WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8352) to advance black families in the 21st Century. The bill was introduced on Sept. 23 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Gregory  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8374) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to provide for establishment of an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion within each covered agency of the Department of Health and Human Services." The bill was introduced on Sept. 24 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Andr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8363) to "protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference." The bill was introduced on Sept. 23 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., John A. Yarmuth, D-Ky., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Eliot L. Engel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 4676) to "improve the debt relief program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act." The bill was introduced on Sept. 23 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Ang  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 4732) to "conduct a study on the spread of COVID-19-related disinformation and misinformation on the internet and social media platforms." The bill was introduced on Sept. 24 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Jack Reed, D-R.I. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 4710) to "obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Ruth Bader Ginsburg." The bill was introduced on Sept. 24 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4659) to "require a determination as to whether crimes committed against the Rohingya in Burma amount to genocide." The bill was introduced on Sept. 23 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., and Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 4638) to "preserve and promote integrity in scientific decision-making at the Department of Health and Human Services." The bill was introduced on Sept. 22 and has 33 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Kirste  more