WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the "Mayorkas Must Fly Coach Until We Secure the Border Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1542. A bill to prohibit Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas from flying on a Federal executive aircraft; to the Committee on Homeland Security. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., Anna P. Luna, R-Fla., and Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. * * * SECTION 1. Short t  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., introduced the "Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act" on March 9, 2023. H.R. 1511. A bill to amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to render available to certain long-term residents of the United States the benefit under that section; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Norma Torres, D-Calif., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jesus Garc  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced the "Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1564. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the designation of the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion as foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Lisa C. McClain, R-Mich., Thomas Tiffa  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., introduced the "Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act" on March 9, 2023. H.R. 1526. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with a history of a hereditary cancer gene mutation in a blood relative or a personal or ancestral history suspicious for hereditary cancer, and to provide coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries that would reduce the risk  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., introduced the "Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1567. A bill to require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., introduced the "Fairness, Anti-discrimination & Individual Rights Act" on March 9, 2023. H.R. 1524. A bill to provide for equal protection of the law and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, or national origin in Federal actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Education and the Workforce, and House Admini  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Child Labor Prevention Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 637. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to apply child labor laws to independent contractors, increase penalties for child labor law violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., introduced the "Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 638. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1934 to require country-by-country reporting; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Tammy B  more