WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 532) to "require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations." The bill was introduced on Jan. 14 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Eleanor Holmes-Norton  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 569) to protect victims of stalking from gun violence. The bill was introduced on Jan. 15 and has 107 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., Alma S. Adams,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 541) to limit the separation of families at or near ports of entry. The bill was introduced on Jan. 14 and has 188 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps.Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Ami Bera, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 113) to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted Federal employees. The bill was introduced on Jan. 14 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Todd Young, R-Ind., Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., James Lankford, R-Okla., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio. The legislation was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. For more   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation (S. 133) to "award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States merchant mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World War II." The bill was introduced on Jan. 15 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Ur  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (S. 122) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to provide for penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces." The bill was introduced on Jan. 15 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Tom Udall, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. David Perdue, 455 Russell Senate O  more