WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2459) to "require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement as part of an infrastructure investment." The bill was introduced on April 13 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., and Jim Langevin, D-R.I. It was referred to the House Education an  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2503) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an interagency council on social determinants of health." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., James McGovern, D-Mass., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., John Moolenaar, R-Mich., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Tom O'H  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2499) to amend chapter 81 of title 5, U.S. Code, "to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty." The bill was introduced on April 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., Mark Takano, D-Calif., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to the Hous  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2505) to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 "to protect taxpayers from liability associated with the reclamation of surface coal mining operations." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-A  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2498) to "provide for the discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor." The bill was introduced on April 14. It was jointly referred to the House Armed Services and Ways and Means committees. For more information, Rep. Madeleine Dean, 120 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5836; or in district office at 101 E. Main S  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2465) to "allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families." The bill was introduced on April 13 and has 155 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Ami Bera, D-Calif  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Val Butler Demings, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2466) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to include armor-piercing, concealable weapons within the definition of firearm under the National Firearms Act." The bill was introduced on April 13 and has 35 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2467) to "require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980." The bill was introduced on April 13 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Fred Upton, R-Mich., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Haley Stevens, D-  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2511) to "subject professional baseball clubs to the antitrust laws." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Chip Roy, R-Texas, Jerry L. Carl, R-Ala., Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., Greg Steube,  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2515) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 "to clarify ambiguous provisions, align the Act with relevant case law, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Steve Scalise, R-La.  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2474) to amend the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 "to provide for the Secretary to pay certain credit risk premiums for loan or loan guarantees." The bill was introduced on April 13 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., and Chris Pappas, D-N.H. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Ann Kuster, 320 Cannon House   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2521) to "require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans." The bill was introduced on April 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., Lucy McBath, D-Ga., and Res. Comm. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, R-P.R. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Brenda Lawrence, 2463 Ra  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1135) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act "to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted." The bill was introduced on April 15 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Ron  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2531) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide transportation to and from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation or counseling." The bill was introduced on April 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Van Taylor, R-Texas. It was referred to the Hous  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2532) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities." The bill was introduced on April 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., 2409 Rayburn House Office Building, Washingto  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2485) to "require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to establish and maintain an online portal accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place." The bill was introduced on April 13 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. James Comer, R-Ky., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., T  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mont., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2487) to "prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement any COVID-19 vaccine passport system." The bill was introduced on April 13 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Chip Roy, R-Texas, Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Bob Good, R-Va., Lance Gooden, R-Texas, Scott Perry, R-Pa., Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Barry Moore, R-Ala., Ted Budd,  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 2488) to "prohibit U.S. contributions to the United Nations Population Fund." The bill was introduced on April 13 and has 43 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Ronny Jackson, R-Texas  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2453) to "provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee." The bill was introduced on April 12 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., and Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa. It was jointly referred to the House Judiciary and   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2491) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 "to enhance provisions related to wage discrimination." The bill was introduced on April 13 and has 48 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Robert Latta, R-Ohio, Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa.  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2539) to "direct the Secretary of Education to make grants for hate crime prevention and prejudice reduction education." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Nikema Williams, D-Ga., Andre Carson, D-Ind., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. The legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2541) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 "to establish grants to reduce the incidence of hate crimes." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Nikema Williams, D-Ga., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., and Del. Elean  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 1099) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to make permanent the protections under Medicaid for recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment." The bill was introduced on April 13 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sherrod Brown,  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 1157) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee." The bill was introduced on April 15 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sherrod  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 1162) to "improve access to the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly." The bill was introduced on April 15. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Casey Jr., 393 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-6324; or in state at 200 N. 3rd St., Ste. 14-A, Harrisburg, PA 17101; 717/231-7540; 2000 Market St., Ste. 610, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 1156) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit." The bill was introduced on April 15 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., John Boozman, R-Ark., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., Jacky Rosen, D-Ne  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 1170) to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act "to improve the efficiency of summer meals." The bill was introduced on April 15 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Jack Reed, D-R.I., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Jon Tester, D-Mon  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1142) to "require a determination as to whether crimes committed against the Rohingya in Burma amount to genocide." The bill was introduced on April 15 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jack Reed, D-R.I., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Christopher Coons, D-Del., and Robert Casey Jr.,   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 1108) to "regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.,   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 1195) to "allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families." The bill was introduced on April 15 and has 37 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Benjamin   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 1147) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation." The bill was introduced on April 15 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 1166) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made." The bill was introduced on April 15 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, James Lankford, R-Okla., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, James Risch, R-Idaho, Marco Rubio, R-  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 1194) to "include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 non-immigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Portugal and to otherwise modify the eligibility criteria for E visas." The bill was introduced on April 15 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committ  more