WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 506) to "provide for the effective use of immigration detainers to enhance public safety." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Bob Good, R-Va., Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., Lance Gooden, R-Texas, Brian Babin, R-Texas, and  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. 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. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 543) to "prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Steve Scalise, R-La., Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Don Young, R-Alaska, Burgess Owens, R-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 471) to "prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from lessening the stringency of, and to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from ceasing or lessening implementation of, the COVID-19 border health provisions through the end of the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on Jan. 25 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Greg Steube, R-Fla., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Burgess Owens,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 552) to "ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 60 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. August Pfluger, R-Texas, Rick Allen, R-Ga., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Ted  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. Robert Latta, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 555) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit the unlawful disposal of fetal remains." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Andy Harris, R-Md., Barry Moore, R-Ala., Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Harold Rogers, R-Ky., Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., Jeff Dun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 558) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit dismemberment abortions." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Gary J. Palmer, R-Ala., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Randy Weber, R-Texas,   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. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 575) to "establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 43 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Randy Weber, R-Texas, Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., David B. McKi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 581) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and Public Health Service Act "to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 56 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gary J. Palmer, R-Ala., Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Mike Rogers, R-Ala., Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Ted Budd, R-N.C  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. Jason Smith, R-Mo.has introduced legislation (H.R. 606) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 57 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., Markwayne   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. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., has introduced legislation (H.R. 620) to "protect the dignity of fetal remains." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 40 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Trey Hollingsworth, R-Ind., Lance Gooden, R-Texas, Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Jody Hice, R-Ga., Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Rick Allen, R-G  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 626) to "prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a healthcare provider." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., John Joyce, R-Pa., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Jason Smith, R-Mo., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Ric  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. 30 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 133) to "assist States in carrying out projects to expand the child care facilities in the States." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. The legislation was refe  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. 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. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 130) to "extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise over the National Guard of those States with respect to administration of the National Guard and its use to respond to natural disasters and other civil disturbances." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors   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