WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., has introduced legislation (*) to "designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Indiana, as the Jackie Walorski VA Clinic." The bill was introduced on Aug. 5 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Greg Pence, R-Ind., Jim Baird, R-Ind., Trey Hollingsworth, R-Ind., Frank J. Mrvan, D-Ind., Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Steve Scalise, R-La., Elise St  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8686) to "require the Secretary of Defense to award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics." The bill was introduced on Aug. 9 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz. The legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8687) to "require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics." The bill was introduced on Aug. 9 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8655) to "streamline and improve the Federal student loan program to protect borrowers and taxpayers, prohibit the Secretary of Education from exercising regulatory overreach and abusing its authorities granted by Congress, and extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs." The bill was introduced on Aug. 5 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Jim  more