WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1901) to "close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully." The bill was introduced on March 16 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Jody Hice, R-Ga., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Chip Roy, R-Tex  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2002) to amend the Social Security Act "to remove the restriction on the use of funds under the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to offset reductions in State or territory tax revenues." The bill was introduced on March 18 and has 33 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Scott Perry, R-Pa., Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, Daniel Webster, R-Fla., Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mont., Lauren Boebert, R  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1909) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act "to provide for the adjustment of status of essential workers." The bill was introduced on March 16 and has 52 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, James McGovern, D-Mass., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Grace F. N  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2021) to "restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights." The bill was introduced on March 18 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Donald A. McEachin, D-Va., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Jimmy Gomez, D-Cal  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1976) to "establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program." The bill was introduced on March 17 and has 112 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Cori Bush, D-Mo., Sal  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2056) to "provide for a reauthorizing schedule for unauthorized Federal programs." The bill was introduced on March 18 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gary J. Palmer, R-Ala., Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., Rick Allen, R-Ga., A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., John Joyce, R-Pa., Jim Baird, R-Ind., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Ted Budd, R-N.C., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Scott Perry, R-P  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1980) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 "to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector." The bill was introduced on March 17 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., C. Scott Franklin, R-Fla., Burgess Owens, R-Utah, Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Andy Barr, R-Ky., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Jim  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2070) to "recognize the right of the People of Puerto Rico to call a status convention through which the people would exercise their natural right to self-determination, and to establish a mechanism for congressional consideration of such decision." The bill was introduced on March 18 and has 73 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Robert C. Scot  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 780) to "provide for the admission of the State of Puerto Rico into the Union." The bill was introduced on March 16 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. 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 a  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 846) to "provide for the confidentiality of information submitted in requests for deferred action under the deferred action for childhood arrivals program." The bill was introduced on March 18 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.,   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 833) to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act "to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prescription drug prices under part D of the Medicare program." The bill was introduced on March 18 and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Ch  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 745) to "make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans." The bill was introduced on March 15 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Elizabeth   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 1) to "expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy." The bill was introduced on March 17 and has 48 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Patrick J. Leahy,   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (S. 866) to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 "to promote reforestation following unplanned events on Federal land." The bill was introduced on March 18 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. The legislation was r  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 779) to "provide that certain rules and guidance related to waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect." The bill was introduced on March 16 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Jack   more