WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8193) to "require the Secretary of Education to ensure that local educational agencies establish full-time title IX coordinators to improve oversight, data collection on sexual harassment, student survivor support." The bill was introduced on Sept. 8 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Sean Casten, D-Ill., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Joseph P. Kennedy II  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4546) to "provide for the prompt payment of U.S. assessed contributions to international organizations." The bill was introduced on Sept. 9 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Cali  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 4544) to "specify the Federal share of the costs of certain duty of the National Guard in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019." The bill was introduced on Sept. 9 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, 437 Russell Senate Office B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (S. 4547) to "improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring uniform safety and performance standards, including a horseracing anti-doping and medication control program and a racetrack safety program to be developed and enforced by an independent Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority." The bill was introduced on Sept. 9 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Martha McSally, R-A  more