WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5) to "prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation." The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 239 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Angie Craig, D-Minn., Sharice Davids, D-Kan., Katie Hill, D-Calif., Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., Chris Pappas, D-N.H., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Pete Aguilar, D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1707) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans. The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 58 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Kathy Castor, D-Fla., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1784) to "allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families." The bill was introduced on March 14 and has 121 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Denny Heck, D-Wash., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., Eric Swalwell,   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1712) to end offshore corporate tax avoidance. The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 44 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., John Garamendi, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Brian Higgins,  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1785) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 "to exempt certain 16 and 17-year-old individuals employed in timber harvesting entities or mechanized timber harvesting entities from child labor laws." The bill was introduced on March 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Jared Golden, 1223 Longworth H  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1692) to ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every woman. The bill was introduced on March 12 and has 92 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Bill Foster, D-Ill., Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Joseph  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1716) to "direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification." The bill was introduced on March 13 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Pete King, R-N.Y., Don Young  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6) to "authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens." The bill was introduced on March 12 and has 202 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., J. Luis Correa, D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1676) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs. The bill was introduced on March 11 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Pram  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 792) to require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives. The bill was introduced on March 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, 709 Hart Senate Office Building, Wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has introduced legislation (S. 815) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to allow a refundable tax credit against income tax for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind." The bill was introduced on March 14 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Richard Burr, R-N.C., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Margaret Wood Hassan,  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 753) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare." The bill was introduced on March 12 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Susan M. Coll  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 752) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and to enhance institutional aid." The bill was introduced on March 12 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. Tim Kaine, 231 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 749) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to increase and make fully refundable the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, to increase the maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance." The bill was introduced on March 12 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. It was re  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 793) to "establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs." The bill was introduced on March 14 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. Amy Klobuchar, 425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 740) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia." The bill was introduced on March 12 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. Amy Klobuchar, 425 Dir  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 784) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 "to expand the military student identifier program to cover students with a parent who serves in the reserve component of the Armed Forces." The bill was introduced on March 13 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. Amy Klobu  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 788) to "prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation." The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Maria C  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation (S. 778) to "direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification." The bill was introduced on March 13 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Scienc  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 840) to "allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families." The bill was introduced on March 14 and has 33 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa.  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 767) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for purposes of the low income housing tax credit." The bill was introduced on March 13 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Rob Portman, 448 Russell Senate Office Building,Washin  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, has introduced legislation (S. 818) to "exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws." The bill was introduced on March 14 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. James Risch, 483 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2752; or in the state at 3  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 814) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services. The bill was introduced on March 14 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, 506 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2841; or in the state at 2 Wall St., S  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 735) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and to provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations." The bill was introduced on March 11 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, and Elizabeth Warren,   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 803) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property. The bill was introduced on March 14 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Doug Jones, D-Ala., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., John Thune, R-S.D., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Martha McSally, R-Ariz.   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 825) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 "to require all States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers." The bill was introduced on March 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla. It was referred to the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. For more information, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, 110  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 838) to "protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information." The bill was introduced on March 14 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Intelligence Select Committee. For more information, Sen. Mark R. Warner, 703 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2023; or in the state at 919 E. Main St., St  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 841) to "enhance the ability of Federal agencies to deliver relocation management services to the Federal Government." The bill was introduced on March 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Mark R. Warner, 703  more