WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice-Johnson, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7031) to "provide for research to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individuals in the scientific workforce and to examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment." The bill was introduced on Oct. 5 and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., Mark Ta  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7052) to "provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the proposed rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds." The bill was introduced on Oct. 9 and has 49 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Keith Ellison, D-Minn., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Jan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 3607) to "strengthen the participation of elected national legislators in the activities of the Organization of American States and reaffirm United States support for Organization of American States human rights and anti- corruption initiatives." The bill was introduced on Oct. 11 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and David Perdue, R-Ga. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee  more