WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., introduced the "Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act" on July 8, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 8948. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. David G. Valadao, R-Calif. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, introduced the "AmeriCorps Access for Dreamers Act" on July 9, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 8959. A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to ensure DACA recipients are eligible for educational awards; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., An  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, introduced the "Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis Treatment Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 8999. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage and payment under such title for certain treatments for dialysis-related amyloidosis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently det  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., introduced the "Methane Border Adjustment Mechanism Act" on July 9, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 8962. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a methane border adjustment mechanism; to the Committee on Ways and Means. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Methane Border Adjustment Mechanism Act". SECTION 2. Findings. SEC. 3. Establishment of methane border adjust  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., introduced the "Renewable Energy Certificate Study Act" on July 9, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 8961. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on Federal agency use of renewable energy certificates; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Renewable Energy Certificate Study Act of 2024". SEC. 2. Renew  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, introduced the "Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9001. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, introduced the "Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9002. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment credit for converting non- residential buildings to affordable housing; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., John B. Larson, D-Conn., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., introduced the "Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Women-Owned Small Businesses Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9003. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the Women-Owned Small Business program in the Department of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, introduced the "Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency Act" on July 9, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 8957. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of certain products produced in the United States and in certain foreign countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Neal P. Dunn, R-Fla., introduced the "Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Congressional Gold Medal Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9007. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Jens Stoltenberg, in recognition of his contributions to the security, unity, and defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio, Gerald E. Co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, introduced the "Pigs and Public Health Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 8994. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to remove nonambulatory pigs from the United States food system, to establish an online portal for confidential complaints, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., introduced the "Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act" on July 10, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 8980. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to provide grants to States, units of local government, and organizations to support the recruitment, training, and development of staff and infrastructure needed to support the due process rights of individuals facing deportation; to the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., introduced the "Surveilling Effluent Water for Epidemic Response Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9008. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to establish, maintain, or improve activities related to the detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater for public health emergenc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced the "Original Securities and Exchange Atonement Act" on July 5, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 8933. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require covered issuers to carry out a racial equity audit every 2 years, to require atonement for the descendants of enslaved persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Yvette Clar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., introduced the "Gas Prices Relief Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9009. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a gasoline tax holiday; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Gas Prices Relief Act of 2024". SEC. 2. 2024 gasoline tax holiday.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., introduced the "Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act" on July 8, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 8943. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support arts education at minority-serving institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., James McGovern, D-Mass., Nydia M. Velazquez, D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, introduced the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9011. A bill to amend the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 to extend and modify the lend-lease authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Seth Moulto  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., introduced the "Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9012. A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the j  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., introduced the "NASA Reauthorization Act" on July 9, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 8958. A bill to reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Brian Babin, R-Texas, and Eric Sorensen, D-Ill. * * * SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents. (a) Short title.--This  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., introduced the "International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9013. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess certain fees on shipping and other vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., introduced the "Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act" on July 8, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 8946. A bill to convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in Sacramento, California; to the Committee on Natural Resources. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act". SEC. 2. Conveyance of United States interest in certain land. SE  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., introduced the "Corner Post Reversal Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9014. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish and clarify the applicable statute of limitations for persons seeking remedy for legal wrongs because of agency action or adversely affected by agency action; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Pramila Jayapal,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., introduced the "Lowest Price for Patients Act" on July 10, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 8987. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure cost sharing for a drug does not exceed the nationwide average of consumer purchase prices for such drug; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in additio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., introduced the "Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act" on July 10, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 8988. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals under such Act to foreign- controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic business entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. The bill is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., introduced the "Rural Area Population Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9019. A bill to establish a uniform definition of "rural area" for all rural development programs administered by the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced the "Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9020. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., John Garamendi, D-Calif.,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., introduced the "ATF Data and Anti-Trafficking Accountability Act" on July 10, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 8990. A bill to require the publication of data sets regarding firearm trace data; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. * * * SECTION 1.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., introduced the "Firearm Destruction Licensure Act" on July 10, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 8991. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person from engaging in the business of destroying firearms unless such person has received a license to do so from the Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Daniel Goldma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., introduced the "Auto Insurance Expense Relief Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 9025. A bill to require payments for motor vehicle insurance policy premiums to be taken into account in determining eligibility for benefits or assistance provided through Federal funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Bonn  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. David G. Valadao, R-Calif., introduced the "Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act" on July 9, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 8974. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Blue Campaign Certification Program to encourage employers in covered industries to encourage employees to complete training to recognize and respond to suspected human trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., introduced a resolution on July 2, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 10. H. Res. 1339. A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Father Stan, a prominent human rights activist who died while in custody of the Indian state on July 5, 2021, and encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into his arrest, incarceration, and death; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., introduced the "Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Congressional Gold Medal Act" on July 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 11. S. 4680. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Jens Stoltenberg, in recognition of his contributions to the security, unity, and defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, introduced a resolution on July 10, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 5. S. Res. 761. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2024 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2024, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day"; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., John Hoe  more