WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5862) to "restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driver licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about criminal aliens with the Federal Government." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Phil Roe, R-Tenn., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Jodey C. Ar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5840) to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act "to ensure that absent uniformed services voters serving at diplomatic and consular posts of the U.S. are able to receive and transmit balloting materials in the same manner and with the same rights and protections as other absent uniformed services voters under such Act." The bill was introduced on Feb. 11 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5896) to amend title 14, U.S.Code, "to require the Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes to minimize commercial disruption in the winter months." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Mike  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. 12 -- Rep. Robert Latta, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 5833) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain." The bill was introduced on Feb. 10. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees. For more information, Rep. Robert Latta, 2467 Rayburn House Office Building, Was  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. 13 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5870) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to ensure that the time during which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Steven M. Palazzo, R-Miss., and Tim Ryan, D-Ohio. It was referred to the House Veterans  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5885) to make technical corrections relating to parental leave for Federal employees. The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., Adam Smith, D-Wash., Pete King, R-N.Y., Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., Andy Barr, R-Ky., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio, Peter A. De  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5872) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to establish a separation oath for members of the Armed Forces who are separating from military service." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Andy Barr, R-Ky., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., Bill Posey, R-Fla., Don Young, R-Alaska, Rick Crawford, R-Ark., and Roger W. Marshall, R-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., has introduced the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act (H.R. 5826) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XI of the Social Security Act "to prevent certain cases of out-of- network surprise medical bills, strengthen health care consumer protections, and improve health care information transparency." The bill w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5906) to "require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a consumer recycling education and outreach grant program." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Dean Phillips, 1305 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2871; or i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5883) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide for an increased credit for carbon oxide sequestration for direct air capture facilities." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. David Schweikert, 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-219  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5859) to "establish forest management, reforestation, and utilization practices which lead to the sequestration of greenhouse gases." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Andy Barr, R-Ky., Pete Stauber, R-Minn., Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, and Davi  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. 12 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (S. 3275) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children. The bill was introduced on Feb. 11 and has 47 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., James Risch, R-Idaho, James Lankford, R-Okla., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., John Hoeven, R-N.D., John Kennedy, R-La., Mike Crapo, R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 3313) to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 "to limit the exemption from the registration requirements of such Act for persons engaging in activities in furtherance of bona fide religious, scholastic, academic, or scientific pursuits or the fine arts to activities which do not promote the political agenda of a foreign government, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the disclosures of f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 3296) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. David Perdue, R-Ga., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., James Risch, R-Idaho, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., Cory  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 3280) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to clarify that high-taxed amounts are excluded from tested income for purposes of determining global intangible low-taxed income only if such amounts would be foreign base company income or insurance income." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Se  more