WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2062) to amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records. The bill was introduced on April 3 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Greg Walden, R-Ore., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., John Joyce, R-Pa., Harle  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2093) to amend the Controlled Substances Act "to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana." The bill was introduced on April 4 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. David Joyce, R-Ohio, Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Tom Graves, R-Ga., Don Young, R-Alaska, J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Ke  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2054) to "provide a temporary safe harbor for the publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which their content may be distributed." The bill was introduced on April 3 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Doug Collins, R-Ga., and Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. David N. Cicilli  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2055) to "provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties." The bill was introduced on April 3 and has 47 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., William Clay Jr., D-Mo.,   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2014) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to prohibit governmental discrimination against providers of health services that are not involved in abortion." The bill was introduced on April 1 and has 80 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., Gary J. Palmer, R-Ala., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Steve Scali  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Robert Latta, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 2106) to amend section 100905 of title 54, U.S. Code, "to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer." The bill was introduced on April 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Austin Scott, R-Ga. It was jointly referred   more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Robert Latta, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 2105) to "establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting." The bill was introduced on April 4 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Chris Collins, R-N.Y., Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Austin   more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2080) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for a Federal, cost-of-living based minimum wage. The bill was introduced on April 4 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Ami Bera, D-Calif., Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., Kendra Horn, D-Okla., Dean Phillips, D-Minn., Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., Vicent  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2048) to "prohibit the pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if such products or services are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals for whose use the products are intended or marketed or for whom the services are performed or offered." The bill was introduced on April 3 and has 50 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps.Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Suzanne Bonam  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2111) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative. The bill was introduced on April 4 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. David Scott, D-Ga., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., He  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (S. 1043) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector. The bill was introduced on April 4 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, John Boozman, R-Ark., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., David Perdue, R-Ga., John Thune, R-S.D., James Risch, R-Idaho, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Tom   more