WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., has introduced the Protecting Community Television Act (H.R. 5659) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to "modify the definition of franchise fee." The bill was introduced on Jan. 21 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Peter Welch, D-Vt., James McGovern, D-Mass., Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., TJ Cox, D-Calif., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Adam B. Schiff, D-Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., has introduced the Safeguarding Therapeutics Act (H.R. 5663) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act "to give authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to destroy counterfeit devices." The bill was introduced on Jan. 21 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The full text of the bill is available f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, has introduced the Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act (H.R. 5664) "to ensure adequate time for the preparation of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, require the timely provision of information to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State regarding the number and location of visa denials based, in whole or in part, on grounds related to human  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5667) to "enhance stakeholder outreach to and operational engagement with owners and operators of critical infrastructure and other relevant stakeholders by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to bolster security against acts of terrorism and other homeland security threats, including by maintaining a clearinghouse of security guidance, best practices, and other voluntary content developed by   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3218) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 "to modify the definition of franchise fee." The bill was introduced on Jan. 21 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Richard Blume  more