WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice-Johnson, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1597) to "designate the same individual serving as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health." The bill was introduced on March 7 and has 52 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pete King, R-N.Y., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Susan W. Brooks, R-Ind., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., David N. Ci  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1647) to "authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs." The bill was introduced on March 8 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Justin A. Amash, R-Mich., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Don Young, R-Alaska, Scott Peters, D-Calif., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Matt  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1581) to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 "to include in the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices a section on reproductive rights." The bill was introduced on March 7 and has 126 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Ami Bera, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Suzanne Bonamici, D-O  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1498) to impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes. The bill was introduced on March 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Diana DeGette, 2111 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 202/225-4431; or in the district office at 600 Grant St., Ste. 202, Denver, CO 80203;   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1560) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to make the child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children." The bill was introduced on March 6 and has 174 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Don S. Beyer, D-Va., S  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Michael F. Doyle, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission. The bill was introduced on March 8 and has 132 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Chris Pappas, D-N.H., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Don S. Be  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1587) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into a 10-year arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially a study on the effects of State legalized marijuana programs." The bill was introduced on March 7 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don Young, R-Alaska, Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Jan Schakow  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1615) to "transfer the responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans to the Small Business Administration." The bill was introduced on March 7 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Pete Stauber, R-Minn.,Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Steve Watkins, R-Kan., Nydia M. Velazquez,  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1621) to "authorize the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting processes related to the construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing." The bill was introduced on March 7 and has nine co-sponsors  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1570) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening." The bill was introduced on March 6 and has 122 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Donald A. McEachin, R-Va., David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., San  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1595) to "create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers for such businesses." The bill was introduced on March 7 and has 108 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Denny Heck, D-Wash., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blu  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Scott R. Tipton, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1552) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of certain veterans without next of kin." The bill was introduced on March 6. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Scott R. Tipton, 218 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4761; or in the dist  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1545) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to repeal the inclusion of certain fringe benefit expenses for which a deduction is disallowed in unrelated business taxable income." The bill was introduced on March 5 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Jody Hice, R-Ga., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., and Ted Budd, R-N.C. For more informat  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1500) to "require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to meet its statutory purpose." The bill was introduced on March 5 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Brad Sherman, D-Calif., Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., David Scott, D-Ga., Al Green, D-Texas, Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Jim Himes, D-Conn.,  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 666) to "require the Secretary of Labor to award grants to organizations for the provision of transition assistance to members and former members of the Armed Forces who are separated, retired, or discharged from the Armed Forces, and spouses of such members." The bill was introduced on March 5 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 690) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to make the child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children." The bill was introduced on March 6 and has 36 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Christopher Coons, D-Del., C  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 641) to "update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Yucca House National Monument." The bill was introduced on March 4. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Gardner, 354 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5941; or in the state at 503 N. Main St., Ste. 426, Pueblo, CO 81003; 719/543-13  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 724) to amend the Controlled Substances Act to establish additional registration requirements for prescribers of opioids. The bill was introduced on March 7 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary 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. O'Brien  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 684) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. The bill was introduced on March 6 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Cory Gardner, R-Colo., John Boozman, R-Ark., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 682) to "restore the Federal Communications Commission's Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections." The bill was introduced on March 6 and has 45 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohi  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 704) to "prioritize the efforts of and enhance coordination among United States agencies to encourage countries in Central and Eastern Europe to diversify their energy sources and supply routes, increase Europe's energy security, and help the United States reach its global energy security goals." The bill was introduced on March 7 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md.,   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 692) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices. The bill was introduced on March 7 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., Johnny Is  more