WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1777) to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide equal treatment of LGBT older individuals. The bill was introduced on March 14 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Charlie Crist, D-Fla., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Pramila Jayapal, D-W  more

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 15 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1762) to provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea. The bill was introduced on March 14 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., Ami Bera, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Derek Kilmer, 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. 1711) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income. The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 77 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Judy Chu, D-Calif., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Emanuel Cleaver,  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 14 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1718) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to provide for clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program." The bill was introduced on March 13 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Bill Foster, 2366 Rayburn   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1730) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider." The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky.,  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1714) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to direct the Secretary of Defense to make certain limitations on the transfer of personal property to Federal and State agencies." The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 66 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Al Green, D-Texas, Al Lawson, D-Fla., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Alma   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1791) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax." The bill was introduced on March 14 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John R. Carter, R-Texas, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Joe Wilson, R-S.C., and Robert J. Wittman, R-Va. The legislation wa  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 13 -- Rep. Ben Lujan, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1694) to "protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters." The bill was introduced on March 12 and has 75 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Sharice Davids, D-Kan., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Tom Cole, R-Okla., James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Norma Torres, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1733) to "direct the Secretary of Labor to enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector." The bill was introduced on March 13and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Stephanie   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1736) to require the disclosure of certain visitor access records. The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Bill Foster, D-Ill., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Debbie Wasserman Schu  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 13 -- Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1680) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit. The bill was introduced on March 12 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., John B. Larson, D-Conn., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Ron Kind, D-Wis.,  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1756) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act "to prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance with respect to a consumer." The bill was introduced on March 14 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Al Lawson, D-Fla., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Cedric L. Richmond, D-La., Frederica S. Wilson  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1754) to "improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program to be developed and enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority." The bill was introduced on March 14 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Andy Barr, R-Ky., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Tony Cardenas,  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 16 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1769) to require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives. The bill was introduced on March 14 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Sean P. Duffy, R-Wis., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., Rick Larsen, D-Wash., Ron Kind, D-Wis., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Kurt S  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 1805) to "require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." The bill was introduced on March 14 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio, Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Pete King,  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (S. 750) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit. The bill was introduced on March 12 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Roy Blunt at 260 Russell Senate Office Building, Washingto  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 758) to ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every woman. The bill was introduced on March 12 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. The legisl  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 826) to "require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers." The bill was introduced on March 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. It was referred t  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 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. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 789) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to improve the financial aid process for homeless and foster care youth." The bill was introduced on March 13 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Patty Murray, 154 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2621; or in the stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 785) to "improve mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs." The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif.,   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 768) 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 34 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., Catherine Cortez Ma  more