WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (H.R. 969) to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 "to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process." The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. J. French Hill, R-Ark., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Scott R. Tipton, R-Colo., Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Bill Posey, R-Fla  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt-Rochester, D-Del., has introduced legislation (H.R. 987) to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities. The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Lucy McBath, D-Ga., and Daniel Kildee, D-Mich. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Budget committees. For more information, Rep. Lisa Blunt-Rochester, 1519 Longworth H  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 989) to "promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of industry or sector partnerships." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., Susan A. Davis, D-Calif., and Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. It was jointly referred to the House Educa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1121) to amend title III of the Social Security Act "to permit States to conduct substance abuse risk assessments and targeted drug testing as a condition for the receipt of unemployment benefits." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Rick Allen, R-Ga., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., David  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 948) to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., R-Wis., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Doug Collins, R-Ga. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Steve Chabot, 2408 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; 202/22  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 965) to "promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products." The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and was co-sponsored by Reps. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., R-Wis., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Doug Collins, R-Ga., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was jointly ref  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1035) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the Medicare prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodologies to pharmacies." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. David Loebsack, D-Iowa, Phil Roe, R-Tenn., Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., Kathleen Rice, D-N.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1034) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to require pharmacy-negotiated price concessions to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D of the Medicare program." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Phil Roe, R-Tenn., Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., Morgan Griffith,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1076) to "prohibit Federal agencies and Federal contractors from requesting that an applicant for employment disclose criminal history record information before the applicant has received a conditional offer." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga. It was jointly referred to the House Oversight and Reform, Administration, Judiciary, Armed Services and Education and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1077) to "require the Congressional Budget Office to make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Walker, R-N.C., Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Andy Harris, R-Md., Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, Mike Gallag  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1046) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under part D of the Medicare program." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 108 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Earl Blumenauer,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 953) to "prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga.,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1050) to "provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 78 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Ben Lujan, D-N.M., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Rick Larsen, D-Wash., Jerry McNerney, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1057) to "provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the U.S." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 49 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Sean Casten, D-Ill., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Gerald   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1084) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings. The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, Darin LaHood, R-Ill., Jason Smith, R-Mo., A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., David Schweikert, R-Ariz., Ron Estes, R-Kan., Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Kenny Marchant, R-Texas. The legislation was jointly   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation (H.R. 997) to "declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution." The  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1126) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide inscriptions for spouses and children on certain headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Walter Jones, R-N.C., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Ralph  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1003) to "posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Aretha Franklin in recognition of her contributions of outstanding artistic and historical significance to culture in the U.S." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and has 54 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Doug Collins, R-Ga., Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Jerry   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 956) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit dismemberment abortions. The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Mike Johnson, R-La., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Ralph Abraham, R-La., Ralph Norman,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1044) to "eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 116 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ken Buck, R-Colo., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Andy Barr, R-Ky., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Ami Bera, D-Calif., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bona  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1060) to "provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, 422 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2931; or in the district offices at 600 Galleria Parkway, Ste  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1055) to "prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 150 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Raul M. Grija  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1087) to "require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Doug Collins, R-Ga., George Holding, R-N.C., Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., Denver Riggleman, R-Va., Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, David Rouzer, R-N.C., Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Andy Harris,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1043) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 97 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., Jason Smith, R-Mo., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Tom Cole, R-Okla., D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., has introduced legislation (H.R. 949) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jody Hice, R-Ga., and Mike Johnson, R-La. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. St  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1024) to "require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., and Charlie Crist, D-Fla. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Austin Scott, 2417 Rayburn House Office Building,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 991) to "extend certain provisions of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act until September 30, 2030." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Karen Bass, D-Calif., David Schweikert, R-Ariz., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., and John Lewis, D-Ga. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Terri A. Sewell, 2201 Rayburn House Off  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1049) to authorize a National Heritage Area Program. The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 56 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Sean Casten, D-Ill., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Chris Collins, R-N.Y., Gerald E. Connolly, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 962) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion." The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and has 48 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas, Don Bacon, R-Neb., Jim Banks, R-Ind., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Chris Collins, R-N.Y., Doug Collins, R-Ga., Warren Davids  more