WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colo., introduced the "Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act" on May 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 25. H.R. 8376. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national awareness and outreach campaign to improve mental health among the Hispanic and Latino youth population; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Andr  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colo., introduced the "Strengthening Our Pediatric Mental Health Workforce Act" on May 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 25. H.R. 8375. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase pediatric mental and behavioral health provider education, training, recruitment, retention, and support, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colo., introduced the "Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act" on May 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 25. H.R. 8377. A bill to amend the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act to expand the areas of focus regarding childhood suicide, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, S  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., introduced the "Rural Installation Job Protection Act" on May 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 26. H.R. 8417. A bill to require congressional notice of the cancellation or termination of contracts by the Department of Defense involving certain numbers of employees of contractors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Rural Installation Job Pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., introduced the "Fire Ready Nation Act" on May 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 26. S. 4343. A bill to establish and maintain a coordinated program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery, and to address growing needs in the wildland-urban interface, and for other purposes  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced legislation on May 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 26. S. 4349. A bill to require private health plans to provide for secure electronic transmission of prior authorization requests for prescription drugs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. * * * SECTION 1.  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the "Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act" on May 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 26. S. 4351. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain poison control programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., and Mitt Romney, R-Utah * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act" on May 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 25. S. 4334. A bill to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purpo  more