WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5919) to amend title 40, U.S. Code, "to require the Administrator of General Services to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Children's Museum to provide the National Children's Museum rental space without charge in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center." The bill was introduced on Feb. 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rod  more

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. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5831) to "restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry." The bill was introduced on Feb. 10 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Jim Banks, R-Ind., Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., Michael Guest, R-Miss., Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., Bill Flores, R-Texas, Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, Doug La  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. 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. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5845) 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 in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5858) to "require the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on the incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality among pilots in the uniformed services." The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For more informat  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. 12 -- Rep. Donald A. McEachin, R-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5853) to "authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area." The bill was introduced on Feb. 11 and was co-sponsored by Reps. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., and Elaine Luria, D-Va. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committe  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. 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. 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. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5844) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 "to revise the shareholder threshold for registration under that Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms." The bill was introduced on Feb. 11. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Denver Riggleman, 1022 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 205  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. 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. 14 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo., has introduced legislation (S. 3287) to modify the governmentwide financial management plan. The bill was introduced on Feb. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., David Perdue, R-Ga., and James Lankford, R-Okla. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Michael B. Enzi, 379-A Senate Russell Office Building, Wash  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 3273) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to establish a community college and career training grant program." The bill was introduced on Feb. 11 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Tim Kaine, 231 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4024; or in the state at 919 E. Main   more