WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 878) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers." The bill was introduced on Jan. 30 and has 42 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Yvette  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 886) to "direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 30 and has 94 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Colin Allred, D-Texas, Jim Baird, R-Ind., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Susan W. Brooks, R-Ind., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Ken Calvert, R-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Kathy Castor, D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 "to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex." The bill was introduced on Jan. 30 and has 239 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Val Butler Demings, D-Fla., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Julia Brownley,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 861) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent surprise billing practices. The bill was introduced on Jan. 30 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Judy Chu, D-Calif., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Katie Hill, D-Calif., Pramila Jayapal, D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 845) to "prohibit the payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during periods during which a Government shutdown is in effect." The bill was introduced on Jan. 29 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Max Rose, D-N.Y., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, and TJ Cox, D-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Oversight and Reform and Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 847) to "provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018." The bill was introduced on Jan. 29 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., Neal P. D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 860) to "protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations." The bill was introduced on Jan. 30 and has 201 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., 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., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Lisa Bl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 939) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Robin Kelly, D-Ill., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 865) to provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities. The bill was introduced on Jan. 30 and has 152 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Julia Brownley, D-Calif.,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 806) to "require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Neal P. Dunn, R-Fla., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., John Garamendi, D-Calif., David Joyce,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 237) to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Sherrod Br  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (S. 302) to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Steve Daines, R-Mont., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Jon Teste  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 283) to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement." The bill was introduced on Jan. 30 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 296) to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act "to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md. 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   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 304) to "reauthorize section 340H of the Public Health Service Act to continue to encourage the expansion, maintenance, and the establishment of approved graduate medical residency programs at qualified teaching health centers." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Doug Jones, D-Ala., John Boozman, R-Ark., Joe M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 253) to coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools. The bill was introduced on Jan. 29 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Susan M. Collins, 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 20  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 299) to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act "to reauthorize programs that support interprofessional geriatric education and training to develop a geriatric-capable workforce, improving health outcomes for a growing and diverse aging American population and their families." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa. It was referred to the Senate Health, E  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 240) to "require the Internal Revenue Service to establish, incrementally over five years, a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Susan Collins, 413 Dirksen Senate Office  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 303) to reform the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) program." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. John Cornyn, 517 Har  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 292) to "limit the separation of families at or near ports of entry." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and has 41 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Michael Bennet,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 261) to "extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024." The bill was introduced on Jan. 29 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Doug Jones, D-Ala., Susan M. Collins, R-Mai  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 313) to amend the American History and Civics Education program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 "to require inclusion of programs that educate students about the history and principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, and Christopher Coons, D-Del. It was re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 306) to "promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving the information provided to antitrust enforcers." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Cory Booke  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 250) to amend title 28, U.S. Code, "to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity." The bill was introduced on Jan. 29 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Patty M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 287) to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 "to impose limitations on the authority of the President to adjust imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security." The bill was introduced on Jan. 31 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Ben Sasse, R-Neb., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Angus S. K  more