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. 4 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7900) to amend the National Organ Transplant Act "to clarify the definition of valuable consideration, to clarify that pilot programs that honor and promote organ donation do not violate that Act." The bill was introduced on July 31. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Matthew Cartwright, 1034 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-55  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7902) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists." The bill was introduced on July 31 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jim Himes, D-Conn., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Mark Amodei, R-Nev., David Loebsack, D-Iowa, Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7901) to "require the Administrator for General Services to obtain an antivirus product to make available to Federal agencies in order to provide the product to individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised." The bill was introduced on July 31. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Matthew Cartwright, 1034 Longworth House Off  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7923) to "authorize the President to suspend or waive civil enforcement of any rule for certain purposes during the coronavirus pandemic." The bill was introduced on Aug. 4 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Clay Higgins, R-La., Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Fred Keller, R-Pa. The legislation was referred to t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7922) to "minimize increases in the cost of complying with Federal rules during the coronavirus pandemic." The bill was introduced on Aug. 4 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Clay Higgins, R-La., Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Fred Keller, R-Pa. The legislation was jointly referred to the House Oversight and R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7894) to "require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to provide certain borrowers with a second loan under the paycheck protection program, to modify the eligibility and forgiveness requirement of the program." The bill was introduced on July 31 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., Dan Meuser, R-Pa., and Susan Wild, D-Pa. It was jointl  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. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7908) to "designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial located at 6900 Delta Drive, El Paso, Texas." The bill was introduced on July 31 and has 45 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Andre Carson, D-Ind., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., Stephanie N.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7911) to "direct the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to submit to Congress a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning and global basic education programs." The bill was introduced on July 31. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, 1218 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4315  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7931) to "direct the Director of the Office Science and Technology Policy to establish an interagency working group to coordinate Federal activities to advance research and development needed to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)." The bill was introduced on Aug. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to the Hous  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. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 4443) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms." The bill was introduced on Aug. 5 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Cory Bo  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. 7 -- Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 4465) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to establish an emergency grant aid program." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Tina Smith, 720 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-5641; or in state at 819 C  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. 8 -- Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 4497) to "temporarily suspend duties on imports of articles needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Patrick Toomey, 248 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4254; or in state at 17 S. Park Row, Ste. B-120, Erie, PA 16501; 8  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 4501) to "require reports on, and the coordination of trade policy with respect to, articles that may be needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on Aug. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. 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 st  more