WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5599) to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 "to require the deposit of enterprise guarantee fees in the Housing Trust Fund." The bill was introduced on Jan. 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Denny Heck, 2452 Rayburn House Office Buil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5586) to "measure the progress of recovery and development efforts in Haiti and the strength of democracy and rule of law in the country." The bill was introduced on Jan. 13 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Will Hurd, R-Texas, Ross Spano, R-Fla., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., Michael Waltz, R-Fla., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif. The legislation was r  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5588) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 "to provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of proposed Federal agency action." The bill was introduced on Jan. 13 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Ralph  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5594) to "provide for greater county and State consultation with regard to petitions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973." The bill was introduced on Jan. 13 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., and Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Rep. Jason Smith, 2418 Raybu  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. 17 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (S. 3216) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act "to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations with respect to diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than such requirements with respect to screening examinations for breast cancer." The bill was intr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 3192) to establish an aerospace fellowship program. The bill was introduced on Jan. 14 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Maria Cantwell, 511 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3441; or in the state at 915 2nd Ave., Ste. 3206, Seattle, WA 98174; 206/220-6400; 920 W. Rivers  more