WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5914) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Mich. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, 1111 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 2051; 2  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. 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. 15 -- Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5902) to establish a microplastics pilot program. The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore. It was jointly referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Brian J. Mast, 2182 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3026; or in the district offices at 121 S.W. Port St., Lucie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5920) 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. 14 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Rob Woodall, R-Ga., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., TJ Cox,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5882) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act "to provide States with the option under the Medicaid program to pay for covered outpatient drugs through risk-sharing value-based agreements." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Roger W. Marshall, R-Kan., Jason Crow, D-Colo., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Ami Bera, D-Calif., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and David Schweiker  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. 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. 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 3306) to establish a microplastics pilot program. The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Christopher Coons, D-Del., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Jeff Merkley, 313 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/22  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 3281) to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act "to require recycling of beverage containers." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Jeff Merkley, 313 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3753; or in the state at 121 S.W. Salmon St., Ste. 1400, Portland, OR   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation (S. 3307) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, parents, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth." The bill was introduced on Feb. 13 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Margaret W  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

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