WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 448) to "direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a grant program to improve the energy resilience, energy democracy, and security of communities, prioritizing environmental justice communities." The bill was introduced on Jan. 25 and has 39 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Jan Sch  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 503) to "require $20 notes to include a portrait of Harriet Tubman." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Katko, R-N.Y., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Steven Horsford, D-Nev., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Donald M. Payne Jr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 516) to "establish the Environmental Justice Mapping Committee." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Jerrold   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) "to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 224 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Colin Allred, D-Texas, Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Joyc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan., has introduced legislation (H.R. 532) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., Rick Allen, R-Ga., A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 536) to "reform the process for enforcing the immigration laws of the U.S." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 39 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Alan Lowenthal, D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 541) to "provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 119 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Adrian Smith, R-Neb., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Steven M. Palazzo, R-Miss., Mo Brooks, R-Ala., August Pfluger, R-Texas, John Joyce, R-Pa., Jack Bergman, R-Mich., T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 542) to "authorize the establishment of an Education Jobs Fund to retain and create education jobs in communities most impacted by COVID-19." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Gregorio Sablan, D-M.P., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., David Trone, D-Md., R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 545) to amend title 40, U.S. Code, "to prevent Members of Congress and their employees from carrying firearms in the Capitol building." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Levin, D-Calif., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., Nanette D. Barragan, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 544) to "prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 31 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Sean Casten, D-Ill., Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Brendan   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 473) to "require a review of Department of Homeland Security trusted traveler programs." The bill was introduced on Jan. 25 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. It was referred to the House Homeland Security Committee. For more information, Rep. John Katko, 2428 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3701; or in district offices at 440 S. Wa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Andrew Kim, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 548) to "direct the Secretary of Labor to make a determination on whether to approve an occupation as an apprenticeable occupation in a timely manner." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Andrew Kim, 2444 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4765; or   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Robert Latta, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 554) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act "to prohibit the approval of new abortion drugs, to prohibit investigational use exemptions for abortion drugs, and to impose additional regulatory requirements with respect to previously approved abortion drugs." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 72 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Andy Harris, R-M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 556) to "prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 173 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ami Bera, D-Calif., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Jahana Hayes, D-Conn.,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 563) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 52 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Steven M. Palazzo, R-Miss., John Joyce, R-Pa., Rick Allen,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 572) to "establish the National Office of New Americans within the Executive Office of the President." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 57 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., James McGovern, D-Mass., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Adam Smith, D-Wash., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Grace F. Nap  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 574) to "require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct outreach to inform certain individuals of their potential eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Da  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 580) to "direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Reps. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 579) to "require the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy workforce." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Donald W. Norcross, 2427 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6501;  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 578) to "promote registered apprenticeships, including registered apprenticeships within in-demand industry sectors, through the support of workforce intermediaries." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Donald W. Norc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 586) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to provide best practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training and condition State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 588) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-spon  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 480) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty." The bill was introduced on Jan. 25 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. J  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 482) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to reauthorize certain programs under part A of title XI of such Act relating to genetic diseases." The bill was introduced on Jan. 25 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Albio Sires, D-N.J  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 595) to "provide a cause of action for violations of laws related to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Takano, D-Calif., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 604) to "provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 145 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Ear  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 603) to "provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 190 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 602) to "provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems with support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Andy Levin, D-Mich., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Angie Craig, D-Minn., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Lori Trahan, D-Mass., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Steven Horsford, D-Nev.,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., has introduced the National Apprenticeship Act (H.R. 447) "to amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the National Apprenticeship Act)and expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship registered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices." The bill was introduced on Jan. 25 and has 16 co-s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 613) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to repeal the limitation on the deduction for certain taxes, including State and local property and income taxes." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., Andrew R. Garbarino, R-N.Y., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., Young Kim, R-Calif., and Chris Smith, R-N.J. The legisla  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 616) to "prohibit water shutoffs during the COVID-19 emergency period, provide drinking and waste water assistance to households." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 70 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Cori Bush, D-Mo., Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Yv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 619) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 191 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Steve Scalise, R-La., Van Taylor, R-Texas, Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 622) to "award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Officer Brian D. Sicknick, for giving his life to protect the Capitol and the Members and staff of Congress on January 6th, 2021." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 36 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., William R.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 81) to "protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Amy Klobuchar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 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 forces on livi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 79) to "eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine offenses." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary 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 Port Center, 2 Riv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 51) to "provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union." The bill was introduced on Jan. 26 and has 38 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Christopher Coons, D-Del.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 37) to "address the public health risks posed by wildlife markets." The bill was introduced on Jan. 25 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. John Cornyn, 517 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2934; or in state at 222 E. Van Buren, Ste. 404, Ha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 58) to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act "to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington." The bill was introduced on Jan. 27 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Robert Menendez, D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 132) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to establish a tax credit for training services received by individuals who are unemployed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 425 Dirksen Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 50) to "temporarily designate Venezuela under section 244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit eligible nationals of Venezuela to be granted temporary protected status." The bill was introduced on Jan. 26 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Men  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 96) to "provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Kirsten Gill  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 65) to "ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the U.S. market." The bill was introduced on Jan. 27. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Marco Rubio, 284 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC, 20510; 202/224-3041; or in state at 402 S. Monroe St., Ste. 2105-E, Tallahas  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 53) to "provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage." The bill was introduced on Jan. 26 and has 37 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 85) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to repeal the limitation on the deduction for certain taxes, including State and local property and income taxes." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. The legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 142) to "prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Be  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 72) to "require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act." The bill was introduced on Jan. 27 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Richard  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 136) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 "to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii  more