WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, introduced the "HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7075. A bill to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. John Garamendi, D-Calif., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, Andre Carson, D-Ind., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Dwight Ev  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., introduced the "Maintaining Our Obligation to Moms Who Serve Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7087. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for evidence-based perinatal mental health prevention for pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces and beneficiaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Don Bacon, R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., introduced legislation on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7090. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa. * * * SECTION 1. Exclusion of compensation provided to participants in clinical trials.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., introduced the "Protecting Private Job Creators Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7092. A bill to except quotations of fixed-income securities from certain regulatory requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. J. French Hill, R-Ark., Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., Dan Meuser, R-Pa., Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., Roger Williams, R-Texas, and Pete  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the "AFIDA Improvements Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3666. A bill to amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to establish an additional reporting requirement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., John Fett  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced legislation on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3685. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave for bone marrow or blood stem cell donation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Life Saving Leave Act". SEC. 2.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act" on Jan. 24, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3657. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make the credit fully refundable for certain taxpayers; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., introduced the "HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act" on Jan. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3644. A bill to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. * * * SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents. (a) Short tit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., introduced the "Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3673. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the purchase of single-family homes by certain large investors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Amy Klobucha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act" on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3688. A bill to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Marti  more