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. 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. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1086) to "prohibit the research and development, production, and deployment of the Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Adam Smith, D-Wash., John Garamendi, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., James McGovern, D-Mass., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Donald M. Payne Jr  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. 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. Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1109) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 57 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Katko, R-N.Y., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Ben  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. 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1092) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1030) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to amend the definition of the term spouse to recognize new State definitions of such term for the purpose of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., has introduced legislation (S. 382) to "authorize a special resource study on the spread vectors of chronic wasting disease in Cervidae." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., John Boozman, R-Ark., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, John Cornyn, R-Texas, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo., Deb Fische  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 321) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements. The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Margaret Wood-Hassan, D-N.H. 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 state at 68 Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 349) to "require the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for, and make determinations regarding, roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Susan Collins, 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building, W  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 322) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by making improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Susan Collins, 413  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 373) to "provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Jack Reed, D-R.I. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, 478 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4451; or in the state at Leo W.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 340) 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 has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (S. 386) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act "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 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Thomas   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 418) to "establish procedures regarding the approval of opioid drugs by the Food and Drug Administration." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Joe Manchin, 306 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 425) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to establish a stewardship fee on the production and importation of opioid pain relievers." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Richard   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 398) to "support the peaceful resolution of the civil war in Yemen, to address the resulting humanitarian crisis, and to hold the perpetrators responsible for murdering a Saudi dissident." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Christopher S. Murphy, D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 335) to "require the Secretary of Commerce to ensure that ZTE Corporation complies with all probationary conditions set forth in the settlement agreement entered into between ZTE Corporation and the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce." The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Jerry Moran, R-Kan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 358) to amend title 13, U.S. Code, "to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide advance notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Richard   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 368) 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 45 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blum  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 327) to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act "to provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-connected disability." The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 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. Jeanne Shaheen, 506 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 374) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Tammy Duckwor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 354) to "avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Mark Warner, 703 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-20  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 403) to "encourage the research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Tina Smith, D-Minn., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Environm  more