WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 372) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 "to provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration employees to receive public safety officers' death benefits." The bill was introduced on Jan. 9 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif.,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 287) to "prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England." The bill was introduced on Jan. 8 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Jared Golden, D-Maine, Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Jim Himes, D-Conn., William R. Keating, D-Mass., Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., Ann Kuster, D-N.H., J  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 447) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act "to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals." The bill was introduced on Jan. 10 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Peter Welch, D-Vt., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Rosa L. DeLauro, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 459) to clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park. The bill was introduced on Jan. 10 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Rep. Jared Golden, 1223 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6306.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 309) to prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The bill was introduced on Jan. 8 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., William R. Keating, D-Mass., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., Chellie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. has introduced legislation (H.R. 242) to repeal the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., James McGovern, D-Mass., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y.,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 478) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act "to allow for the personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada." The bill was introduced on Jan. 10 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Chellie Pingree, 2162 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 2  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 29) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam." The bill was introduced on Jan. 8 and has 82 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Susan A. Davis, D-Calif., Donald A. McEachin, R-Va.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (S. 106) to "reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps." The bill was introduced on Jan. 10 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Robert Menendez, D-N.J.,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 110) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide for a permanent extension of the lower income threshold for the medical expense deduction." The bill was introduced on Jan. 10 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Susan Collins, 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2523; or in the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., has introduced legislation (S. 68) to "require the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to publish an annual report on the estimated impact in each State of the Medicaid expansion added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the estimated impact that adopting such expansion would have in States that have not expanded their Medicaid coverage." The bill was introduced on Jan. 9 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 101) to clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park. The bill was introduced on Jan. 10 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Angus S. King, 133 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5344; or in the state at 4 Gabriel Drive, Ste. 3, Augusta, ME 04330; 207/622-8292; 202 Harl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 62) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prescription drug prices under part D of the Medicare program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 9 and has 33 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito, R-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 94) to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act "to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States." The bill was introduced on Jan. 10 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., John Boozman, R-Ark., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., James Risch, R-Idaho, Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 97) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act "to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals." The bill was introduced on Jan. 10 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Kirsten Gillibra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 73) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription drugs." The bill was introduced on Jan. 10 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Bernie San  more