WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, introduced a joint resolution on June 5, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Aug. 14. H.J. Res. 163. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emissio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., introduced the "Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act" on June 7, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 11. H.R. 8656. A bill to provide for the implementation of certain recommendations from the Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Accountability, Armed Services, Ene  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., introduced a resolution on June 3, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Aug. 11. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Jennifer L. McClellan, D-Va., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Henry C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., introduced a joint resolution on June 5, 2024. The text and summary of the resolution was released on Aug. 14. H.J. Res. 165. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance"; to the Committee on Education and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced the "Safe Workplaces Act" on June 7, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 12. H.R. 8669. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue nonmandatory guidance on reducing the threat of violence in the workplace, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., and Adam Smith, D-Wash. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., introduced the "No American Land for Communist China Act" on June 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 15. H.R. 8693. A bill to prohibit certain businesses and persons from purchasing real estate adjacent to covered Federal lands in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Carol Miller, R-  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., introduced the "Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act" on June 7, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 12. H.R. 8673. A bill to establish in the National Institute of Standards and Technology the Foundation for Standards and Metrology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. C. Scott Franklin, R-Fla., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Greg Stanton, D-Ar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., introduced the "Youth Lead Act" on June 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 16. S. 4499. A bill to reauthorize grants to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4-H Council, and the National FFA Organization to establish pilot projects to expand the programs carried out by the organizations in rural areas and small towns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri  more