WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9575) to "prohibit any employee or contractor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Department of Health and Human Services from transporting any alien across State lines for the purpose of procuring an abortion for such alien." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Doug Lamborn, R-Colo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9616) to "protect children against sexual abuse and exploitation." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Tim Burchett, 1122 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5435; or in district offices at 800 Market St., Ste. 110, Knoxville, TN 37902; 865/523-3772; 341 Cou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9539) to "require the development of an inter-agency strategy and the submission of certain reports relating to the illegal export and trafficking of firearms from the U.S. to recipients in Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries." The bill was introduced on Dec. 14 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Norma Torres, D-Calif., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Ilh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9578) to "provide that Donald J. Trump is ineligible to again hold the office of President of the U.S. or to hold any office, civil or military, under the U.S." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15 and has 40 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Sean Casten, D-Ill., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Yv  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9581) to "provide emergency relief for American short line railroads." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, Michael Guest, R-Miss., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Rodney Davis, R-Ill., and Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Byron Donalds, 523 Cannon House Office Building, Washington,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9546) to "identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women." The bill was introduced on Dec. 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., and Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Lois F  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9622) to "ensure that within a State, an action of a State agency taken pursuant to State law shall have effect notwithstanding any Federal law to the contrary." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Louie Gohmert, 2269 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3035; or in district offices at 1121 ESE Loop 323, Ste. 2  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9583) to "amend title 18, U.S. Code, to provide protections for nonviolent political protesters." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. For more information, Rep. Louie Gohmert, 2269 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3035; or in district offices at 1121 ESE Loop 323, Ste. 206, Tyler, TX  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9621) to "amend title 18, U.S. Code, to provide that robbery of armored cars constitutes bank robbery." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Louie Gohmert, 2269 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3035; or in district offices at 1121 ESE Loop 323, Ste. 206, Tyler, TX 75701; 903/561-6349; 101 E. Methvin, Ste. 30  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9550) to "establish a task force on the prevention of suicide by U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel." The bill was introduced on Dec. 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Jared Golden, D-Maine, Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. It was referred to the House Homeland Security Committee. For more information, Rep. Tony Gonzales, 1009 Longw  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9554) to "prohibit the use of Federal funds to negotiate or contribute to international agreements that provide for loss and damage funds as a result of climate change." The bill was introduced on Dec. 14 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., David Rouzer, R-N.C., Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, Mike Bost, R-Ill  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9588) to "provide a national standard for financial institution data security and breach notification on behalf of all consumers." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. J. French Hill, R-Ark., William Timmons, R-S.C., Roger Williams, R-Texas, Lance Gooden, R-Texas, Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. The legislation was referred to the House   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9592) to "amend title 49, U.S. Code, with respect to restroom access for certain drivers." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Troy E. Nehls, 1104 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5951; or in district office at 6117 Broadway St.,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9596) to "require a determination of whether certain Chinese entities are responsible for human rights abuses that meet the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act or the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, and Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J. It was jointly referred to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9557) to "prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the U.S. to vote in any election." The bill was introduced on Dec. 14 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Pete Sessions, R-Texas, Bob Good, R-Va., Gary J. Palmer, R-Ala., Brian Babin, R-Texas  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9564) to "establish the right of adults to engage in private, non-commercial, consensual sexual conduct in the exercise of their liberty." The bill was introduced on Dec. 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Chris Pappas, D-N.H., Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., Katie Porter, D-Calif., and Dwight Evans, D-Pa. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Mark Takano, 42  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9639) to "require the Secretary of Education to report default and other data for each program of study of certain institutions of higher education for which the Secretary annually reports cohort default data under the Higher Education Act of 1965." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Beth Van Duyne, 1337 Longworth House Of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9605) to "amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the research report exception to include reports about any issuer that undertakes a proposed offering of public securities." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Roger Williams, 1708 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-9896; or in district offices  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9606) to "direct the Secretary of State to review whether certain Iranian officials are eligible for entry into the U.S." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., and Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Joe Wilson, 1436 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 2  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has introduced legislation (S. 5269) to "prohibit the Department of Defense from requiring contractors to provide information relating to greenhouse gas emissions." The bill was introduced on Dec. 15 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Deb Fischer,  more