WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2301) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 "to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2302) to amend the Clean Air Act "to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources." The bill was introduced on April 1 and has 31 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Doris O. M  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2198) to "direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Hakeem Jeff  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2202) to "repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Anna G. Esho  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2307) to "create a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund for the American people in order to encourage market-driven innovation of clean energy technologies and market efficiencies which will reduce harmful pollution and leave a healthier, more stable, and more prosperous nation for future generations." The bill was introduced on April 1 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., Anna G. Eshoo,   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2210) to "ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Andrew Kim, D-N.J., Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., and Dwight Evans, D-Pa. The legislation was referred t  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2215) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 "to treat the lease for a dwelling unit under certain federally assisted housing programs as a simultaneous application for voter registration in elections for Federal office, to designate owners of dwelling units under certain federally assisted housing programs as voter registration agencies for purposes of such Act." The bill was introduced on March 2  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2216) to "provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, D-Texas, Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Alcee L. Hastings, D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2223) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has 34 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Chip Roy, R-Texas, Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Ron Estes, R-Kan., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Bill Huizenga, R-  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2321) to "direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a plan to respond to irregular migration surges at the border, to establish an irregular migration surge border response fund." The bill was introduced on April 1 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, Clay Higgins, R-La., Michael Guest, R-Miss., Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., Ralph Norman, R-S.C.  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2234) to "ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has 142 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Al Lawson, D-Fla., Henry C.   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2238) 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 i  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2328) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to prohibit payments under the Medicaid program for conversion therapy." The bill was introduced on April 1 and has 85 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Ami Bera, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Julia Brownley, D-Cali  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2334) to "establish an innovative mobility and technology deployment grants program." The bill was introduced on April 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., and Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Carol Miller, 465 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3452; or in district office at 307 P  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2337) to amend title II of the Social Security Act "to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with non-covered employment and to provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision." The bill was introduced on April 1 and has 139 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., John B. Larson, D-Conn., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Bill Pascr  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2340) to "direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a toll credit exchange pilot program." The bill was introduced on April 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Marie Newman, D-Ill., Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., and Tom Malinowski, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Chris Pappas, 319 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/2  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2341) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing." The bill was introduced on April 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., and Julia Brownley, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., 2409 Rayburn House Office Building, Wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2286) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to treat property transferred by gift or at death as sold for fair market value." The bill was introduced on March 29. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., 2409 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5751; or in district offices at Robert A. Roe Federal Bldg., 200 Federal   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2246) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to prohibit military honors at the funeral, burial, or inurnment of an individual convicted of a felony committed on January 6, 2021, in or on the U.S. Capitol Buildings and Grounds." The bill was introduced on March 26 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., and Jerry McNerney, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Armed Ser  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2248) to "reduce exclusionary discipline practices in schools." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., and Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. The legislation was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Ayanna P  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2249) to "award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., John Katko, R-N.Y., Dean Phillips, D-Minn., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Don Young, R-Alaska, Bill Pascrell Jr.,   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2289) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide a tax credit to encourage the replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars." The bill was introduced on March 29 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Louie Gohmer  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2256) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has 38 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Katko, R-N.Y., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Ste  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2261) to "award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Colonel Young Oak Kim in recognition of his extraordinary heroism, leadership, and humanitarianism." The bill was introduced on March 26 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Andrew Kim, D-N.J., Young Kim, R-Calif., and Michelle Steel, R-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Financial Services and Administration committees. For more information, Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2292) to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 "to authorize use of amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used for assistance under the Housing Trust Fund." The bill was introduced on March 29 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Takano, D-Calif., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Barbara L  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2351) to "require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and make certain revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification System." The bill was introduced on April 1 and has 50 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Carol Miller, R-W.Va., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Susan Wild, D-Pa., William Timmons, R-S.C., Robert J. Witt  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2268) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to ensure that certain diseases are covered by the presumption of service connection relating to the exposure to herbicides by certain veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Chellie   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2269) to "modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era." The bill was introduced on March 26 and has 37 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Marc Veasey, D-Texas, T  more