WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mont., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2162) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit fleeing law enforcement officers enforcing immigration laws." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Greg Steube, R-Fla., Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Jody Hice, R-Ga., and Bob Good, R-Va. The legislation wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 2180) to "relocate fencing around the Capitol Buildings and the U.S. Capitol Grounds, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to reassign members of the National Guard deployed to the National Capital Region to the southern land border of the U.S." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas, Lance Gooden, R-Texas, Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Ted Budd, R-N.C.,  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. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 985) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide direct payments of the renewable electricity production credit, the energy credit, and the carbon oxide sequestration credit." The bill was introduced on March 25 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Thomas R. Carper, 513 Hart   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 1057) to "direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Civilian Climate Corps." The bill was introduced on March 25 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Christopher Coons, 218 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington,   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. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 1016) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to establish a tax credit for installation of regionally significant electric power transmission lines." The bill was introduced on March 25. It was referred to the Senate Finance 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 875  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 1017) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to establish a tax credit for the production of hydrogen using electricity produced from renewable energy resources." The bill was introduced on March 25. It was referred to the Senate Finance 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, San  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 990) to "reauthorize the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area." The bill was introduced on March 25. 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; 505/988-6647; 200 E. 4th St., Ste. 300, Roswell, NM 88201; 5  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 1015) to "require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking to reform the interregional transmission planning process." The bill was introduced on March 25. 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   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 945) to "provide temporary impact aid construction grants to eligible local educational agencies." The bill was introduced on March 24 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Rich  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. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 1025) to "establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program." The bill was introduced on March 25 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, has introduced legislation (S. 904) to "require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation." The bill was introduced on March 23 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Steve  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. 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. Tina Smith, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 986) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide for a 5-year extension of the carbon oxide sequestration credit." The bill was introduced on March 25 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, John Hoeven, R-N.D., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Chuck Gr  more