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. 140) to amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Brian Babin, 2236 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-1555; or in district offices at 203 Ivy Ave., Ste  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. 7 -- Rep. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 189) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to provide that the authority of the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to both current and former centers of excellence." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., and Van Taylor, R-Texas It was referred to the House Ene  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 204) to "direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla. It was referred to the House Scie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 144) to "forestall the loss of research talent by establishing a temporary early career research fellowship program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla. It was referred to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. For more information, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, 2306 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-8885; or in district  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 192) to "provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with the assertion of a U.S. patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, 2161 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7772; or in district office at 2000 S. Stemmons Free  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 195) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, 2161 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7772; or in dis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 196) to "prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5. It was jointly referred to the House Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. For  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 193) to "reduce the amount of foreign assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras based on the number of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals or citizens of such countries and who in the preceding fiscal year are placed in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 190) to "repeal certain amendments to the Clean Air Act relating to the expansion of the renewable fuel program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, 2161 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7772; or in district office at 2000 S. Stemmons Freeway, Ste. 200, Lake Dallas, TX 7506  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 191) to "repeal Federal energy conservation standards." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, 2161 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7772; or in district office at 2000 S. Stemmons Freeway, Ste. 200, Lake Dallas, TX 75065; 940/497-5031.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 194) to "require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 78) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act "to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas, Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Rick Allen, R-Ga., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., and Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz. The legislation was jointly   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. 9 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 217) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs." The bill was introduced on Jan. 6. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Michael Cloud, 512 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7742; or in district offices at 101  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. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 82) to amend title II of the Social Security Act "to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., Garret Graves, R-La., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, John Garamendi, D-Calif., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., David Joyce, R-Ohio, Markway  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 219) to amend the Trade Act of 1974 "to exclude from eligibility for the generalized system of preferences any country that fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations." The bill was introduced on Jan. 6. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, 2307 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 2  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 86) to "authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and William Timmons, R-S.C. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Jeff Duncan, 2229 Rayburn House O  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 90) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act "to penalize aliens who overstay their visas." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Roger Williams, R-Texas. The legislation was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Jeff Duncan, 22  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 89) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act "to facilitate the removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Randy Weber, R-Texas, and William Timmons, R-S.C. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Jeff Duncan, 2229 Rayburn House  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 85) to "prohibit the flying of any flag other than the U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Randy Weber, R-Texas, and Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Jeff Duncan, 2229 Rayburn House Office Building, Wash  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. 93) to "prohibit Federal payments to a unit of local government that allows individuals who are not citizens of the U.S. to vote in elections for State or local office." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more informa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 94) to "prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. The legislation was jointly referred to the House Judiciary and Oversight and Reform committees.   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. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 88) to amend section 524(c) of title 18, U.S. Code, "to use lawfully forfeited drug seizures to increase border security." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Randy Weber, R-Texas. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Jeff Duncan, 2229 Rayburn House Office Buil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 203) to "designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Brian Babin, R-Texas, Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Chip Roy, R-Texas, Marc Veasey, D-Texas, V  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 224) to "designate the facility of the U.S. Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building." The bill was introduced on Jan. 6. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, 1620 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-1688; or in district office at 11811 E. Freeway, Ste. 430, H  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 123) to "authorize a pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act to establish an automated process for providing additional credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 205  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 124) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals who are receiving medical assistance under such title and who have Sickle Cell Disease." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 205  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 169) to amend title 23, U.S. Code, "to establish a grant program for States that establish specific standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Off  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 122) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act "to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7508; or in district off  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 39) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 166) to "establish an Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, to strengthen the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and to provide for criminal penalties for violating such Act." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/2  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 126) to "direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Administration Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 68) to "authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7508; or in district office at 3003 S. Loop W., Ste. 460, Housto  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 167) to "prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a federally licensed firearms dealer." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7508; or in district office at 3003 S. Loop W., Ste. 460, Houston, TX 77054; 713/383-9234.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 168) to "authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of citizens of the U.S." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7508; or in district office at 3003 S. Loop W., Ste. 460, Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 165) to "require the inclusion of veterans in housing planning and an annual report on housing assistance to veterans." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7508; or in district office at 3003 S. Loop W., Ste. 460, Houston, TX 77054; 713/383-9234.  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. 134) to "prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 77002; 713  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 125) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to provide for a 7-day waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816;  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 141) to "require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a study on the circumstances which may impact the effectiveness and availability of first responders before, during, or after a terrorist threat or event." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was jointly referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security committees. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 136) to "establish a grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was jointly referred to the House Education and Labor and Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 77002; 71  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 121) to "provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators to enforce gun laws." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Hou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 127) to "provide for the licensing of firearm and ammunition possession and the registration of firearms, and to prohibit the possession of certain ammunition." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., St  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 135) to "require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 119) to "require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a Cyber Defense National Guard." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 143) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide a tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the reasonable efforts an employer may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act with respect to hiring veterans." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Ways and Means; Judiciary; a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 113) to "provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 77002; 713/655-0050; 6719 W. Montgomer  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 116) to "require that activities carried out by the U.S. in South Sudan relating to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance support the basic human rights of women and women's participation and leadership in these areas." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Raybur  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. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 131) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 "to provide for the humane treatment of youths who are in police custody." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 115) to "award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the U.S. whose visionary leadership secured passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, Social Security Amendments Act (Medicare) of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Higher Education Act of 1965, and Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Finan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 133) to "enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 77002; 713/655-0050; 6719 W. Montgomery, Ste. 204, Houston, TX 77091; 713/691-4882; 43  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 117) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 "to establish a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Homeland Security Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 120) to "enhance public health and safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system for incarcerated pregnant women and mothers by establishing a pilot program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries in Federal prisons for children born to inmates, with risk and needs assessments, and risk and recidivism reduction." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 129) to "increase the evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/2  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 139) to "preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz in the U.S. and abroad." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Administration and Education and Labor committees. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 77002; 713/655-0050; 671  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 132) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 77002; 713/655-0050; 6719 W. Mon  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 128) to "provide alternatives to incarceration for youth." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 77002; 713/655-0050; 6719 W. Montgomery, Ste. 204, Houston, TX 77091; 713/691-488  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 137) to "authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Judiciary committees. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 7700  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 142) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital." The bill was   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 138) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 "to require an annual report on the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was jointly referred to the House Homeland Security and Judiciary committees. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 114) to "require a report by the Comptroller General of the U.S. on a national all-hazards disaster insurance program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 77002; 713/  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 130) to "require the safe storage of firearms and ammunition, and to require the investigation of reports of improper storage of firearms or ammunition." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 118) to "require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report on cyber vulnerability disclosures." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Homeland Security Committee. For more information, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3816; or in district offices at 1919 Smith St., Ste. 1180, Houston, TX 77002; 713/655-0050; 671  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 210) to "coordinate Federal research and development efforts focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development in rural areas, including the development and application of new technologies to support and improve rural STEM education." The bill was introduced on Jan. 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas. It was referred to the House Sc  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. Gary J. Palmer, R-Ala., has introduced the Settlement Agreement Information Database Act (H.R. 27) "to amend chapter 3 of title 5, U.S. Code, to require the publication of settlement agreements." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform and Budget committees. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/27/text. For more information, Rep. Gary J. Palmer, 170 Cannon Hou  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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 175) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to expand the availability of penalty-free distributions to unemployed individuals from retirement plans." The bill was introduced on Jan. 4. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, 168 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5801; or in district office at 850 Bear Tavern   more