WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1534) to "prohibit the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun control." The bill was introduced on March 3 and has 35 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Scott Perry, R-Pa., Dan Meuser, R-Pa., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Jody Hice, R-Ga., Michael Guest, R-Mi  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1498) to "require that local educational agencies disclose negotiations with teacher unions as a condition for eligibility to receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund of the Education Stabilization Fund of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021." The bill was introduced on March 2 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Virginia Foxx,  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., has introduced the American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6) "to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens." The bill was introduced on March 3 and has 134 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Pete Aguil  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1448) to "direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy, and to amend title 38, U.S. Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments." The bill was introduced on March 1 and has 216 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., Michael Waltz, R-Fla.,   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1443) to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act "to require the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQ-owned businesses." The bill was introduced on Feb. 26 and has 35 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Kathy Castor, D-Fla., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Anna G. Eshoo,   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 505) to amend title 9 of the U.S. Code "with respect to arbitration." The bill was introduced on March 1 and has 39 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Patrick J. Le  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 591) to "prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check." The bill was introduced on March 4 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Jack Reed,  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 547) to "provide relief for multiemployer and single employer pension plans." The bill was introduced on March 2and has 42 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Richard J. Durbin, D-Il  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 597) to "eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement." The bill was introduced on March 4 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tina Smi  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 596) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity." The bill was introduced on March 4 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Kyrsten Sinema, D-A  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (S. 504) to "establish the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation of zero- emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain related land." The bill was introduced on March 1 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Mazie K.  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (S. 508) to "establish a working group on electric vehicles." The bill was introduced on March 1 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. The legislation was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 588) to establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council." The bill was introduced on March 4 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. The legislation was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 605) to "reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes, to improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety." The bill was introduced on March 4 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Richard Burr, R-N.C., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Be  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 514) to "obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Ruth Bader Ginsburg." The bill was introduced on March 1 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Ben  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 527) to "protect victims of stalking from gun violence." The bill was introduced on March 2 and has 37 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet,  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 529) to "require a background check for every firearm sale." The bill was introduced on March 2 and has 45 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Tina Smith, D-Minn., S  more