WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., introduced the "Supporting Transportation Organization and Refrigeration Expansion Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5136. A bill to address infrastructure needs for food banks serving rural communities and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Supporting Transportation Org  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., introduced the "Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5138. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3- day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., introduced the "Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5145. A bill to extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., introduced the "21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5192. A bill to establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under-employed workers to document the American experience; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., introduced the "Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act " on Aug. 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5217. A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., introduced the "Connecting Hard-to-reach Areas with Renewably Generated Energy Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5154. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional and interregional transmission planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Greg Casar, D-Texas, Mike Lev  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., introduced the "Armed Forces Transgender Dependent Protection Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5196. A bill to expand protections under the Exceptional Family Member Program of the Department of Defense for transgender dependents of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Mar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., introduced the "Expanding Service Coordinators Act" on Aug. 8, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5177. A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to expand certain service coordinator programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., introduced the "Growth of Rural Innovation & Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries & Sustainable Marketplaces Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5203. A bill to establish in the Department of Agriculture an Office of Agritourism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif.  more