WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2383) to "provide incentives for hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish additional penalties for individuals convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act." The bill was introduced on April 8 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Fred Upton, R-Mich., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Tex  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2395) to "combat the spread of disinformation through restrictions on deep-fake video alteration technology." The bill was introduced on April 8 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Karen Bass, D-Calif., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., Al Green, D-Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Eddie  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Andrew Kim, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2365) to "extend the authority for the establishment of a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star Families." The bill was introduced on April 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Rep. Andrew Kim, 2444 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4765; or in district office at 535 E. Main St., Marlton, N  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Andrew Kim, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2364) to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act "to direct the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to provide for a public education campaign for the promotion outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of synthetic opioids." The bill was introduced on April 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H. It was referred to the House  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2418) to "provide student loan forgiveness to health care workers who are on the front line in response to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on April 8 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Je  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2377) to "authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders." The bill was introduced on April 8 and has 42 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Karen Bass, D-Calif., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Joe Neguse, D-Colo., J  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2369) to "require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide rebates for expenditures for energy efficient electrotechnologies that are used to replace fossil fuel-fired technologies." The bill was introduced on April 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Donald W. Norcross, 2427 Raybur  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2374) to "require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports reviewing the educational material used by the Palestinian Authority." The bill was introduced on April 5 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., and David Trone, D-Md. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Brad Sherman, 2181 Rayburn House Offi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2437) to "extend to May 17 the first scheduled individual estimated tax payment for 2021." The bill was introduced on April 8 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., Don Bacon, R-Neb., John Rose, R-Tenn., Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Jerry L. Carl, R-Ala., Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Dan Meuser, R-Pa., and Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J. The legislation was referred to the Hous  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2379) to amend the 21st Century Cures Act "to reauthorize and expand a grant program for State response to the opioid use disorders crisis." The bill was introduced on April 8 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. David Trone, 1110 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2721; or in district  more