WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 804) to "provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and has 197 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., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Ami Bera, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Earl B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 648) to "ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion." The bill was introduced on Feb. 1 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Ted Budd, R-N.C., John Joyce, R-Pa., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., David Kustoff, R-Tenn., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Alex X. Moo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 751) to "prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing." The bill was introduced on Feb. 3 and has 36 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., Austin Scott, R-Ga., William Timmons, R-S.C., Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Clay Higgins, R-La., Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Tracey Mann, R-Kan., Paul Gosar, R-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 813) to "designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the Jose Hernandez Post Office Building." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Debra Haaland, 1421 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6316; or in district office at 400 Gold  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 757) to "exempt the State of New Mexico from certain provisions of certain orders related to oil and gas drilling." The bill was introduced on Feb. 3. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Rep. Yvette Herrell, 1305 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2365.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Robert Latta, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 823) to "eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., Jack Bergman, R-Mich., and Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mont. The legislation was referred to the House Administration and Oversight and Reform c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 842) to "amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and has 195 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Donald W.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 676) to "establish a learning recovery grant program and fund the Institute of Education Sciences." The bill was introduced on Feb. 1 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Teresa Leger-Fernandez, D-N.M., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Susan Wild, D-Pa., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., and Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., and Del. Gregorio Sablan, D-M.P.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 849) to amend the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act "to establish certain scientific integrity policies for Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and has 162 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Alan Lowenthal,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 177) to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act "to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument." The bill was introduced on Feb. 2 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 180) to "withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development." The bill was introduced on Feb. 2 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Martin Heinrich, 303 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5521; or in state at 123 E. Marcy St., Ste. 103, Santa Fe, NM 87501;   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 182) to "withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry." The bill was introduced on Feb. 2 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Martin Heinrich, 303 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5521; or in state at 123 E. Marcy St.,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 216) to "direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to award grants to eligible entities to purchase and install, as applicable, zero emissions port equipment and technology." The bill was introduced on Feb. 3 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 205) to "provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex." The bill was introduced on Feb. 3 and has 49 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. 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., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa  more