WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., introduced the "Community Housing Act" on Feb. 13, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 5. H.R. 7325. A bill to address the housing crisis through bold investments to increase and preserve the national affordable housing supply, paths to homeownership, and perpetual affordability through shared equity housing and community land trust models, investigating landlord price fixing, and providing relief for rural renters, and for other pu  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, introduced the "Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act" on Feb. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 14. H.R. 7432. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to enable State Medicaid programs to provide comprehensive, coordinated care through a health home to individuals with sickle cell disease; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill. * * * SECTION  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, introduced the "Connect the Grid Act" on Feb. 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7348. A bill to interconnect the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to its neighbors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Maxwel  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, introduced the "Rural Housing Voucher Enhancement Act" on Feb. 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7412. A bill to facilitate the use of rural housing vouchers; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., and Andrea Salinas, D-Ore. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Rural Housing Voucher Enhancement Act of 2024". SEC. 2. Findings   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., introduced the "Election Day Holiday Act" on Feb. 13, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 5. H.R. 7329. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Election Day as a legal public holiday, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., Nikema Williams, D-Ga., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Gregory W. Meeks,  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., introduced the "Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuador Act" on Feb. 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 6. H.R. 7371. A bill to designate Ecuador under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Ecuador to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., introduced the "Autofill Act" on Feb. 23, 2024. The text and summary of the bill was released on March 14. H.R. 7435. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a program to populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Autofill Act of 2024". SEC. 2. A  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., introduced the "Identify Gun Stores Act" on Feb. 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7352. A bill to prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring the usage of any merchant category code established by the International Organization for Standardization, including codes that identify firearm merchants and ammunition merchants; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Steven Ho  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., introduced the "Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act" on Feb. 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 6. H.R. 7365. A bill to provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as f  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., introduced the "Closing the College Hunger Gap Act" on Feb. 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7416. A bill to address food and housing insecurity on college campuses; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Danny  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., introduced the "Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act" on Feb. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 14. H.R. 7437. A bill to require certain supervisory agencies to assess their technological vulnerabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Bill Foster, D-Ill., and J. French Hill, R-Ark. * * * SECTION 1. Short titl  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., introduced the "Frederick Douglass Congressional Gold Medal Act" on Feb. 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 7. H.R. 7378. A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Frederick Douglass in recognition of his contributions to the cause of freedom, human rights, and the abolition of slavery in the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a per  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. William R. Keating, D-Mass., introduced the "Ukraine War Risk Insurance Act" on Feb. 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7353. A bill to provide temporary war risk insurance for certain commercial vessels operating importing goods to, or exporting goods from, Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., introduced the "Patient Matching And Transparency in Certified Health IT Act" on Feb. 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 7. H.R. 7379. A bill to amend title XXX of the Public Health Service Act to establish standards and protocols to improve patient matching; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for cons  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., introduced the "Protect Black Women and Girls Act" on Feb. 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7354. A bill to establish an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls in education, economic development, healthcare, labor and employment, housing, justice and civil rights, to promote community-based methods for mitigating and addressing harm and ensuring accountability, and t  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., introduced the "FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act" on Feb. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 14. H.R. 7438. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the FIFA World Cup 2026, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Kathy Castor, D-Fla. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, introduced the "Health Accelerating Consumer's Care by Expediting Self-Scheduling Act" on Feb. 7, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 1. H.R. 7292. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to lower barriers to increase patient access to health care; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced the "Price Gouging Prevention Act" on Feb. 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 7. H.R. 7390. A bill to make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, introduced the "Airport Immigration Enforcement Act" on Feb. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 14. H.R. 7445. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from authorizing airport space to house undocumented migrants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas, Scott Perry, R-Pa., Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y.  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., introduced the "Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act" on Feb. 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7427. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the longstanding authority of States to use funds made available under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to fund life-affirming services to empower pregnant women to choose life for their babies instead of abortion, and for other pur  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., introduced the "Securing and Understanding our National Renewable Agriculture Yields for Energy Act" on Feb. 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 7. H.R. 7391. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissionin  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., introduced the "Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act" on Feb. 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7360. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make fully refundable the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, to increase the maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bi  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., introduced the "Youth Homelessness Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act" on Feb. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 14. H.R. 7451. A bill to establish a pilot program to provide financial and non-financial housing assistance to certain homeless individuals, to provide for a study of the effects of the pilot program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., introduced the "Climate and Health Protection Act" on Feb. 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7346. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued implementation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, Jesus Garcia, D  more