WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced the "Northern Triangle Asylum Cooperative Agreement Reimplementation Act" on April 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 21. H.R. 8073. A bill to provide for a limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds for bilateral economic assistance to the Republic of El Salvador, the Republic of Guatemala, and the Republic of Honduras; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a p  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., introduced legislation on April 9, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 20. S. 4086. A bill to authorize the confiscation and repurposing of blocked assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. * * * SECTION 1. Recognition of national emergency; findings. SEC. 2. Authority to confiscate blocked assets of the Centra  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., introduced the "Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act" on April 10, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 20. S. 4101. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the continued designation of hospitals that met mountainous terrain or secondary roads distance requirement as critical access hospitals and to modify distance requirements for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals; to the Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced a resolution on April 8, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on May 20. S.J. Res. 70. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)"; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced a resolution on March 22, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on May 13. S. Res. 617. A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Israel has the inherent right to defend itself and take necessary steps to eradicate the terrorist threat posed by Hamas; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Pete Ricke  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced the "Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act" on April 8, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 20. S. 4074. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve interstate commerce carrier apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. * *  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced a resolution on April 10, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on May 20. S. Res. 635. A resolution designating the first week of April 2024 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week"; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. * * * Designating the first week of   more