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. 8 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Healing and Economic Advancement for Local businesses in Maui Act" on Jan. 22, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 7. H.R. 7061. A bill to provide loans and other financial assistance to small businesses affected by the wildfires on Maui, and for other purpose; to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minn., introduced the "Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act" on Jan. 22, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 7. H.R. 7062. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to periodically assess cybersecurity threats to, and vulnerabilities in, the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sector and to provide recommendations to enhance their security and resilience, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an annual cross-sector simu  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. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., introduced the "Peer Support for Firefighters Act" on Jan. 22, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 7. H.R. 7069. A bill to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to expand permissible uses of assistance to firefighters grant funds relating to behavioral and mental health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii. * * * SECT  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. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., introduced the "Emergency Vehicle and Community Planning Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 7. S. 3605. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop guidelines and best practices for local evacuation route planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii. *  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act" on Jan. 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 7. S. 3595. A bill to award grants to States to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language, and early language programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill  more