WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., introduced the "Housing Alignment and Coordination of Critical and Effective Supportive Health Services Act" on March 13, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 6. H.R. 7647. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide guidance to State Medicaid agencies, public housing agencies, Continuums of Care, and housing finance agencies on connecting Medicaid beneficiaries with housing-related services and su  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced the "Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act" on March 13, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 6. H.R. 7671. A bill to amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects; to the Committee on Transp  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, introduced legislation on March 19, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 12. H.R. 7727. A bill to establish an Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jim Baird, R-Ind., Mark Amodei, R-Nev., and Rick Larsen, D-Wash. * * * SECTION 1. Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region.  more