WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., introduced the "Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act" on Dec. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 27. H.R. 6570. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to reform certain authorities and to provide greater transparency and oversight; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., introduced the "Never Again Education Reauthorization Act" on Nov. 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 26. H.R. 6516. A bill to reauthorize the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to support Holocaust education programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Kathy E. Manning, D-N.C., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Jo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., introduced the "Atomic Energy Advancement Act" on Dec. 1, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 26. H.R. 6544. A bill to advance the benefits of nuclear energy by enabling efficient, timely, and predictable licensing, regulation, and deployment of nuclear energy technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, for a pe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., introduced the "No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act" on Nov. 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 26. H.R. 6520. A bill to exclude individuals who are not citizens of the United States from the number of persons used to determine the apportionment of Representatives and the number of electoral votes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Jeff Van Drew,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., introduced the "Protect American Gun Exporters Act" on Nov. 29, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 26. H.R. 6504. A bill to prohibit actions to carry out the Department of Commerce's pause in the issuance of new export licenses for certain exports under the Commerce Control List; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Sam Graves, R-Mo., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, introduced the "Commission to Study Acts of Antisemitism in the United States Act" on Dec. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 27. H.R. 6578. A bill to establish the Commission to Study Acts of Antisemitism in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Max Miller, R-Ohio, Jared Moskowitz  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., introduced the "Enabling Necessary Discipline with the Defense of Executives' Endeavors to Properly Staff Their Agencies with Trustworthy Employees Act" on Dec. 1, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 27. H.R. 6558. A bill to prohibit the issuance of the rule entitled "Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles" or any successor rule; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., introduced the "No Kill Switches in Cars Act" on Dec. 1, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 27. H.R. 6563. A bill to repeal a requirement for the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations with respect to advanced impaired driving technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Rep. C. Scott Franklin, R-Fla., introduced the "IMF Accountability Act" on Nov. 29, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 26. H.R. 6502. A bill to prohibit representatives of the United States from voting at the International Monetary Fund for any Special Drawing Rights allocations, quota increases, or policy modifications that would benefit certain countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Andy   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., introduced the "Encouraging Innovation and Protecting Consumers Act" on Dec. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 27. H.R. 6584. A bill to restore the functions of the Office of Innovation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Encouraging Innovation and Protecting Consumers Act". SEC. 2. Resto  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act" on Nov. 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 26. S. 3328. A bill to exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a hom  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced a resolution on Nov. 14, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Dec. 20. S. Res. 462. A resolution emphasizing the urgency of responding to attacks in Israel and the greater region from the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., John Thune,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., introduced the "Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act" on Nov. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 20. S. 3296. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify employer educational assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Tim Scott, R-S.C. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., introduced the "Expanding American Entrepreneurship Act" on Nov. 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 26. S. 3319. A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to address entities that are not considered to be investment companies for the purposes of that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Tim Scott, R-S.C. * * *   more