WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4263) to "prohibit importation of certain products of Brazil, to prohibit certain assistance to Brazil, and to prohibit negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Brazil." The bill was introduced on Sept. 10 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Michael F. Doyle, D-Pa., Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., Katie Hill, D-Calif., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Alcee L. Hastings, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4296) to amend title VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safe use of cosmetics. The bill was introduced on Sept. 12 and has 16 co-sponosrs. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Alan Lowenthal, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., has introduced the Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act (H.R. 4259) to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act "to provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care." The bill was introduced on Sept. 9 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Karen Ba  more

Washington, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 2447) to "require the Secretary of Energy to establish or designate the Distributed Energy Opportunity Board to carry out a program to facilitate a voluntary streamlined processes for local permitting of distributed renewable energy, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging systems." The bill was introduced on Sept. 9 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Ene  more