WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., introduced a resolution on June 28, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 1. H. Res. 1330. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Stephen F. Lynch,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., introduced the "Worker Rights and Support Act" on June 28, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 1. H.R. 8911. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to allow employees to take meal, rest, restroom, and medical breaks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Jonathan J  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced a resolution on June 28, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 1. H. Res. 1332. A resolution encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Ami Bera, D-Calif., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Brendan Boyl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, introduced the "Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act" on July 2, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 1. H.R. 8923. A bill to establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, introduced the "Campus Housing Affordability Act" on July 2, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 1. H.R. 8925. A bill to amend the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 and the United States Housing Act of 1937 to allow for housing assistance to certain individuals enrolled as students at an institution of higher education,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., introduced the "Cannabis Research Act" on June 28, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 1. H.R. 8901. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the designation of institutions of higher education as Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, introduced the "Freeze Aid for Student Assaulters Act" on June 28, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 1. H.R. 8902. A bill to make certain individuals ineligible to receive any Federal financial aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, Don Bacon, R-Neb., Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Mike Kelly, R-Pa. * * * SE  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, introduced the "UProot Rioting International Students Engaged in Radical Subversion Act" on June 28, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 1. H.R. 8903. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to revoke the visa of any alien admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act who has been convicted of assault in a police officer or an offense related to rioting; to the Committee on the J  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio, introduced the "Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act" on June 28, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 1. H.R. 8910. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the Montgomery County Land Bank for the transfer of certain land near Dayton National Cemetery to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. * * * SECTION 1. Short title  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, introduced the "Securing America's Titanium Manufacturing Act" on June 28, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 1. H.R. 8912. A bill to temporarily suspend duties on imports of titanium sponge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Carol Miller, R-W.Va., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. * * * SE  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced a resolution on July 9, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 5. S. Res. 755. A resolution designating June 2024 as National Cybersecurity Education Month; considered and agreed to. * * * Designating June 2024 as National Cybersecurity Education Month. Whereas recent cyberattacks and vulnerabilities present cybersecurity risks to individuals and organizations and increase the urgency to grow and sustain a knowledgea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced a resolution on July 9, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 5. S. Res. 756. A resolution designating June 19, 2024, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Alex Pa  more