WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2672) to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act "to require an annual plan and a report on elder fraud." The bill was introduced on April 20. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Gus Bilirakis, 2354 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5755; or in district offices at 7132 Little Road, New Port Richey, FL 34654; 727/232-2921; St. Petersbu  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2750) to "establish an Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon." The bill was introduced on April 22 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Bill Posey, R-Fla., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., and Brian J. Mast, R-Fla. It was jointly referred to the House Natural Resources; Science, Space, and Technology; and Administration committees. For more information, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, 2231 Rayburn House Office Building, Was  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2761) to "establish a national mercury monitoring program." The bill was introduced on April 22 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. For more information, Rep. Matthew Cartwright, 2102 Rayburn House Office Building, Washi  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2764) to "require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to increase participation in community solar and the receipt of associated benefits." The bill was introduced on April 22 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Teresa Leger-Fernandez, D-N.M.   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2684) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act "to establish a Cuban family reunification parole program." The bill was introduced on April 20 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., and Carlos A. Gimenez, R-Fla. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, 374 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Neal P. Dunn, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2669) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act "to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses." The bill was introduced on April 20 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Darren Soto, D-Fla., John H. Rutherford, R-Fla., Garret Graves, R-La., Al Lawson, D-Fla., Carlos A. Gimenez, R-Fla., and Gus Bilirakis,  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2686) to "designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 90 Palm Boulevard North in Niceville, Florida, as the Doolittle Raiders Post Office Building." The bill was introduced on April 20 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., C. Scott Franklin, R-Fla., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Greg Steu  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2698) to "extend the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to include oversight of markets which set reference prices for aluminum premiums." The bill was introduced on April 20 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. It was referred to the House Agriculture Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Lawson, 2437 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-0123; or in distr  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2737) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds, to expand certain exceptions to the private activity bond rules for first-time farmers." The bill was introduced on April 21 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Stephanie N. Murphy  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2629) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit gay and trans panic defenses." The bill was introduced on April 16 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Eleano  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2637) to "promote the domestic exploration, research, development, and processing of critical minerals to ensure the economic and national security of the U.S." The bill was introduced on April 16 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Pete Stauber, R-Minn., Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, Pete Sessions, R-Texas, J  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2715) to "prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers." The bill was introduced on April 20 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Val Butler Demings, D-Fla., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Bill Pascrell Jr  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 1203) to "rescue domestic medical product manufacturing activity by providing incentives in economically distressed areas of the U.S. and its possessions." The bill was introduced on April 19. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Marco Rubio, 284 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC, 20510; 202/224-3041; or in state at 402 S. Monroe St., Ste. 2105-E, Tallahassee, FL  more