WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6719) to "designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 12th Street Lobby in Columbus, Georgia, as the Richard W. Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office." The bill was introduced on Sept. 6 and was co-sponsored by Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga. It was referred to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Sanford Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6714) to "direct the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to consolidate the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system." The bill was introduced on Sept. 6. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Doug Collins, 1504 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-9893; or in the district office at 210 Washington St. N.W., Ste. 202  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., has introduced a resolution (H.Res. 1053) "supporting renaming NATO Headquarters after the late United States Senator John Sidney McCain III." The resolution was introduced on Sept. 6 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Karen C. Handel, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6691) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to clarify the definition of crime of violence. The bill was introduced on Aug. 31. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6691/text. For more information, Rep. Karen Handel, 1211 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4501; or in the distri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., has introduced a resolution (H.Res. 1048) "opposing the targeted harassment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and employees and reaffirming the fundamental principle that public safety services should be provided without discrimination." The resolution was introduced on Aug. 31 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Dave Brat, R-Va., and Jody Hice, R-Ga. It was jointly referred to the House Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (S. 3421) to "provide for exclusive Federal jurisdiction over certain civil securities fraud actions." The bill was introduced on Sept. 6. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. David Perdue, 455 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3521; or in the state at 191 Peachtree St. N.E., Ste. 3250, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404/865-0087.  more