WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Kevin P. Brady, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 8201) to provide a temporary employee payroll tax holiday. The bill was introduced on Sept. 11 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Kenny Marchant, R-Texas, Steve Scalise, R-La., Tom Reed, R-N.Y., Greg Steube, R-Fla., Bill Flores, R-Texas, David Kustoff, R-Tenn., Tom Rice, R-S.C., Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, Carol Miller, R-W.Va., Doug LaMalfa, R-Cali  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8291) to "direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for tree planting to reduce residential energy consumption." The bill was introduced on Sept. 17 and was co-sponsored by Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, 2335 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4535; or in distri  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. 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 4625) to "direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western U.S." The bill was introduced on Sept. 17 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. It was referred to the   more