WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1225) to "establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Education." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 92 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Filemon Vela,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1237) to amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 "to establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board, to expand and improve the research on Ocean Acidification and Coastal Acidification, to establish and maintain a data archive system for Ocean Acidification data and Coastal Acidification data." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Don Young, R-Ala  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1243) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals and systems in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Chellie Pingree, D-M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1296) to "regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 190 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., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Suza  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1257) to "require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the United States Coast Guard." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John B. Larson, D-Conn., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Donald W. Norcross, D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1171) to amend title 49, U.S. Code, "to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bennie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1184) to establish an Every Kid Outdoors program. The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Scott R. Tipton, R-Colo., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Garret Graves, R-La., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Sean Patrick Mal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1185) to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals. The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 163 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore.,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1186) to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 67 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Ami Bera, D-Calif., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Steve Cohen,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1188) to "shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Sean Casten, D-Ill., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Max Rose, D-N.Y., and Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Jared Golden, 1223 Longworth House Offic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1146) to amend Public Law 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program. The bill was introduced on Feb. 11 and has 101 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Brenda  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1175) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages. The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Darin LaHood, R-Ill., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Scott R. Tipton, R-Colo., Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1195) to amend title 5, U.S. Code, "to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Stephanie N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1241) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., Pete King, R-N.Y., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Rosa L. DeLaur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1274) to repeal Public Law 107-40. The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Md., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1201) to "direct Federal departments and agencies to perform certain functions to ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in the development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Jim Langevin, D-R.I., David E. Price, D-N.C., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Elijah E. Cummi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1248) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act "to designate certain river segments within the York watershed in the State of Maine as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Rep. Chellie Pingree, 2162 Rayburn House Office Bui  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1221) to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 "to reaffirm the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., He  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1240) to "preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Jared Golden, D-Maine, Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, and Del. Amata Radewagen, R-A.S. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Rep. Don Young,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 521) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Sherrod Brown, 713 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 518) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to provide for Medicare coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., James Lankford, R-Okla., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Kam  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 485) to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims. The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more informa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 433) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program. The bill was introduced on Feb. 11 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., John Kennedy, R-La., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. The legislation was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 457) to "require that $1 coins issued during 2019 honor President George H.W. Bush and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Bush." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 517) to "establish a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Ted Cruz, 404 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5922; or in the state at 300 E. 8th, Ste. 9  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 506) to "support State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for this purpose." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Bernie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 463) to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals. The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has 34 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 513) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, with respect to civil forfeitures relating to certain seized animals. The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Kamala D. Harris, 112 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3553; or in the state at 501-I St., Ste. 7-600, Sacramen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., has introduced the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act (S. 488) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to specify lynching as a deprivation of civil rights. The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Tim Scott, R-S.C., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 516) to require the use of prescription drug monitoring programs. The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 302 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3244; or in the state at   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 512) to "establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 302 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510;   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 447) to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Amy Klo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 500) to amend title 54, U.S. Code, "to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, K  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation (S. 496) to "preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Dan Sullivan,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 531) to "permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the Department of St  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 460) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to extend the exclusion for employer-provided education assistance to employer payments of student loans." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., John Hoeven, R-N.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 467) to amend section 520E of the Public Health Service Act "to require States and their designees receiving grants for development and implementation of statewide suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to collaborate with each Federally recognized Indian tribe, tribal organization, urban Indian organization, and Native Hawaiian health care system in the State." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 487) to "require the Secretary of Energy to establish a natural gas demand response pilot program." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, 530 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2921; or in the state at 170 Westminste  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 515) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Chris Va  more