WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Del. Gregorio Sablan, D-N.M., introduced the "Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. H.R. 949. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, David Trone, D-Md., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Nanette D. Barrag  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., introduced the "Major Richard Star Act" on March 1, 2023. H.R. 1282. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., introduced the "Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 992. A bill to establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Commi  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., introduced the "No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 993. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that bonds used to finance professional stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act of 2023". SEC. 2. No tax-exempt bonds for professional stadiums. (a) In general.--Sec  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., introduced the "Housing Accountability Act" on March 1, 2023. H.R. 1281. A bill to provide standards for physical condition and management of housing receiving assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; to the Committee on Financial Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Housing Accountability Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Standards for physical condition and management of housing re  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., introduced the "Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act" on March 1, 2023. H.R. 1291. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 o  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., introduced the "Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act" on March 1, 2023. H.R. 1302. A bill to repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Sean Casten, D-Ill., Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., Jason Crow, D-Colo., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Sydney Kamlager  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., introduced the "Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act" on March 1, 2023. H.R. 1320. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Gerald E. Connol  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., introduced the "Child Care for Every Community Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. H.R. 953. A bill to establish universal child care and early learning programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mi  more