WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5769) to "require the Comptroller General of the U.S. to conduct an audit relating to the impeachment inquiry and trial of Donald J. Trump, President of the U.S." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and has 31 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Jim Baird, R-Ind., Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, Randy Weber, R-Texas, Ben Cline, R-Va., John Joyce, R-Pa., Jody   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5762) to establish a White House Rural Council. The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Jim Costa, D-Calif., Chris Pappas, D-N.H., Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and Troy Balderson, R-Ohio The legislation was referred to the House Agriculture Committee. For more information, Rep. Matthew Cartwright, 1034 Longworth Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 5771) to amend the Controlled Substances Act "to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Robert Latta, R-Ohio. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Judiciary committees. For more information, Rep. Steve Chabot, 2408 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; 202/225-2216; or in the dis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio. has introduced legislation (H.R. 5784) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to improve programs for minority students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, 2344 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515;   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5786) to "direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain information publicly available on one internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. David Joyce, R-Ohio, Conor Lamb, D-Pa., John Joyce, R-Pa., Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, and William Timmons, R-S.C. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more informat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (***) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, "to provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by certain State or local law enforcement officers." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., James E. Clyburn, D-S.C.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5788) to amend the Fair Housing Act "to require a complaint of sexual harassment be annually reported to Congress." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., David Joyce, R-Ohio, Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., and Jackie Speier, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. John Katko, 2457 Rayburn House Office Building, Wa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5807) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and title XI of the Social Security Act "to improve the availability and accuracy of provider directory information made available by group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individuals health insurance coverage." The bill was introduced o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5789) to "allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in the loan programs of the Small Business Administration." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, John Moolenaar, R-Mich., Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., Pete King, R-N.Y., Susan Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5819) to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 "to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Marcy Kap  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5794) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to expand research and education with respect to endometrial cancer." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Robin Kelly, D-Ill., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5748) to "rebuild the Nation's crumbling infrastructure, transportation systems, technology and computer networks, and energy distribution systems, by strongly and urgently encouraging the immediate recruitment, employment, and on-the-job earn as you learn training of young African Americans who throughout history experience higher unemployment rates than any other race, which is a national crisis." The bill was int  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5741) to amend title XI of the Social Security Act "to clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation." The bill was introduced on Feb. 3 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., John Shimkus, R-Ill., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and Kurt Schrader, D-Ore. It was jointly referred to the House Energ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3256) to "permit employees to require changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees." The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and has 23 co-spo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3255) to "repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment." The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Margaret Wood  more