WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced the "Credit for Caring Act" on Jan. 31, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 16. S. 3702. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. * * * SEC  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., introduced the "Human Rights Defenders Protection Act" on Jan. 31, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 16. S. 3705. A bill to protect individuals who face reprisals for defending human rights and democracy by enhancing the capacity of the United States Government to prevent, mitigate, and respond in such cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Christopher S. Murphy, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act" on Feb. 1, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 18. S. 3727. A bill to establish the Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Committee and to facilitate the disclosure and reporting of information regarding complaints and investigations related to proprietary institutions of higher education eligible to receive Federal education assistance; to the Committee on He  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced the "Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act" on Feb. 1, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 18. S. 3732. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artifical intelligence, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced legislation on Jan. 31, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 16. S. 3714. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Christopher S. Murphy,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced the "Investor Choice Act" on Jan. 31, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 16. S. 3715. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., introduced legislation on Jan. 31, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 16. S. 3712. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R  more