WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2351) to "direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study relating to ultrafine particles." The bill was introduced on April 22 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., and Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. The legislation was referred to the House Tra  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., has introduced the House Intern Pay Act (H.R. 2370) to "provide an allowance to offices of Members of the House of Representatives which shall be available for the compensation of interns." The bill was introduced on April 25 and has 40 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., James McGovern, D-Mass., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Raul M. G  more