WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8199) to amend the Small Business Act "to enhance the Office of Credit Risk Management, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules relating to environmental obligations of certified development companies." The bill was introduced on Sept. 11 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Dan   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8254) to "establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease." The bill was introduced on Sept. 15 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jason Smith, R-Mo., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and Donna Shalala, D-Fla. The legislation was jointly referred to t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8202) to "designate the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower." The bill was introduced on Sept. 11 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. David E. Price, D-N.C., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., Mark Walker, R-N.C., George Holding, R-N  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8255) to "clarify the status of gaming conducted by the Catawba Indian Nation." The bill was introduced on Sept. 15 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., David E. Price, D-N.C., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., William Timmons, R-S.C., and Joe Wilson, R-S.C. The legislation was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. For   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8200) to improve the health of minority individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill was introduced on Sept. 11 and has 33 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Judy Chu, D-Calif., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Yvette Cla  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8301) to "withhold a percentage of Federal funding from State and local prosecutors who fail to faithfully prosecute crimes related to protests and riots." The bill was introduced on Sept. 17 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Jody Hice, R-Ga., Greg Steube, R-Fla., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Michael C. Burgess, R-Te  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8280) to "require the Securities and Exchange Commission to extend exemptions for securities offered as part of employee pay to other individuals providing goods for sale, labor, or services for remuneration, to preempt certain provisions of State law with respect to wage rates and benefits." The bill was introduced on Sept. 17 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio. It was referred to the Hous  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8306) to "direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder." The bill was introduced on Sept. 17. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Gregory F. Murphy, 2333 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-341  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8309) to authorize certain authorities of the Department of Homeland Security. The bill was introduced on Sept. 17 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pete King, R-N.Y., Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, John Katko, R-N.Y., Mark Walker, R-N.C., Clay Higgins, R-La., Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., Mark Green, R-Tenn., John Joyce, R-Pa., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Michael Guest, R-Miss., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Jeff Van   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8270) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to improve the responses of the Department of Defense to sex-related offenses." The bill was introduced on Sept. 16 and has 99 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, John R. Carter, R-Texas, Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Pete Olson, R-Texas, Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, Jason Crow, D-Colo., Will Hurd, R-Tex  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (S. 4593) to "award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley." The bill was introduced on Sept. 16 and has 39 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Christopher Coons, D-Del., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Catherine   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 4612) to designate methamphetamine as an emerging threat. The bill was introduced on Sept. 17 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Jon Tester, D-Mont., David Perdue, R-Ga., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3841; or in state at 1 Post St., Ste.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., has introduced legislation (S. 4602) to prohibit the obstruction of emergency vehicles. The bill was introduced on Sept. 16 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla. The legislation was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. John Kennedy, 416 Russell Senate Office Buildi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (S. 4608) to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act "to provide for the portability of professional licenses of members of the uniformed services and their spouses." The bill was introduced on Sept. 17 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Martha McSally, R-Ariz., John Boozman, R-Ark., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Kevin Cr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., has introduced legislation (S. 4579) to "increase, effective as of December 1, 2020, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans." The bill was introduced on Sept. 15 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., John Boozman, R-Ark., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Sherrod Brow  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 4618) "making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020." The bill was introduced on Sept. 17 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. It was read for the first time. For more information, Sen. Rob Portman, 448 Russell Senate Office Building,Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3353; or in state at 37 W. Broad St., Ste. 300, Columbus, OH 43215; 614/469  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (S. 4605) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers." The bill was introduced on Sept. 17 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Da  more