WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., introduced the "National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act" on Aug. 1, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 25. S. 4961. A bill to transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Debbie Staben  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act" on Aug. 1, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 27. S. 4984. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Christopher Coons, D-Del., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. * * * S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., introduced the "No Kings Act" on Aug. 1, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 27. S. 4973. A bill to reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes; read the first time. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.  more