WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 1333) to amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, "including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals." The bill was introduced on May 3 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Kennedy, R-La., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Angus S. King Jr.,  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2569) to "provide emergency assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by the opioid epidemic and to make financial assistance available to States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, and public or private nonprofit entities to provide for the development, organization, coordination, and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential s  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2654) to "improve the retirement security of American families by strengthening Social Security." The bill was introduced on May 9 and and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Susan Wild, D-Pa., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Cedric L. Ric  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 1355) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. The bill was introduced on May 7and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Christopher Coons, D-Del., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Roger Wic  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 1361) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. The bill was introduced on May 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Budget Committee. For more information, Sen. Benjamin Cardin, 509 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4524; or in the state at 100 S. Charles S  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has introduced legislation (S. 1370) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax." The bill was introduced on May 8and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Doug Jones, D-Ala., Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Tammy Baldw  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has introduced legislation (S. 1350) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster." The bill was introduced on May 7and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Joe Manchi  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 1397) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 "to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use." The bill was introduced on May 9 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tom Udall, D-N.M., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. The legislation was referred to the  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1410) to amend the Federal share of the fishing safety standards grants. The bill was introduced on May 9 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., and Jack Reed, D-R.I. The legislation was referred to the Senate Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., has introduced legislation (S. 1348) to "require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on cyberexploitation of members of the Armed Forces and their families." The bill was introduced on May 7 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. Ben Sasse, 107 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC,  more