WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4179) to prohibit the use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols. The bill was introduced on Aug. 9 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz. It was jointly referred to the Hou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4178) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to require manufacturers of certain single-dose vial drugs payable under part B of the Medicare program to provide rebates with respect to amounts of such drugs discarded." The bill was introduced on Aug. 9. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees. For more information, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, 2426 Rayburn House   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4186) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to modify the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources and the investment credit for certain qualified investment credit facilities." The bill was introduced on Aug. 13 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Elise Stefanik, 318 Cannon House Off  more