WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., introduced the "Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Congressional Gold Medal Act" on May 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 11. H.R. 8521. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Joan Trumpauer Mulholland in recognition of her unique and substantial contributions to American life through her life- long commitment to social justice and equality for all citizens, exhibited both through direct action, at great personal risk, and through  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, introduced the "Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce Act" on May 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 6. H.R. 8469. A bill to establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security a program to promote the cybersecurity field to disadvantaged communities, including older individuals, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, geographically diverse communities, socioeconomi  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., introduced the "Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act" on May 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 11. H.R. 8518. A bill to require that the prevailing wage utilized for purposes of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis- Bacon Act), be determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Pete Sess  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, introduced the "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act" on May 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 11. H.R. 8525. A bill to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced the "American Homeowner Crypto Modernization Act" on May 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 9. H.R. 8480. A bill to require agencies to update mortgage underwriting programs, guidelines, standards, and systems to require lenders to consider, in the mortgage credit evaluation process, any amounts a borrower has in any brokerage account associated with a cryptocurrency exchange; to the Committee on Financial Services, and  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., introduced the "Tokenization Report Act" on May 17, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 6. H.R. 8464. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the National Credit Union Administration Board to jointly submit a report on trends in the use of blockchain technology to tokenize traditional assets, and  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced the "Build the Wall Act" on May 22, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 9. S. 4392. A bill to establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to such Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern border; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Tom Cotton, R-Ark  more