WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced the "Paycheck Fairness Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 17. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the "Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1014. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to individual taxpayers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Mark Takano,   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., introduced the "Protect Farmers From the SEC Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1018. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to disclose information related to certain greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Stephanie I. Bice, R-Okla., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Claud  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., introduced the "Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1025. A bill to prohibit Federal funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and to require a GAO study regarding Federal funds previously provided to such institute or to entities affiliated with the Chinese Government; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Bob Good,  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., introduced the "American Opportunity Accounts Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1041. A bill to establish American opportunity accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Troy Carter, D-La., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill.,  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced the "Social Security Expansion Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1046. A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall wit  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., introduced the "Keep Our Communities Safe Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 333. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens ordered removed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Deb Fis  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., introduced the "Fair Access to Banking Act" on Feb. 7, 2023. S. 293. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs, and for other programs; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Dan Sullivan, R-Alas  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the "Protecting America From Spies Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 370. A bill to amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that efforts to engage in espionage or technology transfer are considered in visa issuance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., an  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the "Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 369. A bill to require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review any purchase or lease of real estate near a military installation or military airspace in the United States by a foreign person connected to or subsidized by the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Repu  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced the "Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 353. A bill to establish appropriate penalties for possession of child pornography, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2023" or the "PROTECT Act of 2023"  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced a resolution on March 8, 2023. S.J. Res. 18. A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility"; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Braun, R-Ind., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Mike Lee, R-Utah, J  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the "U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 311. A bill to correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "U.S. C  more