WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3303) to "establish the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Susan W. Brooks, R-Ind., Ben McAdams, D-Utah, and Doug Lamborn, R-Colo. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Diana DeGette, 2111 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 202/225-4431; or in the district office at 6  more

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 22 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3393) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 "to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2021." The bill was introduced on June 20 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Francis Rooney, R-Fla., Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Brian Babin, R-Texas, Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Ron Wright, R-Texas, and  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3392) to "prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content." The bill was introduced on June 20 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Francis Rooney, R-Fla. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Doug Lamborn, 2371 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4422; or in the di  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 3361) to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 "to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives." The bill was introduced on June 19 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., David Loebsack, D-Iowa, Steve Watkins, R-Kan., and Scott R. Tipton, R-Colo. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. David B. M  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 1897) to "establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling." The bill was introduced on June 19 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Michael Bennet, 261 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5852; or in the state at Cesar E. Chave  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has introduced legislation (S. 1918) to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require alternative options for summer food service program delivery. The bill was introduced on June 20 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Ind., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and John Hoeven, R-N.D. The legislation was referred to the Senate Agri  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 1899) to "authorize the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to seek compensation for injuries to trust resources and to use funds received as that compensation to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources." The bill was introduced on June 19 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Benjamin Card  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (S. 1939) to "direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Challenge Grant Program to promote technological innovation in our Nation's communities." The bill was introduced on June 20 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science,  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 1932) to support water infrastructure in Reclamation States. The bill was introduced on June 20 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Martha McSally, R-Ariz., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. 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 the state at 503 N.   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 1876) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish uniform standards for the use of electronic signatures with respect to any request for disclosure of a taxpayer's return or return information to a practitioner." The bill was introduced on June 18 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more inform  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1940) to "permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations." The bill was introduced on June 20 and has 42 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Tina Smith, D-Minn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Jeanne Shaheen, D  more