WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., has introduced the Build Housing with Care Act (H.R. 9375) "to establish a grant program to address the crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through the co-location of housing and child care." The bill was introduced on Nov. Dec. 1 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Marie Newman, D-Ill., Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Juan C. Varg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced the Veterans' Affairs (VA) Work-Study Improvement Act (H.R. 9379) "to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the VA Work-Study program." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Rick Larsen, D-Wash., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9390) to "amend title 5, U.S. Code, to require disclosure of conflicts of interest with respect to rulemaking." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., and Mark T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9427) to "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permanently extend certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities established in response to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on Dec. 5 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., and Neal P. Dunn, R-Fla. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees. For more informa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9372) to "facilitate pipeline construction and limit regulatory and litigation delays under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973." The bill was introduced on Nov. Dec. 1. It was jointly referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources; and Agriculture committees. For more information, Rep. Mike Kelly,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9392) to "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare-dependent hospital program and to update the calculation of the hospital specific rate for such hospitals." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Susan Wild, D-Pa., and Tracey Mann, R-Kan. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Dan Meuser, 414 Cannon House Office Building  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9414) to "amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require that appropriate Federal financial supervisory agencies make publicly available updates with respect to examinations of covered financial institutions." The bill was introduced on Dec. 2 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D  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. 6 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9396) to "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the increased use of renewable natural gas, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful transportation-related emissions that contribute to poor air quality, and to increase job creation and economic opportunity throughout the U.S." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9443) to "amend the Small Business Act to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of cybersecurity technology and services by eligible small businesses." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Bradley Schneider, 300 Cannon House Office Building, Wash  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9423) to "require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions relating to minority entrepreneurship and business ownership." The bill was introduced on Dec. 2 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more informa  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. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 5158) to "strengthen civil rights protections against harassment based on sex, race, color, national origin, disability, or age." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Casey  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 5158) to "amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the U.S." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has eight co-spon  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. 5 -- Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 5165) "to facilitate pipeline construction and limit regulatory and litigation delays under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Patrick Toomey, 248 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington,   more