WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. has introduced the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51) to "provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 155 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Cedric L. Richmond, D-La., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Deb  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Del. Gregorio Sablan, D-M.P., has introduced legislation (H.R. 737) to prohibit the sale of shark fins. The bill was introduced on Jan. 23 and has 50 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Ken Calvert, R-Calif., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Charlie Crist, D-Fla., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Brian Fitzpatr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga., has introduced the Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act (H.R. 60) to reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers. The bill was introduced on Jan. 3. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/60/text. For more information, Rep. Rick Allen, 2400 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2823; or in   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga., has introduced the Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act (H.R. 59) to amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act "to require that a State awarded a Federal grant to establish an Exchange and that terminates the State operation of such an Exchange provide for an audit of the use of grant funds and return funds to the Federal Government." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3. It was referred to the House Energy and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 759) to "restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair." The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Will Hurd, R-Texas, K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, Randy Weber, R-Texas, Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Don Young, R-Alaska, He  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., has introduced the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act (H.R. 67) to "provide for the compensation of Federal employees and other government employees furloughed during a Government shutdown." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 60 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Donald A. McEachin, R-Va., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Jan Schakowsky,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 714) to "reserve any amounts forfeited to the United States Government as a result of the criminal prosecution of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known as El Chapo), or of other felony convictions involving the transportation of controlled substances into the United States, for security measures along the Southern border, including the completion of a border wall." The bill was introduced on Jan. 23 and ha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 717) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with exceptions for active duty military personnel and full-time law enforcement officers." The bill was introduced on Jan. 23 and has 55 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Brend  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 719) to "require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition, and to prohibit the removal, obliteration, or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm." The bill was introduced on Jan. 23 and has 36 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., An  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., has introduced the All-American Flag Act (H.R. 113) to "require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Sanford D.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 114) to "adjust the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/114/text. For more information, Rep. Buddy Carter, 2432 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5831; or i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has introduced the National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act (H.R. 119) to "require the Attorney General to issue rules pertaining to the collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Sheila Jackson L  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 752) to amend titles 5 and 28, U.S. Code, "to require the maintenance of databases on awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party." The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn. It was referred to the House Judiciary Com  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, has introduced the Buy a Brick, Build the Wall Act (H.R. 32) to "allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Jody Hice, R-Ga., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Alex X. Mooney, R-W  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 --Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 724) to revise section 48 of title 18, U.S. Code. The bill was introduced on Jan. 23 and has 146 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps.Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Gerald  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced the Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act (H.R. 151) to "prohibit Federal payments to a unit of local government that allows individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in elections for State or local office." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps.Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Steve King, R-Iowa, Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Jody Hice, R-Ga., Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., Bill   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 155) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms. The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Don Young, R-Alaska, Ralph Abraham, R-La., Phil Roe, R-Tenn., Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Mark Walker, R-N.C., Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., Tom Graves, R-Ga., Paul Gosar, R-A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced the Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act (H.R. 153) to prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities. The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Steve King, R-Iowa, Jody Hice, R-Ga., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and Randy Weber, R-Texas. It was jointly referred to the House Judiciary   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 147) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to penalize aliens who overstay their visas." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Steve King, R-Iowa, Jody Hice, R-Ga., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and Randy Weber, R-Texas. The legislation was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 167) to "prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., and Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/167/t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., has introduced the Build America Act (H.R. 180) to "provide dedicated funding for the national infrastructure investment program and the capital investment grant program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga. It was jointly referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways and Means commit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., has introduced the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 90 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Scott R. Tipton, R-Colo., Clay Higgins, R-La., Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Duncan Hunter, R-Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 768) to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to prohibit the provision of funds under such title to institutions of higher education that violate the immigration laws." The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Walter Jones, R-N.C., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Jody Hice, R-Ga., and Pau  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has introduced the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act (H.R. 40) to "address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 730) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 23 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., Walter Jones, R-N.C., Austin Scott, R-Ga., David N. Cicil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act (H.R. 140) to amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act "to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Ted Yoho, R-Fla., Steven M. Palazzo, R-Miss., Scott Perr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has introduced the ObamaCare Repeal Act (H.R. 185) to "repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., Andy Biggs, R-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., has introduced the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act (H.R. 187) to "adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Jody Hice, R-Ga., and Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. The full text of the bill  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 707) to "require the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce to provide estimates relating to the distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific percentile groups of income." The bill was introduced on Jan. 22 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Bill  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has introduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act (H.R. 24) to "require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 38 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Ted Yoho, R-Fla., Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., Steve King, R-Iowa, Markwayne Mullin,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 779) to "clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act." The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., Dust  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has introduced the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 196) to "secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 33 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., John Lewis, D-Ga., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Adriano Esp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has introduced the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (H.R. 197) to "ensure independent investigations and judicial review of the removal of a special counsel." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 119 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Ami Bera, D-Calif., Adam Smith, D-Wash., Adriano Espaillat, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 736) to "require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to establish and maintain an online portal accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place." The bill was introduced on Jan. 23 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn.,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Cedric L. Richmond, D-La., has introduced the Inspector General Access Act (H.R. 202) to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 "relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., and Jody Hice, R-Ga. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 784) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children. The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and has 106 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., Andy Harris, R-Md., Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Robert Latta, R-Ohio, Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., Kenny Marchant, R-Texas, Thomas Massie, R-Ky., David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Pete Olson, R-Texa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., has introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 218) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 37 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Steve King, R-Iowa, Andy Barr, R-Ky., Ron Estes, R-Kan., Phil Roe, R-Tenn., Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Ralph Abraham,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., has introduced the No Abortion Bonds Act (H.R. 219) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Clay Higgins, R-La., Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Tom Graves, R-Ga., Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Jody Hice, R-Ga., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Jeff D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Scott R. Tipton, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 741) to "require the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions." The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Roger W. Marshall, R-Kan., Steve Womack, R-Ark., Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Andy Barr, R-Ky., Pete King, R-N.Y.,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 229) to "establish a national commission on the Federal response to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and John Lewis, D-Ga. The full text of the bill is available  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (H.R. 789) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies." The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Doug Collins, R-Ga., and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., has introduced the FairTax Act (H.R. 25) to "promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States." The bill was introduced on Jan. 3 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Rob Bishop, R-Utah, Mo Brooks, R-Ala., John R. Carter, R-Texas,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, has introduced legislation (S. 203) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit. The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., John Thune, R-S.D., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Jerry Mo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (S. 225) to "provide for partnerships among State and local governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at nationally significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War." The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 215) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. The bill was introduced on Jan. 24 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., John Boozman, R-Ark., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Steve Daines, R-Mont., Jon  more