WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 3082) to require $20 notes to include a portrait of Harriet Tubman. The bill was introduced on June 4 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Al Green, D-Texas, and Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla. The legislation was referred to the House Financial Services Committee.  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3120) to "require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Harley Rouda, D-Calif., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Eleanor Holmes-Nort  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3156) to promote the use of smart technologies and systems in communities. The bill was introduced on June 6. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Yvette Clarke, 2058 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6231; or in the district office at 222 Lenox Road, Ste. 1-2, Brooklyn, NY 11226; 718/287-1142.  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3123) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide tax incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Robin Kelly, D-Ill., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3125) to reverse declining milk consumption in schools. The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Ron Kind, D-Wis., Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., Angie Craig, D-Minn., TJ Cox, D-Calif., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Jim Costa, D-Calif., Jeff Va  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 3127) to "permit occupational therapists to conduct the initial assessment visit and complete the comprehensive assessment under a Medicare home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases." The bill was introduced on June 5 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jason Smith, R-Mo., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce comm  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3080) to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis. The bill was introduced on June 4 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2464; or in the district offices at 365  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3109) to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes. The bill was introduced on June 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, 2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2464; or in the district offices at 3655 Johnson Ave., Bronx, NY 10463; 718  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3128) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to uphold freedom of association protections. The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., Susan W. Brooks, R-Ind., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., John Shimkus, R-Ill., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., Kendra Horn, D-Okla., Brenda Lawrence,   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3129) to "provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 31 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Val Butler Demings, D-Fla., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 3058) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a program to address the health crisis of insufficient vaccinations." The bill was introduced on June 3 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Lucy McBath, D-Ga.,   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3131) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the U.S." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Adam Smith, D-Wash., Grace M  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3133) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic defenses. The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Robin Kelly, D-Ill., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3151) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service. The bill was introduced on June 6 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Kevin P. Brady, R-Texas, Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., Darin LaHood, R-Ill., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Judy Chu, D-Ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3104) to "establish the Partnership Fund for Peace to promote joint economic development and finance ventures between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies and those in the United States and Israel to improve economic cooperation and people-to-people peacebuilding programs, and to further shared community building, peaceful coexistence, dialogue, and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians." The bill w  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3076) to authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders. The bill was introduced on June 4 and has 38 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Jackie Speier  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3137) to "establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Peter Welch,   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3138) to "award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women's Army Corps who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 39 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Steve Watkins, R-Kan., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Susan Wild, D-Pa., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Brian Higg  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3071) to address foreign threats to higher education in the U.S. The bill was introduced on June 3 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Daniel Webster, R-Fla., Ron Wright, R-Texas, Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y. It was jointly referred to the House Judiciary, Education and Labor and Foreign Affairs committees. For more information, Rep. Francis Rooney, 120 Cannon House Office Bui  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3099) to provide for loan forgiveness for STEM teachers. The bill was introduced on June 4 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. The legislation was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means and Education and Labor committees. For more info  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3096) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment." The bill was introduced on June 4 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., John Garamendi, D-Calif., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., G  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3098) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest. The bill was introduced on June 4 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Scott Peters, D-Calif., Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Mike Quigley, D-Il  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3106) to "require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish within the Department of Homeland Security a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, authorize research within the Department of Homeland Security on current trends in domestic terrorism." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Jim Langevin, D-R.I., Cedric L.   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3154) to "clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a DACA recipient if all other eligibility criteria are satisfied." The bill was introduced on June 6 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Adriano Espailla  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3111) to "make administrative reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program to increase fairness and accuracy and protect the taxpayer from program fraud and abuse." The bill was introduced on June 5. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, 2302 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2361; or in the district offices at  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 1745) to "establish a cost of greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Thomas R.   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 1747) to "require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include enforceable standards requiring paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods." The bill was introduced on June 5 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Jeff Merkley, 313 Hart  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 1735) to "provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Ric  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 1731) to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 "to require the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to maintain a list of certain foreign issuers." The bill was introduced on June 5 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Marco Rubio, 284 Russel  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 1743) to "direct the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 45 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Jeff Merkley  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 1726) to ensure high-income earners pay a fair share of Federal taxes. The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Richard J. D  more