WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, introduced the "Open RAN Outreach Act" on March 3, 2023. H.R. 1340. A bill to provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding Open RAN networks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., and Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Open RAN Outreach Act". SEC. 2. Outreach and technical assistance t  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., introduced the "Stop CRT Act" on Feb. 28, 2023. H.R. 1229. A bill to codify Executive Order 13950 (relating to combating race and sex stereotyping), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., introduced the "Food Deserts Act" on Feb. 28, 2023. H.R. 1230. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to States to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Al Green, D-Texas, Lloyd Doggett, D-Tex  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., introduced the "FOCA Act" on Feb. 27, 2023. H.R. 1209. A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Nancy Mace, R-S.C., John Moolenaar, R-Mich., Scott Perry, R-Pa., Matthew M. R  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., introduced the "Sarah Keys Evans Congressional Gold Medal Act" on Feb. 28, 2023. H.R. 1237. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sarah Keys Evans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Deborah K. Ross, D-N.C., Wiley Nickel, D-N.C., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Del. Eleanor Holmes  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., introduced the "Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally Act" on Feb. 28, 2023. H.R. 1238. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations to define high-hazard flammable train, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., John Garam  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., introduced the "Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act" on Feb. 27, 2023. H.R. 1210. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to suspend the right to introduce certain persons or property into the United States in the interest of the public health; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., Chris Smith, R-N.  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Neal P. Dunn, R-Fla., introduced the "Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act" on Feb. 27, 2023. H.R. 1199. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequent  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced legislation on Feb. 28, 2023. H.R. 1244. A bill to posthumously award a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such p  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., introduced the "Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act" on March 3, 2023. H.R. 1352. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar biological products under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration o  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., introduced legislation on Feb. 28, 2023. H.R. 1247. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel; 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 con  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kan., introduced the "Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act" on Feb. 28, 2023. H.R. 1250. A bill to restore the exemption of family farms and small businesses from the definition of assets under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Don Davis, D-N.C., Barry Moore, R-Ala., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., Dan Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., introduced the "National Right-to-Work Act" on Feb. 27, 2023. H.R. 1200. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Scott Perry, R-Pa., Jim Baird, R-Ind., A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Garret Graves, R-La., Tom McClint  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Debbie Smith Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. S. 499. 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 Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., John Kennedy, R-La., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced the "No CCP (Chinese Communist Police) in the United States Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. S. 520. A bill to provide for greater transparency about China's bilateral security agreements and joint police initiatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Mike Braun, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "No CCP (Chinese Communist P  more