WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3350) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to reimburse veterans for the cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility." The bill was introduced on June 19 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio, Don Bacon, R-Neb., Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Br  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 1912) to "establish a national, research-based, and comprehensive home study assessment process for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such process." The bill was introduced on June 19 and was co-sponsored by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For m  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 1877) to "establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to complete regular appropriations." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. James Lankford, 316 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 20  more