WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7895) to amend title 5, U.S. Code, "to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions." The bill was introduced on July 31 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Johnson, R-La., Morgan Griffith, R-Va., Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, David Rouzer, R-N.C., Ben Cline, R-Va., Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7899) to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 "to provide an incentive for households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables that are beneficial to good health." The bill was introduced on July 31 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., David N. Cicilline,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7927) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to allow a credit to small employers with respect to each employee who is a military spouse and eligible to participate in a defined contribution plan of the employer." The bill was introduced on Aug. 4 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., Jimmy Panett  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7905) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 "to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to States to assist in administering elections during the COVID-19 Pandemic, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to adopt voluntary guidelines for use of nonvoting election technology, to prohibit payments under such Act to States which do not prohibit ballot harvesting." The bill was introduced  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7916) to "temporarily waive section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 as applied to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs." The bill was introduced on July 31 and has 36 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. The legislation was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means and Agriculture comm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4480) to "promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Tina Smith, D-Minn. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-3224; or in state at One G  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4482) to "require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an annual report regarding instances of Arab government retribution toward citizens and residents who engage in people-to-people relations with Israelis." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 4423) to amend title XI of the Social Security Act "to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to temporarily modify certain Medicare requirements for hospice care during the COVID public health emergency." The bill was introduced on Aug. 4 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Sherrod Bro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., has introduced legislation (S. 4414) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to establish qualified down payment savings program." The bill was introduced on Aug. 4 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Doug Jones, 330 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-4124; or in state at Vance Federal Bldg., 1800 5th   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4493) to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 "to establish an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4512) to "establish requirements for Federal agencies to ensure that individuals with limited English proficiency and people with disabilities can access the services, activities, programs, and the benefits of those agencies." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Cory Booker, D-N.J.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 4428) to "reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998." The bill was introduced on Aug. 4 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Richard Burr, R-N.C., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Rob Portman, 448 Russell Senate Office Building,Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3353; or in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 4514) to "prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs, including new psychoactive substances." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, 506 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2841; or in state at 2 Wall St., Ste. 220, Manchester, N  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (S. 4453) to "protect the continuity of the food supply chain of the United States in response to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on Aug. 5 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Richard   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4464) to amend the Federal Reserve Act "to add additional demographic reporting requirements, to modify the goals of the Federal Reserve System." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., S  more