WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 5488) to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 "to ensure that politically derived information is not used in an application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for an order under title I or III of such Act." The bill was introduced on Dec. 18. It was jointly referred to the House Judiciary Committee and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. For more information, Rep. Mich  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5491) to "improve the fielding of newest generations of personal protective equipment to the Armed Forces." The bill was introduced on Dec. 19 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Elaine Luria, D-Va. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Joe Wilson, 1436 Longworth House Office Build  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 3065) to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act "to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes." The bill was introduced on Dec. 17 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Kirsten Gillibrand, D  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 3146) to "ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, U.S. Code." The bill was introduced on Dec. 19 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif.,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 3071) to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, U.S. Code, "to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child, or another related individual, who has a serious health condition, and to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement and family wellness leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extrac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 3102) to "require the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce to provide estimates relating to the distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific percentile groups of income." The bill was introduced on Dec. 18 and has 22 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Tom Udall, D-N.M., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Margaret Wo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 3106) to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 "to promote reforestation following unplanned events on Federal land." The bill was introduced on Dec. 19 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. It was referred to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. For more information, Sen. Tom Udall, 531 Hart Senate Office Building, Wash  more