WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5892) to amend section 9A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act "to require that local school wellness policies include a requirement that students receive 50 hours of school nutrition education per school year." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Eri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5830) to "protect American workers and enterprises from Chinese and other foreign efforts to extraterritorially censor free speech and inhibit lawful advocacy." The bill was introduced on Feb. 10 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., Brad Sherman, D-Calif., Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Jim Banks, R-Ind. It was jointly referred to the House Education and Labor and Foreign Affairs committees. For m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5863) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to allow married couples to apply the student loan interest deduction limitation separately to each spouse." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Garamendi, D-Calif., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., Chris Stewart, R-Utah, Rick Larsen, D-Wash., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Jason Sm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Andrew Kim, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5887) to amend title 37, U.S. Code, "to standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Steven M. Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For more information, Rep. And  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5917) to repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws. The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and has 27 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Earl Blum  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5827) to "exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial aircraft." The bill was introduced on Feb. 10 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., John Katko, R-N.Y., and Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J. It was jointly referred to the House Homeland Security and Oversight and Reform committees. For more information, Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5871) to amend title 23, U.S. Code, "to make certain natural infrastructure projects eligible for surface transportation block grant funding." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Francis Rooney, R-Fla., and Albio Sires, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Tom Malinowski, 426 Cannon House Off  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5874) to "require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to amend regulations concerning the day-night average sound level." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Adam Smith, D-Wash., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Tom Malinowski, D-N.J.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5876) to "provide a work opportunity tax credit for military spouses and to provide for flexible spending arrangements for childcare services for military families." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Paul Cook, R-Calif., Andrew Kim, D-N.J., Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y. T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5854) to "authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname." The bill was introduced on Feb. 11. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Frank Pallone, 2107 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515;   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5905) to "require the Secretary of Energy to establish a demonstration initiative focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies, including a joint program to be established in consultation with the Secretary of Defense The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Reps. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., and Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J. It was jointly referred to the House Transportation   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Cedric L. Richmond, D-La., has introduced the State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act (H.R. 5823) to "establish a program to make grants to States to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to information systems of State, local, Tribal, or territorial governments." The bill was introduced on Feb. 10 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Katko, R-N.Y., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5907) to amend title 31, U.S. Code, "to prohibit administrative offsets of social security benefit payments and social security disability insurance benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Albio Sires, 2268 Rayburn House Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7919;  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3279) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to provide additional entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces who require extra time to complete remedial and deficiency courses." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510;   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3274) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act "to establish a decentralized wastewater grant program." The bill was introduced on Feb. 11 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Doug Jones, D-Ala. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-3224; or in th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3293) to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act "to establish the Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Pilot Program." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. It was referred to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-3224; or in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 3269) to "set and meet a national goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by not later than 2050." The bill was introduced on Feb. 11 and has 33 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 3276) to "eliminate asset limits employed by certain Federally-funded means-tested public assistance programs." The bill was introduced on Feb. 11 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Robert Casey Jr., D-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3299) to repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws. The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill. The legislation was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 3304) to "encourage and facilitate efforts by states and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain the western population of monarch butterflies." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Jeff Mer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 3284) to "create a moratorium on the government use of facial recognition technology until a Commission recommends the appropriate guidelines and limitation for use of facial recognition technology." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Jeff Merkley, 313 Hart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 3263) to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act "to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways." The bill was introduced   more