WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6909) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act "to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2018." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and has 61 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., J. Luis Correa,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Steve Knight, R-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6898) to amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act "to ensure coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., John R. Curtis, R-Utah, Jeff Denham, R-Calif., Mimi Walters, R-Calif., Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Rod Blum, R-Iowa, David Valadao, R-Calif., Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6929) to "improve the retirement security of American families by strengthening Social Security." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Keith Ellison, D-Minn., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6869) to "require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the provision of services and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault." The bill was introduced on Sept. 25 and has 77 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Sean Patrick Malon  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 648) designating September 2018 as Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. The resolution was introduced on Sept. 25 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, Tina Smith, D-Minn., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, and James Risch, R-Idaho. The full   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 3496) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit a report on the effects of the inclusion of quality increases in the determination of blended benchmark amounts under part C of the Medicare program." The bill was introduced on Sept. 25 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Steve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 3497) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries." The bill was introduced on Sept. 25 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Steve Daines, 3  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo., has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 654) "supporting the goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles, increasing personal financial literacy, and engaging the people of the United States on the keys to success in achieving and maintaining retirement security throughout their lifetimes." The resolution was introduced on Sept. 26 and has seven co-spo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (S. 3516) to impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Dean Heller, R-Nev. The legislation was referred to the Senate Foreign Rela  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 657) "designating the week of September 23 through 29, 2018, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week." The resolution was introduced on Sept. 27 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Jack Reed, D-R.I., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. The full text of th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 659) designating September 2018 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The resolution was introduced on Sept. 27 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. The resolution was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more informatio  more