WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., introduced the "United States-Israel Health Technologies Cooperation Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 21. H.R. 4076. A bill to authorize funding for a bilateral cooperative program with Israel for the development of health technologies; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Garret Graves, R-La., Na  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., introduced the "Real Emergencies Act" on June 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. S. 2118. A bill to clarify the inability of the President to declare national emergencies under the National Emergencies Act, major disasters or emergencies under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and public health emergencies under the Public Health Service Act on the premise of climate change, and fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., introduced the "Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. S. 2087. A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and Bill Cassidy, R-La. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., introduced the "Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. S. 2078. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a registered individual, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. * *  more