WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (S. 3408) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for teaching English learners to institutions of higher education." The bill was introduced on Sept. 5 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Kamala D. Harris, D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 3419) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to extend authorities relating to homeless veterans." The bill was introduced on Sept. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Mazie Hirono, 730 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510; 202/224-6361; or in the state at 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste. 3-106, Honolulu, HI 9685  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 3415) to "extend, for a period of two years, the authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines." The bill was introduced on Sept. 6. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Mazie Hirono, 730 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510; 202/224-6361; or in the state at 300 Ala Moana Blv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 621) "congratulating the Honolulu Little League Baseball team of Hawaii on winning the 2018 Little League Baseball World Series Championship." The resolution was introduced on Sept. 4 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. For more information, Sen. Mazie Hirono, 730 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510; 202/224-6361; or in the state at 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste. 3-106, Honolulu,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 3409) to "allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with a physician of the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized by State law." The bill was introduced on Sept. 5 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Bill Nelson, 716 Senate Hart Office Building, Washi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 3426) to "require the Secretary of Defense to establish an initiative on improving the capacity of military criminal investigative organizations to prevent child sexual exploitation." The bill was introduced on Sept. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. Brian Schatz, 722 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington,  more