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. Brian Babin, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 28) to "prohibit the expenditure for an abortion of Federal funds authorized or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has 44 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Jim Baird, R-Ind., Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Ken Calvert, R-Calif.,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9057) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to develop and test an expanded and advanced role for direct-care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities in efforts to coordinate care and improve the efficiency of service delivery." The bill was introduced on Dec. 31. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 188) 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 Jan. 5 and has 35 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., David Rouzer, R-N.C., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Trent Kelly,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 79) to "authorize funding for the creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Steve Cohen, 2104 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3265; or in district office at Cliffo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 87) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit the importation or transportation of child sex dolls." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., David Joyce, R-Ohio, Scott Perry, R-Pa., William Timmons, R-S.C., Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Ted Budd  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 95) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to remove silencers from the definition of firearms." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has 36 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Gary J. Palmer, R-Ala., Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, Jody Hice, R-Ga., Don Young, R-Alaska, Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Matt  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 100) to "require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting and to require States to hold open primaries for elections for Federal office." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Administration and Judiciary committees. For more information, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, 271 Cannon Hous  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 102) to "ensure election integrity and security and enhance Americans' access to the ballot box by establishing consistent standards and procedures for voter registration and voting in elections for Federal office." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was jointly referred to the House Administration and Science, Space, and Technology committees. For more information, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, 271 Cannon House  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 99) to "prohibit a single bill or joint resolution presented by Congress to the President from containing multiple subjects and to require the equal application of laws to Members of Congress." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, 271 Cannon House Office Building, Wa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 101) to amend title 5, U.S. Code, "to terminate pensions for Members of Congress." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was jointly referred to the House Administration and Oversight and Reform committees. For more information, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, 271 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4276; or in district office at 1717 Langhorne Newtown Road, Ste. 400, Langhorne, PA 19047; 215  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 38) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has 154 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rick Allen, R-Ga., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, Andy Barr, R-Ky., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Ken  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 40) to "address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the U.S. and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these force  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. 6 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 146) to amend title 39, U.S. Code, "to direct the U.S. Postal Service to establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the U.S. to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Donald W. Norcross, 2427 Rayburn House Office Building, W  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 147) to "make certain improvements to transitional services for separating members of the Armed Forces and educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Conor Lamb, D-Pa., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. It was jointly referred to the House Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services committ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 148) to "provide a work opportunity tax credit for military spouses and to provide for flexible spending arrangements for childcare services for military families." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Elaine Luria, D-Va., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio. It was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means and A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., has introduced the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act (H.R. 22) to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, "to require the budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. James Comer, R-Ky., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Cindy Axne, D-Io  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 233) to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 "to include financial criminal activities associated with the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in persons within the factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons." The bill was introduced on Jan. 6 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa. It was referred to the Hous  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 173) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to authorize the Secretary to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements with entities to expand and support activities with respect to the prevention and treatment of a covered condition." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., and Albi  more