WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 8353) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions." The bill was introduced on Sept. 23 and has 51 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Steve King, R-Iowa, Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Trent Kelly, R-Miss., David Rouzer, R-N.C., Bill Flores, R-Texas,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8333) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 "to clarify ambiguous provisions, align the Act with relevant case law, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process." The bill was introduced on Sept. 22 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Steve Scalise, R-La.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Okla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8334) to "provide premium pay to educators at public schools for each hour of in-person work." The bill was introduced on Sept. 22 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., and Del. Michael San Nicolas, D-Guam. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Kendra Horn, 415 Cannon House Office Building, Was  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8388) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to encourage appropriate prescribing under Medicaid for victims of opioid overdose." The bill was introduced on Sept. 24 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Markwayne Mullin, 2421 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2701; or in   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Gary J. Palmer, R-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8360) to amend title VI of the Social Security Act "to modify the restrictions on use of Coronavirus Relief Fund amounts." The bill was introduced on Sept. 23 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., J. French Hill, R-Ark., Greg Pence, R-Ind., Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Garret Graves, R-La., Blaine Luetkemeyer,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8330) to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide for certain health coverage of newborns." The bill was introduced on Sept. 21 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Tom Cole, R-Okla., David Trone, D-Md., Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., Gil Cisneros, D-Cal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 4708) to "establish a commission to review certain regulatory obstacles to preparedness for, response to, and recovery from the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and other pandemics." The bill was introduced on Sept. 24 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. James La  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 4692) to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 "to provide procedures for guidance issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection." The bill was introduced on Sept. 24 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Tim Scott, R-S.C. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. James Lankford, 316 Hart Senate Office Building  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 4658) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions." The bill was introduced on Sept. 23 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mike Braun, R-Ind., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., James Risch, R-Idaho, John Cornyn, R-Texas, Jerry Moran,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 4691) to "limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the U.S. is a party." The bill was introduced on Sept. 24 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and James M. Inhofe, R-Okla. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. James Lankford, 316 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 2051  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 4693) to amend title 5, U.S. Code, "to provide requirements for agency decision making based on science." The bill was introduced on Sept. 24. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. James Lankford, 316 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5754; or in state at 1015 N. Broadway Ave., Ste. 310, Oklahoma City, OK 73102; 4  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 4678) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to repeal the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources." The bill was introduced on Sept. 23 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. James Lankford, 316 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (S. 4649) to "provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth." The bill was introduced on Sept. 22 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, James Lankford, R-Okla., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark. It was referred to the Senate Hea  more