WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9389) to "amend title 10, U.S. Code, to restrict the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Pat Fallon, R-Texas, Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Greg Steube, R-Fla., Kat Cammack, R-Fla., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Jeff Duncan, R-S.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9441) to "direct the National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze online content created by mass shooters in an effort to early identify potential mass shooters." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Andre   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 5227) to "authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals with respect to accessing abortion services." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Richard Blumenthal, D-C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced the Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act (S. 5189) "to address applications for deposit insurance submitted by industrial banks to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congres  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced the Assessing Health Evaluations to Advance Decision-Making Act (S. 5162) "to "provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the potential benefits on population health outcomes of incorporating into the Federal legislative process tools that measure the impacts of proposed legislation (including in areas outside of health care) on health and health disparities." The bill was introduced o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 5219) to "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a partially refundable credit against payroll taxes for certain restaurants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Patty Murray, D-Wash. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Benjamin Cardin, 509 Hart Senate Office Building, Was  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 5218) to "amend the civil rights remedies equalization provision of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986 to clarify civil rights remedies." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstei  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 5213) to "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jack Reed, D-R.I., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. The l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (S. 5180) to "establish the Great Lakes Authority." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, 731 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-2204; 202/224-4822; or in state at 3335 S. Airport Road W., Ste. 6-B, Traverse City, MI 49684; 231/929-1031; 1901   more