WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., introduced the "American Energy Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1067. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to clarify the effect of a pending civil action on the processing of an application for a permit to drill, to require courts to remand lease sale Environmental Impact Statements to agencies to remedy when necessary, and to establish a term limit for permits to drill; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Reps  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., introduced the "Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1116. A bill to prohibit individuals charged with human trafficking or drug trafficking offenses committed near the border of the United States from receiving Federal benefits; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, and Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be ci  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., introduced the "DISCLOSE Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1118. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, introduced the "Women's Public Health and Safety Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1074. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., Bob Good, R-Va., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., Ronny Jackson,   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., introduced the "Baseball Diplomacy Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1075. A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., introduced legislation on Feb. 24, 2023. H.R. 1175. A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia as the "Federal Bureau of Investigation Building"; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Andre Carson, D-Ind., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the "Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1076. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study on the trafficking into the United States of synthetic drugs, and related illicit finance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., introduced the "Protecting American Energy Production Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1121. A bill to prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. The bill is cosponsored by   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., introduced legislation on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1129. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determine  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., introduced the "Rural Health Care Access Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1128. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located in rural areas as critical access hospitals; to the Committee on Ways and Means. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility P  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., introduced the "Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1088. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. The bill i  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., introduced the "Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1139. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a p  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced the "UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1102. A bill to withhold United States contributions to 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. Brian Babin, R-Texas, Greg Steube, R-Fla., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Daniel Crensh  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., introduced the "Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act" on Feb. 24, 2023. H.R. 1163. A bill to provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., Greg Steube, R-Fla., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Blake D. Moore, R-Uta  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., introduced the "Debbie Smith Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1105. A bill to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Ben Cline, R-Va. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Debbie Smith A  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., introduced the "John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1150. A bill to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Lisa   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced the "Cutting Off Communist Profiteers Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 442. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Presidential appointees from acting on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese military companies; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., introduced the "Revising Existing Procedures on Reporting via Technology Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. S. 474. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen reporting to the CyberTipline related to online sexual exploitation of children, to modernize liabilities for such reports, to preserve the contents of such reports for 1 year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Jon Ossoff  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the "Thin Blue Line Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 459. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or target America's public safety officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., James Lankford, R-Okla., Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., John Hoeven, R-  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, introduced the "Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 443. A bill to treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of LIFO inventory for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Christopher Coons, D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., introduced the "Build the Wall Now Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 422. A bill to remove legal impediments preventing construction of a border barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico, improve the construction requirements for such barrier, [[Page S398]] make previously appropriated funds available for constructing such barrier until expanded, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmenta  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 434. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Bill Hagerty, R-T  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced legislation on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 398. A bill to prevent the use of additional Internal Revenue Service funds from being used for audits of taxpayers with taxable incomes below $400,000 in order to protect low- and middle-income earning American taxpayers from an onslaught of audits from an army of new Internal Revenue Service auditors funded by an unprecedented, nearly $80,000,000,000, infusion of new funds; to the Committee on Financ  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced the "Hearing Protection Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Bill Cassidy, R-La., James Lankford, R-Okla., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., John Kennedy, R-La., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., John Boozman, R-Ark., J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, Ted Budd,  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., introduced the "Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 428. A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Roger M  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., introduced the "Iran Nuclear Treaty Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., John Boozman, R-Ark., Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Steve Daines, R-Mont., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., John Hoeven, R-N.D., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Mi  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., introduced the "No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 444. A bill to require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly to be subject to Senate ratification; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Mike Braun, R-  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced the "Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. S. 476. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to protect access to genetically targeted technologies; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act". SEC. 2. Amendment to definition of qualifying si  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, introduced the "UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 431. A bill to withhold United States contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Mike Cr  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the "Ensuring Military Readiness Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 435. A bill to provide requirements related to the eligibility of individuals who identify as transgender from serving in the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and Mike Braun, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Ensuring Mil  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the "Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Acton Feb. 9, 2023. S. 380. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Bill Cassidy, R-La., James Risch, R-Idaho, James Lankf  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced the "American Security Drone Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. S. 473. A bill to provide for drone security; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "American Security Drone Act of 2023". SEC. 2  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced the "Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 453. A bill to prohibit the implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, John Kennedy, R-La., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Mike Rounds, R-S.D.,   more