WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5629) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 "to provide classes on financial literacy to elementary and secondary students." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Ted Budd, 118 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4531; or in the district off  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5640) to "require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., Susan W. Brooks, R-Ind., Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. G.K. Butterfield,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5644) to "prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Mark Meadows, 2160 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6401; or in the district office at 200 N. Grove St., Ste. 90, He  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5648) to "direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., and Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Scott Perry, 1207 Longworth House Office Building, Wa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5656) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 "to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector." The bill was introduced on Jan. 17 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Phil Roe, R-Tenn., Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Mark Walker, R-N.C., Van Taylor, R-Texas, Dusty Johns  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5657) to "direct the Secretary of Defense to revise and update the Department of Defense regulations to allow trademarks owned or controlled by the Department of Defense to be combined with religious insignia on commercial identification tags (commonly known as dog tags) and to be sold by lawful trademark licensees." The bill was introduced on Jan. 17 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Ross Span  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5595) to "impose additional prohibitions relating to foreign boycotts under Export Control Reform Act of 2018." The bill was introduced on Jan. 13 and has 59 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, Andy Barr, R-Ky., Paul Cook, R-Calif., Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, David Schweikert, R-Ariz., Roger W. Marshall, R-Kan., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Mark Walker, R-N.C., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Phil Roe, R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 3189) to "use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security." The bill was introduced on Jan. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Mark R. Warner, 7  more