WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., introduced a resolution on Feb. 1, 2023. H. Res. 89. A resolution impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Eli Crane, R-Ariz., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Bill Posey, R-Fl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, introduced a joint resolution on Feb. 7, 2023. H.J. Res. 31. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The joint resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Mike Bost, R-Ill., Andrew S. Clyde, R-Ga., Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Matthew M. Rosendale, R-M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Andrew S. Clyde, R-Ga., introduced legislation on Jan. 31, 2023. H.R. 646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., introduced a joint resolution on Jan. 30, 2023. H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Andrew S. Clyde, R-Ga., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Byron Donalds, R-Fla., August Pflu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced legislation on Jan. 31, 2023. H.R. 661. A bill to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ken Buck, R-Colo., Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Bill Johns  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Jan. 26, 2023. H.R. 552. A bill to prohibit United States contributions to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Matt Gaetz  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. William R. Keating, D-Mass., introduced a resolution on Jan. 30, 2023. H. Res. 81. A resolution calling on the President to support the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and James McGovern, D-Mass. * * * The text of the resolution: Calling on  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, introduced a resolution on Feb. 8, 2023. H. Res. 104. A resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Russell Fry, R-S.C., and Ryan Zinke, R-Mont. * * * The text of the resolution: Whereas, on February 2, 2023, the Department of Def  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., introduced a resolution on Feb. 7, 2023. H. Res. 100. A resolution expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran, and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Ben Cline,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., introduced legislation on Jan. 30, 2023. H.R. 631. A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. David Rouzer, R-N.C., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mont., Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., introduced the "Transparency in Federal Spending Resolution on Feb. 6, 2023. H. Res. 96. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of certain legislation that authorizes or makes appropriations unless such legislation includes a table that details the amount of appropriations authorized or appropriated for each program and an estimate of the costs (if any) of servicing the public debt which   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., introduced legislation on Jan. 30, 2023. H.R. 632. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Pete Sessions, R-Texas, Jerry L. Carl, R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Jan. 26, 2023. H.R. 571. A bill to allow Federal funds appropriated for kindergarten through grade 12 education to follow the student; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Jan. 31, 2023. H.R. 678. A bill to eliminate the position of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mont., Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., Cory Mills, R-Fla., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., and T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Jan. 26, 2023. H.R. 570. A bill to prohibit the award of Federal funds to schools that promote certain race-based theories to students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Pete Sessions, R-Texas, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., and Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., introduced legislation on Jan. 31, 2023. H.R. 683. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of certain agricultural transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., introduced a resolution on Feb. 1, 2023. H. Res. 85. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations Security Council should immediately impose an arms embargo against the military of Burma; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., Ami Bera, D-Calif., William R. Keating, D-Mass., Brad Sherman, D-Cali  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., introduced legislation on Jan. 26, 2023. H.R. 583. A bill to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on drilling off the coasts of the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. John H. Rutherford, R-Fla., Neal P. Dunn, R-Fla., Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Carlos A. Gimenez, R-Fla., Bria  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., introduced legislation on Jan. 27, 2023. H.R. 615. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., introduced a concurrent resolution on Feb. 6, 2023. H. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The concurrent resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Mark Amodei, R-Nev., Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, Don Bacon, R-Neb., Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, Andy Barr, R-Ky., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Vern Buchanan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., introduced a joint resolution on Feb. 2, 2023. S.J. Res. 7. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of Waters of the United States"; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The joint resolution i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act" on Feb. 1, 2023. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, John Kennedy, R-La., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Rick Scott, R-Fla., John Boozman, R-Ark., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., John Hoeve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced a joint resolution on Jan. 31, 2023. S.J. Res. 5. A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Mike Braun, R-Ind., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Ste  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced a resolution on Feb. 2, 2023. S. Res. 25. A resolution recognizing January 2023 as "National Mentoring Month"; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Richard J.  more