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 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 5 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3097) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to expand eligibility for public service student loan forgiveness to certain contractor employees of national laboratories." The bill was introduced on June 4 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Scott Peters, D-Calif., and Diana DeGette, D-Colo. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committ  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 7 -- Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3149) to "allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students." The bill was introduced on June 5 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, Daniel Webster, R-Fla., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Francis Rooney, R-Fla., K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, Jim Baird, R-Ind.,  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 1705) to "authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs." The bill was introduced on June 4 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Michael Bennet, 261 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5852; or in the s  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. Christopher Coons, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 1727) 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  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 1723) to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to "provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account." The bill was introduced on June 5 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more informat  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 1706) to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities. The bill was introduced on June 4 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Gardner, 354 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5941; or in  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