WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7859) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to establish in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration a Center for School Behavioral Health Technical Assistance." The bill was introduced on July 30 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., David Tr  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7827) to "authorize funding for certain offices and programs of the Department of Energy." The bill was introduced on July 29 and has 47 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Donald A. McEachin, R-Va., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Debbie Dingell,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7878) to "bolster evaluation procedures in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines in relation to National Scenic Trails." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., James McGovern, D-Mass., and Raul Ruiz, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Ann Kuster, 3  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 4382) to "direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 4380) to provide redress to the employees of Air America. The bill was introduced on July 30 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 4391) to "authorize a public service announcement campaign on the efficacy of cloth face coverings in reducing the spread of COVID-19, to authorize a program to provide cloth face coverings to any individual in the United States who requests one free of charge." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. It was referred to the Senate Heal  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 4347) to establish a Coronavirus Rapid Response Federal Labor-Management Task Force. The bill was introduced on July 28 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Brian Schatz, 722 Hart Senate  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 4328) to "require the Comptroller General of the U.S. to conduct a study and report on data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis." The bill was introduced on July 27 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Patrick J. Le  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 4350) to "provide immediate relief for patients from certain medical debt collection efforts during and immediately after the COVID-19 public health emergency." The bill was introduced on July 29 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, 110 Hart Senate Office Building,   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4339) to "provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality face masks for every individual in the U.S. during the COVID-19 emergency using the Defense Production Act and other means." The bill was introduced on July 28 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-  more