WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., introduced the "Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 16. H.R. 3492. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Glenn R  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., introduced legislation on May 17, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 12. H.R. 3426. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include expenses relating to membership in health care sharing ministries to qualify for the deduction for medical expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. * * * SECTION 1. Expenses relating to health care sharing ministries included in deduction for medical expenses.  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss., introduced the "Forest Conservation Easement Program Act" on May 17, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 12. H.R. 3424. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the forest conservation easement program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Fore  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., introduced the "Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 16. H.R. 3508. A bill to require a comprehensive southern border strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Michael Guest, R-Miss., Chris Pappas, D-N.H., and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Comprehensive  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. John H. Rutherford, R-Fla., introduced the "Reinstate Our Troops Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 15. H.R. 3458. A bill to establish certain remedies for certain individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Mik  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., introduced the "Justice is Beneficial Limitation on Investments and Necessary Disclosure Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 16. H.R. 3534. A bill to require justices, judges, magistrate judges, or bankruptcy judges and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into qualified blind trusts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Abigail Spanbe  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. introduced a resolution on May 18, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on June 8. S. Res. 223. A resolution designating the week of May 21 through May 27, 2023, as "National Public Works Week"; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., John Boozman, R-Ark., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Alex Padilla, D-Cali  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced the "Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 4. S. 1709. A bill to require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating a child's gender transition in any form, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Mi  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a resolution on April 20, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on June 8. S. Res. 166. A resolution honoring the efforts of the Coast Guard for excellence in maritime border security; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Ted Budd, R-N.C., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Roger Wicker, R-Miss.,  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., introduced the "Main Street Tax Certainty Act" on May 18, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on June 4. S. 1706. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Tim Scott, R-S.C., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Roger M  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "First Step Implementation Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 9. S. 1251. A bill to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Rog  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "Safer Detention Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 9. S. 1248. A bill to expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, and make other technical corrections; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Sh  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act" on March 29, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 14. S. 1056. A bill to give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Christopher Coons, D-Del., and   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., introduced the "Community College Agriculture Advancement Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 14. S. 1740. A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize capacity building grants for community college agriculture and natural resources programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Deb Fischer, R  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., introduced the "Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 4. S. 1680. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Pete Ricketts, R-N  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Reforming Disaster Recovery Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 4. S. 1686. A bill to establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housin  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced the "Broadband Buildout Accountability Act" on April 20, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on June 9. S. 1234. A bill to apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Je  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced the "Protect Our Law enforcement With Immigration Control & Enforcement Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 14. S. 1732. A bill to require application stores to publicly list the country of origin of the applications that they distribute, and to provide consumers the ability to protect themselves; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, introduced the "Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 9. S. 1227. A bill to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. * * * SECTION 1. Short t  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., introduced the "American Infrastructure Bonds Act" on May 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on June 4. S. 1695. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to issuers of American infrastructure bonds; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.,  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a resolution on May 18, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on June 8. S. Res. 226. A resolution designating May 20, 2023, as "Kids to Parks Day"; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. * * * Designating May 2  more