WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., introduced a resolution on Nov. 17, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on January 2. H. Res. 877. A resolution condemning Mayor Muriel Bowser, Council Chair Phil Mendelson, Councilman Charles Allen, and the rest of the government of the city of Washington, DC, for their failure to stop the crime epidemic plaguing their city; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., P  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., introduced the "BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act" on Dec. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 3. H.R. 6628. A bill to provide direct hire authority to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., introduced a resolution on Nov. 21, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on January 2. H. Res. 886. A resolution supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., introduced a resolution on Nov. 13, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on January 2. H. Res. 866. A resolution supporting the designation of the week beginning November 13, 2023, as "National Apprenticeship Week"; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, Alex X. Mooney,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., introduced the "Workers Protecting Our Wage Earners Rights Act" on Dec. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 3. H.R. 6634. A bill to increase the capacity of the Department of Labor and labor enforcement agencies of States to address labor violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., Greg Casar, D-Texas, Na  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced a joint resolution on Nov. 15, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on January 2. H.J. Res. 102. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the issuance of a license to export with respect to the proposed export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to the Government of Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The joint resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mic  more