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 10 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., introduced the "Standing Up to the Executive Branch for Immigration Enforcement Act" on Feb. 13, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 5. H.R. 7322. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to enforcement by an attorney general of a State; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., and Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This A  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., introduced the "Recover Pride in Service Act" on Feb. 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7411. A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to improve reviews of characterizations of discharges of members of the Armed Forces on the basis of sexual orientation; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis.,   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 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. 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 10 -- Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., introduced the "Electronic Filing of Electioneering Communication Reports Act" on Feb. 13, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 5. H.R. 7321. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to modernize certain reporting requirements for electioneering communications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., and Joe Neguse, D-Colo. * * *   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. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., introduced the "Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act" on Feb. 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7428. A bill to regulate the business of offering and providing earned wage access services to consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. J. French Hill, R-Ark. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Earned Wage Access Consumer Pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., introduced legislation on Feb. 13, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 5. H.R. 7341. A bill to make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * SECTION 1. Table of contents. SEC. 2. Purpose. SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS to chapter 224 of title 49, united states code. SEC. 4. other technical amendments.  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., introduced the "Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat of Future Violence Act" on Feb. 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 7. H.R. 7396. A bill to direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on animal cruelty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., David Joyce, R-Ohio, and Lori Trahan, D-Mass. * * * SECTION  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., introduced the "Flowers for Fallen Heroes Act" on Feb. 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7361. A bill to establish a flower ordering program for gravesites under the purview of the American Battle Monuments Commission; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., David G. Valadao, R-Calif., Don Davis, D-N.C., Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Tren  more