WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 51) to "provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has 202 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Sarbanes, D-Md., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (H.R. 24) to "require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the U.S." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has 44 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Cathy McMorris Rodgers,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 218) to "prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing moratoriums on issuing new oil and gas leases and drill permits on certain Federal lands." The bill was introduced on Jan. 6 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, Stephanie I. Bice, R-Okla., Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Chip Roy, R-Texas, Da  more