WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Creating Access and Resources in Education for Student Mental Health Act" on March 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 3. S. 4041. A bill to support local educational agencies in addressing the student mental health crisis; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H. *  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced the "Prevent All Soring Tactics Act" on March 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 28. S. 4004. A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mark R. W  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced a resolution on March 20, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on April 28. S. Res. 604. A resolution designating March 21, 2024, as "National Women in Agriculture Day"; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., John Fetterman, D-Pa., Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., introduced the "Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to New Devices Act" on March 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 28. S. 4009. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a resolution on March 19, 2024. The text and summary of the resolution was released on April 28. S. Res. 597. A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Bo  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the "Better Enabling Secure and Trustworthy Technology for the Homeland Act" on March 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 28. S. 4024. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont. * * * SECTION 1. Short t  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Curbing Online Non-consensual Sexually Explicit Nudity Transfers Act" on March 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 28. S. 3986. A bill to establish a private right of action against a person who sends unsolicited visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced the "Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act" on March 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 28. S. 3992. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from directly making loans under the 7(a) loan program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., James Risch, R-Idaho, Kevin Cramer, R-N.  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., introduced the "Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act" on March 19, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 28. S. 3977. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropriate, safe, effective, patient-centered orthotic and prosthetic care; to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to orthotics and pro  more