WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5809) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 "to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to include certain information on any health insurance membership card issued by such plan or issuer." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa. It was jointly referre  more

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. 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. 8 -- Rep. Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5801) to amend title 28, U.S. Code, "to establish a procedure for remand of a civil action that has been removed before service on a forum defendant." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Jan Schakowsk  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. 7 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5775) to "designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the U.S." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and has 58 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., J  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5813) to provide direct appropriations for certain housing programs. The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Michael F. Doyle, D-Pa., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., James McGovern, D-Mass., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5761) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons." The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Dan Meuser, 326 Cannon House O  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5767) to "defer the removal of certain Eritrean nationals for a 24-month period." The bill was introduced on Feb. 5 and has 30 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., James McGovern, D-Mass., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Raul   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5799) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act "with respect to normal farming activities and to require the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency to apply certain decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture when enforcing such Act." The bill was introduced on Feb. 7 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5768) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to protect students and taxpayers by modernizing evaluation and increasing transparency in the accreditation system." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Jahana Hayes, D-Conn. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Lori Trahan, 1616 Longworth House Office Building  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5796) to "enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, to allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage their energy usage." The bill was introduced on Feb. 6 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Peter Welch, 2187 Rayburn House Office Building, Was  more