WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4555) to "ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and was co-sponsored by Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. F  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4557) to "prohibit the termination of advisory committees before the end of their charter unless authorized by law." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Mike Quigley, D-Ill. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Sean Casten, 429 Cannon House Office Building; Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4561; or in the distri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4558) to "modify certain disclosure requirements relating to the transfer of articles on the United States munitions list to Cyprus." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Charlie Crist, D-Fla., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Frank Pallone Jr., D-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4560) to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Johanna's Law. The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Debbie Dingell, D-Mich. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, 2413 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3661; or in the distr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4519) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4562) to "amend the exemption of certain legal requirements applied to Amtrak in making improvements to exclude the construction of advertisements." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, 1630 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4365; or in the district offices at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 4523) to amend the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 "to expand the types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Al Lawson, D-Fla., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., and William Clay Jr., D-Mo. The legis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4508) to "expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, 2433 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5936; or in the district offices at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4564) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to ensure the provision of high-quality service through the Suicide Prevention Lifeline." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., and Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. John Katko, 2457 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 20  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4529) to "direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to inform Medicaid enrollees and SNAP participants of potential eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, 2331 Rayburn House Office Building,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4476) to amend securities, commodities and banking laws "to make the information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable, to further enable the development of RegTech and Artificial Intelligence applications, to put the United States on a path towards building a comprehensive Standard Business Reporting program to ultimately harmonize and reduce the private sector's regulatory co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4528) to "increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26. It was referred to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. For more information, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, 2308 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0001; 202/225-7944; or in the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4486) to "require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program." The bill was introduced on Sept. 25 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Ben Lujan, D-N.M., and Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Jerry McNerney, 2265 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4570) to amend title II of the Social Security Act "to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and was co-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4567) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to require the Secretary of Education to translate the FAFSA into foreign languages." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., and Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. The l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4568) to "prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Andre Carson, D-Ind., and Del. Elea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4569) to reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise. The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., and Del. Amata Radewagen, R-A.S. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Grace Meng, 2209 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2601; or in the district o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4543) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to provide for a behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among the Hispanic and Latino population." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4548) to "authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to eligible counties for the use of mobile clinics and distance learning and telemedicine to diagnose and treat children with asthma in rural areas and medically underserved communities." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., and TJ Cox, D-Calif. It was referr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4546) to "authorize additional monies to the Public Housing Capital Fund of the Department of Housing and Urban Development." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Max Rose, D-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., Hakeem J  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4537) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to improve the provision of mobile medical health care services to certain underserved areas and populations." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, 2302 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2361; or in the district offices at 500 P  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4550) to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and has 56 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Robin Kelly, D-Ill., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Susan Wild, D-Pa., Terri A. Sewell, D-Al  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4577) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to promote the matriculation, and increase in the graduation rates, of individuals with disabilities within higher education." The bill was introduced on Sept. 27 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., David Trone, D-Md., Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., Josh Harder, D-Calif., Bill Fos  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 2562) to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 "to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Christopher S.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 2561) to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 "to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 2545) to "direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to inform Medicaid enrollees and SNAP participants of potential eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission." The bill was introduced on Sept. 25 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Edward J. Markey, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 2579) to "direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Maria   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 2578) to "increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry." The bill was introduced on Sept. 26 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. The v  more