WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4101) to "establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise the quality of life in every community, to launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and to invest in high quality American jobs." The bill was introduced on July 30 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Bonni  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4103) to "establish an advisory committee to promote the use of reality technology as a tool for professional development for Federal workers." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Bill Flores, R-Texas, and Ted Lieu, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Yvette Clarke, 2058 Rayburn House Office Building  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4096) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to require an annual report on veteran access to gender specific services under community care contracts." The bill was introduced on July 30 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Susan Wild, D-Pa., Chris Pappas, D-N.H., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., Dina Titus, D-Nev.,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4109) to codify the Small Business Administration's Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, 1630 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4365; or in the district offices at Harlem State Office Bldg.,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4108) to "direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs." The bill was introduced on July 30 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Gwen   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4118) to "establish a U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes to study and make recommendations on the prevention of the commission of hate crimes." The bill was introduced on July 30 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Val Butler Demings, D-Fla., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., John A. Yarmuth, D-Ky., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Debbi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4126) to amend title II of the Social Security Act "to credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service, and to support State medical training programs for caregivers." The bill was introduced on July 30. It was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Nita M. Lowey, 2365 Rayburn   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4124) to amend title II of the Social Security Act "to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Nita M. Lowey, 2365 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6506; or in th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4125) to amend title II of the Social Security Act "to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Nita M. Lowey, 2365 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4122) to amend title II of the Social Security Act "to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Nita M. Lowey, 2365 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6506; or in the district  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4123) to amend title II of the Social Security Act "to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Nita M. Lowey, 2365 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6506; o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Ben Lujan, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4127) to "establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure." The bill was introduced on July 30 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., Michael F. Doyle, D-Pa., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Jan S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4129) to "provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment under part B of the Medicare program." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Ann Wagner, R-Mo. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, has introduced legislation (H.R. 4083) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to support innovative, evidence-based approaches that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of postsecondary education for all students, to allow pay for success initiatives, to provide additional evaluation authority." The bill was introduced on July 26 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ron Wright, R-Texas, and John Katko, R-N.Y. It was referred to the House Educati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4092) to "improve U.S. consideration of, and strategic support for, programs to prevent and respond to gender-based violence from the onset of humanitarian emergencies and build the capacity of humanitarian assistance to address the immediate and long- term challenges resulting from such violence." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Mario Dia  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4132) to "establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture." The bill was introduced on July 30 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Judy Chu, D-Calif., TJ Cox, D-Calif., Harley Rouda, D-Calif., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Ed Case, D-Hawa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4137) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to provide for the eligibility of certain individuals exposed to burn pits for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs." The bill was introduced on July 30 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and Pete King, R-N.Y. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4138) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to deem certain State Veterans homes meeting certain health and safety standards as meeting conditions and requirements for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs." The bill was introduced on July 30. It was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Thomas R. Su  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 2355) to eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement. The bill was introduced on July 31 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard J. Durbin,  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (S. 2303) to "allow U.S. citizens and legal residents to travel between the U.S. and Cuba." The bill was introduced on July 29 and has 45 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., John Boozman, R-Ark., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Susan M. Collins, R-  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 2405) to "establish additional protections and disclosures for students and cosigners with respect to student loans." The bill was introduced on July 31 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez, 528 Hart  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 2396) to "protect U.S. citizens and residents from unlawful profiling, arrest, and detention." The bill was introduced on July 31 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez, 528 Hart Senate Office Building, W  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 2403) to "authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide loans for the acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure." The bill was introduced on July 31 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., K  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 2404) to "establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise the quality of life in every community, to launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and to invest in high quality American jobs." The bill was introduced on July 31 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. has introduced legislation (S. 2389) to provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations. The bill was introduced on July 31 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, 322 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-6542; or in the state at  more