WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 8913) to "report data on COVID-19 immigration detention facilities and local correctional facilities that contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement." The bill was introduced on Dec. 9 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Filemon Vela, D-Texas, James McGovern, D-Mass., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., and Al Green,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8918) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children." The bill was introduced on Dec. 9 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Steve Cohen, 2104 Rayburn House   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8888) to amend the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 "to extend the Secret Service overtime pay exception through 2025." The bill was introduced on Dec. 7 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. John Katko, 2457 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3701; or in district of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8905) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act "to reduce the threat of counterfeit drugs to the pharmaceutical supply chain, and to make the pharmaceutical supply chain more robust, while ensuring the authenticity, content, purity, and manufacturing location and batch number of drugs (including COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines) and allowing patient verification of authenticity." The bill was introduc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4993) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children." The bill was introduced on Dec. 9. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-3224; or in state at One Gateway Center, 23rd fl., Newark, NJ 07102; 973/639-8700; One Po  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 4997) to "authorize the tenth general capital increase for the Inter-American Development Bank and to strengthen recovery efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean related to the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on Dec. 10 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez, 528 Hart Senate Office Buil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 4984) to "report data on COVID-19 immigration detention facilities and local correctional facilities that contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement." The bill was introduced on Dec. 9 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Jeff Merkley,   more