WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., introduced the "Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 4. H.R. 7008. A bill to amend section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to judicial review of a permit issued under such section, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be ci  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colo., introduced the "Abortion Care Capacity Enhancement and Support Services Act" on Jan. 22, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 7. H.R. 7059. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to increase capacity for providing abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Ve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. John Duarte, R-Calif., introduced the "Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 4. H.R. 7013. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the scope of national pollutant discharge elimination system permit discharge authorizations and the expression of effluent limitations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Rep.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the "Death Tax Repeal Act" on Jan. 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 6. H.R. 7035. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Scott Perry, R-Pa., Tracey Mann, R-Kan.,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., introduced the "College Cost Reduction Act" on Jan. 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 2. H.R. 6951. A bill to lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., Lisa C. McClain, R-Mich., Michelle Steel, R-Calif., and Brandon Williams, R-N.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., introduced the "Protect Medicaid Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 4. H.R. 7014. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for the administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and Ken Calvert, R-Calif. * * * SECTION 1  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., introduced the "Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act" on Jan. 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 6. H.R. 7039. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C.,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., introduced the "Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act" on Jan. 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 2. H.R. 6972. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require an Executive agency whose head is a member of the National Security Council to notify the Executive Office of the President, the Comptroller General of the United States, and congressional leadership of such head becoming medically incapacitated within 24 hours, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., introduced the "Creating Access to Rural Employment and Education for Resilience and Success Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 4. H.R. 7015. A bill to amend the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., John Du  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kan., introduced the "Reining in Federal Licensing Enforcement Act" on Jan. 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 6. H.R. 7042. A bill to reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Mike Ezell, R-Miss., Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, David Rouzer, R-N.C., Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., Tim   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, introduced the "Directing Our Country's Transfer Of Residency Slots Act" on Jan. 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 2. H.R. 6980. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the reallocation of unused waivers of the foreign residency requirement for certain J-visa holders; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Don Davis, D-N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, introduced the "Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 5. H.R. 7021. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the procedure for the development of water quality criteria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., introduced the "Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 5. H.R. 7023. A bill to amend section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to codify certain regulatory provisions relating to nationwide permits for dredged or fill material, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Nationw  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Jan. 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 6. H.R. 7049. A bill to repeal the Department of Veterans Affairs directive relating to the COVID-19 vaccination program for Veterans Health Administration health care personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., Scott Perry, R-Pa., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Andrew S. Clyde, R-Ga., Mary E  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., introduced the "Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 5. H.R. 7026. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify when the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site under section 404 of such Act, and for oth  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., introduced the "Parity for Child Exploitation Offenders Act" on Jan. 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 6. H.R. 7051. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to revise recidivist penalty provisions for child sexual exploitation offenses to uniformly account for prior military convictions, thereby ensuring parity among federal, State, and military convictions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., introduced the "Keeping Our Promise Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 5. H.R. 7028. A bill to authorize the issuance of visas and admission of certain aliens, and their derivatives, who were selected to apply for diversity immigrant visas but were unable to be issued such visas or be admitted to the United States as a result of certain Presidential Proclamations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Jud  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, introduced the "Distribution Transformer Efficiency and Supply Chain Reliability Act" on Jan. 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 7. S. 3627. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require a certain efficiency level for certain distribution transformers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Bill Hager  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the "Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act" on Jan. 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 7. S. 3624. A bill to restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., James Lankford, R-Okla., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tim Scott, R-S.C.  more