WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., introduced the "Small Business Ceiling Fan Manufacturer Protection Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 15. H.R. 6793. A bill to prohibit further action on the proposed rule entitled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans"; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., and Bob Good, R-Va. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., introduced the "Department of Veterans Affairs Therapeutic Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 15. H.R. 6800. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the requirements for appointment, qualifications, and pay for therapeutic medical physicists of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., introduced the "Rolling Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and Drug Reserve Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 15. H.R. 6802. A bill to improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products with vulnerable supply chains and ensure that reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions in the event of drug shortages or public health emergencies; to the Co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., introduced legislation on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. H.R. 6813. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule related to revisions to the air emissions reporting requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Andy Ogl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., introduced the "Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. H.R. 6815. A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to revise its regulations to protect patients from unintended exposure to radiation during nuclear medicine procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Don Davis, D-N.C., and Ben Cline, R-Va. * * * S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the "National Archives and Records Administration Modernization Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. H.R. 6822. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. * * * SECTION 1. Short title.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., introduced the "Relief for Survivors of Miners Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 13. H.R. 6761. A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Jennifer L. McClellan, D-V  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced the "Brittany Clardy Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. H.R. 6828. A bill to establish within the Department of Justice an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Gwen Moor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., introduced the "Transnational Fentanyl Prevention Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 13. H.R. 6767. A bill to require the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to submit to Congress an intelligence assessment on the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Cartel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas. * * * SECTION 1  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, introduced the "Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. S. 3509. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Ric  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Amended Sensible Classification Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. S. 3495. A bill to improve the classification and declassification of national security information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, James Lankford, R-Okla., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Angus S.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., introduced the "Terrorist Financing Prevention Act" on Dec. 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 9. S. 3441. A bill to prevent Foreign Terrorist Organizations and their financial enablers, whether in currency or digital assets, from accessing financial and other institutions of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., introduced a resolution on Dec. 7, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Jan. 9. S. Res. 492. A resolution honoring the life of the First Lady Rosalynn Carter; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Book  more