WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., introduced the "Banning EPA's Encroachment on Facilities Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7079. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing certain changes to regulations regarding meat and poultry products effluent discharges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., introduced the "Complete Streets Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7082. A bill to require States to establish complete streets programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Complete Streets Act of 2024". SEC. 2. Complete streets program. SEC  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., introduced the "Restricting Administration Zealots from Obliging Raiders Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7083. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from removing or altering a barrier, fence, barbed wire, or obstacle constructed by a State along the United States border for the purpose of preventing unlawful crossings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security. The bill is cospon  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. 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in Orbit Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3658. A bill to promote space situational awareness and space traffic coordination and to modify the functions and leadership of the Office of Space Commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Kyrsten Sinem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., introduced the "Equal Representation Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3659. A bill to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Kevin Cra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., introduced the "Protecting Private Job Creators Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3676. A bill to except quotations of fixed-income securities from certain regulatory requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Protecting Private Job Creators Act". SEC. 2. Findings. SEC. 3. Exemption relating   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., introduced the "Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act" on Jan. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3642. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct collaborative research to advance weather models in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored b  more