WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2120) to amend the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act "to include hospitality businesses in grant program for shuttered venue operators." The bill was introduced on March 23 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Mark Amodei, 104 Cann  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, has introduced legislation (H.R. 2121) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to increase the limitation of the exclusion for dependent care assistance program." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Susan Wild, D-Pa., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Josh Harder, D-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Salud O. Carbajal, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2127) to "improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, Barry Moore, R-Ala., Amata Radewagen, R-A.S., Tracey Mann, R-Kan., Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2128) to amend title 49, U.S. Code, "to improve transit safety." The bill was introduced on March 23 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Val Butler Demings, D-Fla., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Chris Smith, R-N.J., Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Anthony G. Brown, 1323 Longworth House Office Building, Was  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2133) to "amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 35 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Steve Cohen, D-Ten  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2132) to "require regulation of wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy under the Solid Waste Disposal Act." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 35 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Steve Cohen, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2154) to amend section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 "to prevent immunity for interactive computer services for certain claims." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Dean Phillips, D-Minn., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Sean Casten, D-Ill., Haley Stevens,  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2158) to "provide emergency relief assistance under a modified Community Development Block Grant program for communities facing economic damage from civil and social crises." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Jan Schakowsky,  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2164) to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act "to require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Ro Khanna, D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2168) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Rodney Davis,  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2167) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to provide for extensions of the time limitations for use of entitlement under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations." The bill was introduced on March 23 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For mor  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2174) to "establish a rural post-secondary and economic development grant program." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Josh Harder, D-Calif., Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., Billy Long, R-Mo.,Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Del. Michael San Nicolas, D-Guam. The legislation was referred to the House Educat  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2177) to "review equity best practices in relation to transportation funding and to reinstitute the transportation equity research program." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Nanet  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2178) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., James McGovern, D-Mass., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Steve Cohen, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2179) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to eliminate cost-sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug and associated medical supplies and to provide mail order access to insulin and such supplies under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 34 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 942) to "provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect." The bill was introduced on March 24 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Jacky Rosen, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 992) to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to require institutions of higher education that participate in programs under such title to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Richard Blumenthal, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 888) to "prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair." The bill was introduced on March 22 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Christopher Coons, D-Del., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Chris Van Hollen  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 877) to "provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System." The bill was introduced on March 22 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Patrick J. Leahy  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 1020) to "ensure due process protections of individuals in the U.S. against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 1021) to "ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Sheldon Whitehous  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 1023) to "provide tax credits to low- to moderate- income individuals for certain computer and education costs, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to modify the requirements for the Lifeline program to provide increased support." The bill was introduced on March 25 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Richard  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 1013) to "focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Tim Kaine,   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 1022) to "create jobs in the U.S. by increasing U.S. exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years." The bill was introduced on March 25 and was co-sponsored by Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Benjamin Cardin, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Richard J.   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., has introduced legislation (S. 951) to "direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder." The bill was introduced on March 24 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Elizabeth Warren,  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 901) to "provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. The legislation was referred to the Senate   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation (S. 949) to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 "to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers." The bill was introduced on March 24 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., John Hoeven, R-N.D., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 937) to "facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Patty Murr  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 913) to "conduct a study on the spread of COVID-19-related disinformation and misinformation on the internet and social media platforms." The bill was introduced on March 23 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 966) to "require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change Education Program." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Mazi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 1064) to "advance the strategic alignment of U.S. diplomatic tools toward the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to reaffirm the commitment of the U.S. to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua." The bill was introduced on March 25 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Benjamin Card  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 1040) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Amy Klobuchar,   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 1039) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to improve compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans." The bill was introduced on March 25. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez, 528 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4744; or in state at 1 Gateway Center, Ste. 1100, Newark, NJ 07102; 973/645-3030; 208 White  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 1041) to "advance the strategic alignment of U.S. diplomatic tools toward the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to reaffirm the commitment of the U.S. to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua." The bill was introduced on March 25 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Benjamin Card  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 974) to "repeal certain impediments to the administration of firearms laws." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. The legislation was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committe  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 893) to "support the use of technology in maternal health care." The bill was introduced on March 23 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez, 528 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4744; or in state at 1 Gateway Center, Ste. 1100, Newark, NJ 07102; 973/  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 910) to "create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers for such businesses." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Richard J  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 984) to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act "to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways." The bill was introduc  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 1063) to "provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.,  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 1061) to "encourage the normalization of relations with Israel." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Todd Young, R-Ind., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., James Risch, R-Idaho, Christopher Coons, D-Del., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Ben Sasse, R-Neb., Raphael  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 920) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act "to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Martin Hei  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 908) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 909) to "significantly lower prescription drug prices for patients in the U.S. by ending government-granted monopolies for manufacturers who charge drug prices that are higher than the median prices at which the drugs are available in other countries." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.,has introduced legislation (S. 919) to "establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Richard J. Durbin, D-Il  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (S. 1032) to "direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Richard Bl  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (S. 1042) to "prevent maternal mortality and serve maternal morbidity among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals and other underserved populations, to provide training in respectful maternity care, to reduce and prevent bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings." The bill was introduced on March 25 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Chris Van Hollen,   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 979) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 "to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has 15 co-s  more