WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2754) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 "to require paper ballots and risk limiting audits in all Federal elections." The bill was introduced on May 15 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., John Lewis, D-Ga., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Denny Heck, D-Wash., and Jim Cooper,  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 2700) to "incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition, and to provide extensions for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps." The bill was introduced on May 14 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Greg Walden, R-Ore., Fred Upton, R-Mich., David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla.  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2708) to "prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission." The bill was introduced on May 14 and has 106 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Julia Brownley  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R-Ind., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2805) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency- issued firearms in certain Federal facilities." The bill was introduced on May 16 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Doug Collins, R-Ga., Ted Budd, R-N.C., John H. Rutherford, R-Fla., Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., Steven M. Palazzo, R-Miss., and David Kustoff, R-Tenn. The legislation was referred to   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2699) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. The bill was introduced on May 14 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Shimkus, R-Ill., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Fred Upton, R-Mich., William R. Keating, D-Mass., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Michael F. Doyle, D-Pa., Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Joe Courtney,  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2749) to prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes. The bill was introduced on May 15 and has 47 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., Debbi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2694) to "eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. John Katko, R-N.Y., Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., and Robert C. Sc  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2811) to "improve oversight of privatized military housing provided by the Department of Defense to members of the Armed Forces and their families." The bill was introduced on May 16 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., John R. Carter, R-Texas, Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Denny Heck, D-Wash., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., Van Ta  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2729) to "discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Pramila Jayapal,   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., R-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2835) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to reform certain forfeiture procedures. The bill was introduced on May 17 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Doug Collins, R-Ga., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., John Katko, R-N.Y., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Phil Roe, R-Tenn., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. The legislation was jointly referred to the House Judiciary and Financi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2731) to "provide for automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Chris Smith, R-N.J. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Adam Smith, 2264 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-8901; or  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2816) to "direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans." The bill was introduced on May 16 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Paul Cook, R-Calif., Pete King, R-N.Y., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., and Res. Comm.   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2778) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women. The bill was introduced on May 15 and has 50 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Suzan DelBene, D-Was  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 1480) to protect law enforcement officers. The bill was introduced on May 15 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., John Boozman, R-Ark., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., David Perdue, R-Ga., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Bill Cassidy, R-La., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Ind.,   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has introduced legislation (S. 1529) to "make additional financial assets of the Government of Iran available to pay compensatory damages to the victims of terrorism sponsored by that Government." The bill was introduced on May 16 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Johnny   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 1509) to amend title 23, U.S. Code, "to require the Secretary of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles." The bill was introduced on May 16 and was co-sponsored by Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Ron Johnson, 328 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5323; or in the   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (S. 1456) to "require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement received by a Federal agency." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, David Perdue, R-Ga., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Todd Young, R-Ind. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Mike Lee, 361-A Russell Sen  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (S. 1463) to "establish a scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Jon Tester, D-Mont. It was referred to the Senate Budget Committee. For more information, Sen. David Perdue, 455 Russell Sena  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 1508) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or target America's public safety officers." The bill was introduced on May 16 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., David Perdue, R-Ga., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., John Hoeven, R-N.D., Martha McSally, R-Ariz., Mike Braun, R-Ind.,   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 1490) to amend the General Education Provisions Act "to allow the release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential." The bill was introduced on May 15 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Mark R. Warner, 703 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC  more