters operating visual flight rules (VFR) along the North Shore, Long Island, New York, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate a new special air traffic rule." The bill was introduced on July 20 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Tra  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 4255) to amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act "to establish community investment programs." The bill was introduced on July 21 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., and Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Mark R. Warner, 703 Hart Senate Office Buil  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 4316) to provide Federal reimbursement of qualified State paid leave programs. The bill was introduced on July 23 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee For more information, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, 530 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2921; or in state at 170 Westminster St., Ste. 1100, Provid  more