WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced the "Defund NPR Act" on April 19, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 22. H.R. 8083. A bill to prohibit Federal funding for National Public Radio, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Kat Cammack, R-Fla., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., and Brian Babin, R-Texas. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cit  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., introduced legislation on April 19, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 22. H.R. 8091. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Scott Perry, R-Pa., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Andrew S. Clyde, R-Ga., Eli Crane, R-Ariz., Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, and Andy Harri  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., introduced the "Stop the Baseline Bloat Act" on April 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 21. H.R. 8068. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exclude resources designated as an emergency requirement or any resources provided in supplemental appropriations laws from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget. The   more

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 23 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., introduced the "Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act" on April 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 21. H.R. 8070. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Servic  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., introduced the "Contacting All Local Legislators Act" on April 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 21. H.R. 8060. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the notification of appropriate elected officials prior to the placement of refugees in a State; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Jeff Duncan, R  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, introduced a resolution on April 10, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on May 20. S. Res. 636. A resolution designating February 29, 2024, as "Rare Disease Day"; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Tim Scott, R-S.C., Roger Marshall, R  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced a resolution on March 22, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on May 13. S. Res. 620. A resolution demanding that the international community hold accountable those who perpetrated acts of sexual violence and sexual torture during and after the attack on the State of Israel on October 7, 2023; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala.,  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced the "Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences Through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement With Tested and Evidence-Based Strategies Act" on April 10, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 20. S. 4094. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill   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