WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7368) to "provide for the compensation of Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20 and has 71 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., John Garamendi, D-Calif., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Mark Takano, D-Calif.,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 7330) to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 "to reaffirm the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics." The bill was introduced on Dec. 19 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., James McGovern, D-Mass., Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Jimmy Panetta, D-Cali  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 3776) to "improve Federal efforts with respect to the prevention of maternal mortality." The bill was introduced on Dec. 18 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tina Smith, D-Minn., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. The legislation was referred to the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 738) "expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should continue its limited military activities within Syria and that ending such activities at this time would embolden ISIS, Bashar al-Assad, Iran, and Russia and put our Kurdish allies in great jeopardy." The resolution was introduced on Dec. 19 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., J  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 737) "recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps and expressing the appreciation of the Senate for the contribution of the members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II." The resolution was introduced on Dec. 19 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. For more information, Sen. Angus S.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 734) "authorizing the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate in Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.)." The resolution was introduced on Dec. 19 and has 41 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tim Kaine, D-Va., Tom Udall, D-N  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 735) "condemning the mass atrocities committed against the Rohingya in Burma and urging accountability for the Burmese military." The resolution was introduced on Dec. 19 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward Markey, 255 Dirk  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., has introduced legislation (S. 3786) to "require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on cyberexploitation of members of the Armed Forces and their families." The bill was introduced on Dec. 19 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. Ben Sasse, 136 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4224; or in the state at 1128 Lin  more