WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5639) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish urns for the remains of certain veterans whose creamed remains are not interred in certain cemeteries." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Anthony Brindisi, 329 Cannon House Office  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5590) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the U.S. for purposes of the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs." The bill was introduced on Jan. 13 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Andrew  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 5625) to "authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to significant actions that exacerbate climate change, to reinforce comprehensive efforts to limit global average temperature rise." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y. It was jointly referred to the House Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform and Ways and Means committees. For m  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. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5592) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 "to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace." The bill was introduced on Jan. 13. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, 2308 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0001; 202/225-7944; or in the district offices at 1651 3rd Ave., Ste. 311, New York, NY   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5617) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to exclude discharges of indebtedness on taxi medallions from gross income." The bill was introduced on Jan. 15 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Max Rose, D-N.Y., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jerrol  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5645) to provide for media coverage of Federal appellate court proceedings. The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, 2132 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5635; or in the district offices at 201  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5647) to "authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Pete King, R-N.Y., Mike Bost, R-Ill., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., and Tom Malinowski, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Bill Pa  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. 17 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5649) to "direct the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to establish a grant program to fund research and development with respect to certain cellular phone applications." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and Paul Tonko, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. For more informa  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. 17 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5608) to assist communities affected by stranded nuclear waste. The bill was introduced on Jan. 15 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., Andrew Kim, D-N.J., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Harley Rouda, D-Calif., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Ron Kind, D-Wis., and Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif. The legislation was jointly referred to the House Transportation and Infra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5602) to "authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism." The bill was introduced on Jan. 14 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Ka  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5637) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to establish presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with firefighting." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. The  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5605) to "direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to increase cooperation on post-traumatic stress disorder research between the U.S. and Israel." The bill was introduced on Jan. 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Elaine Luria, D-Va., Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, and Susan Wild, D-Pa. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For more inf  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. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 3206) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 "to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Casey Jr., 393 Russell Senate Office Building, Washin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3212) to "authorize additional monies to the Public Housing Capital Fund of the Department of Housing and Urban Development." The bill was introduced on Jan. 16 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabe  more