WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 853) to amend the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 "to eliminate the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission of the Department of Veterans Affairs." The bill was introduced on March 25 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., has introduced legislation (S. 909) to amend title 5, U.S. Code "with respect to the judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions." The bill was introduced on March 27 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, James Lankford, R-Okla., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, John Cornyn, R-Texas, Mike Lee, R-Utah, Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and James M. Inhofe, R-  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (S. 950) to "require the Director of the United States Geological Survey to perform a nationwide survey of perfluorinated compounds." The bill was introduced on March 28 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Debbie   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 895) to "provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals." The bill was introduced on March 27 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. John Thune, 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 2051  more