WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1059) to "ensure timely completion of the concurrent resolution on the budget and regular appropriation bills." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Steve Womack, R-Ark., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Bill Flores, R-Texas, William Timmons, R-S.C., Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Dan Meuser, R-Pa., Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., George Holdi  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. 6 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 974) to amend the Federal Reserve Act "to require the Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to provide a written report." The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, 213 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 2051  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. 9 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1128) to "provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don Young, R-Alaska, Tom Cole, R-Okla., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Raul M. Grijalva,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 958) to protect Native children and promote public safety in Indian country. The bill was introduced on Feb. 4 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. It was jointly referred to the House Natural Resources, Education and Labor and Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Tom O'Halleran, 324 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3361; or in the district offices at   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. David E. Price, D-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1094) to "authorize the Secretary of Defense to make grants to support the study of world languages in elementary schools and secondary schools." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don Young, R-Alaska, Seth Moulton, D-Mass., C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Md., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, Dina Titus, D-Nev., Jim Himes,  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1135) to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act "to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Ben Lujan, D-N.M., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Raul Ruiz, D-Calif. The legislation was jointly   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. 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 363) to establish an Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee. The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., and John Boozman, R-Ark. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 302 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3244; or in the state at 1200 W  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 395) 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 was co-sponsored by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., James Risch, R-Idaho, Gary Peters, D-Mich., Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Doug Jones, D-Ala. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 330) 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. 5. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. James Lankford, 316 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224  more