WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2531) to "require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to the economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the United States." The bill was introduced on May 7 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Bill Johnson, R-  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2634) to "prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from transferring a long gun to a person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee's place of business is located." The bill was introduced on May 9 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. J  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2546) to "designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System." The bill was introduced on May 7 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Rep. Diana DeGette, 2111 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 202/225-4431; or in the district office at 600 Grant S  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2584) 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 Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas. It was referred to the House Budget Committee. For more information, Rep. Diana DeGette, 2111 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 202/225-4431; or in the district office at 600 Grant St., Ste. 202, Denve  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2668) to amend section 330B of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize special programs for Type I diabetes. The bill was introduced on May 10 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., and Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Diana DeGette, 2111 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 202/  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2579) to "modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., John Garamendi, D-Calif., Debra Haaland, D-N.M.  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2532) to protect grizzly bear populations. The bill was introduced on May 7 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Natural Resources and Agriculture committees. For more information, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, 1511 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2435; or in the d  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2648) to provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers. The bill was introduced on May 9 and was co-sponsored by Reps. and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Katko, R-N.Y., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Shei  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2680) to amend section 330C of the Public Health Service Act "to reauthorize special programs for Indians for providing services for the prevention and treatment of diabetes." The bill was introduced on May 10 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla.It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Scott R. Tipton, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2661) to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide requirements on the use of assistance for broadband deployment. The bill was introduced on May 10 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. It was jointly referred to the House Agriculture and Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Scott R. Tipton, 218 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4761; or  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2607) to "expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, Liz Cheney,  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2571) to "preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 52 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., John R. Carter, R-Texas, Rick Allen, R-Ga., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla  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. 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 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 1405) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal. The bill was introduced on May 9 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Steve Daines, 320 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2651; or in the stat  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 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 1363) to "authorize an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration." The bill was introduced on May 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Brian Schatz, 722 Hart Senate Office Building, Was  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 1337) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to establish an Office of Correctional Education. The bill was introduced on May 7 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. The legislation was referred to the Senate Ju  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y.,has introduced legislation (S. 1386) to "modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land." The bill was introduced on May 9 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. The legislation was  more