WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, introduced legislation on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 6. H.R. 4242. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to issue guidance on considerations for conducting clinical trials for psychedelic assisted therapy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif. *   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the "Voluntarily Offered Tools for Election Reforms by States Act" on June 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 9. H.R. 4407. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Standards Board of the Election Assistance Commission to release voluntary considerations with respect to the administration of elections for Federal office; to the Committee on House Administration. * * * SECTION 1. Short title.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, introduced the "Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act" on June 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 9. H.R. 4417. A bill to prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., introduced the "Ukraine Reconstruction Accountability and Transparency Act" on June 23, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 8. H.R. 4341. A bill to direct the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to use voice, vote, and influence of the United States to prevent companies from countries that actively or tacitly supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine from benefitting from its reconstructi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., introduced the "Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act" on June 23, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 8. H.R. 4346. A bill to raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Andy Barr, R-Ky., Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., and Zach Nunn, R-Iowa. *  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, introduced the "Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act" on June 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 9. H.R. 4387. A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program providing for the establishment of Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Don Davis,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., introduced the "Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act" on June 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 7. H.R. 4306. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with firefighting; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif.,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., introduced a resolution on June 21, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Aug. 9. H. Res. 535. A resolution expressing support for the designation of November 12, 2023, as "National Warrior Call Day" and recognizing the importance of connecting warriors in the United States to support structures necessary to transition from the battlefield; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced a resolution on June 22, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Aug. 3. S. Res. 284. A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 2023 as "National Dairy Month" to recognize the important role dairy plays in a healthy diet and the exceptional work of dairy producers in being stewards of the land and livestock; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The resolution is cosponsored by Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced a resolution on June 22, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on Aug. 3. S. Res. 280. A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The resoluti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced the "Retroactive Foreign Agents Registration Act" on July 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 10. S. 2229. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register retroactively as foreign agents under the Act with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced the "USDA Spending Accountability Act" on July 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 10. S. 2244. A bill to amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to require specific congressional authorization for use of the Commodity Credit Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Mike Braun, R-Ind. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced the "Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act" on July 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 10. S. 2231. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, James Risch, R-Idaho, Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Ma  more