WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., has introduced the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act (H.R. 5972) to "designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in Wilmington, Delaware, as the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office." The bill was introduced on Feb. 26 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Gwen Moore, D-Wis.,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Okla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5973) to "direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to help State prisons and local jails improve the documentation of incarcerated veterans." The bill was introduced on Feb. 26 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Tom Cole, R-Okla., Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., Jason Crow, D-Colo., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Rick   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Ben Lujan, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5966) to "direct the Secretary of Energy to fund projects to restore and modernize the National Laboratories." The bill was introduced on Feb. 25 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bill Foster, D-Ill., Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., and Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. The legislation was referred to the House Sc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6005) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act "to increase transparency of group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage by removing gag clauses on price and quality information." The bill was introduced on Feb. 27 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more informa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6006) to amend section 923 of title 18, U.S. Code, "to require an electronic, searchable database of the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms." The bill was introduced on Feb. 27 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Bill Pascrell, 2409 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6008) to "direct the Attorney General to develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders related to interacting with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder." The bill was introduced on Feb. 27 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., Val Butler Demings, D-Fla., John H. Rutherford, R-Fla., and TJ Cox, D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6007) to promote youth athletic safety. The bill was introduced on Feb. 27 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., and Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor committees. For more information, Rep. Bill Pascrell, 2409 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5751; or in the district offices at Robert A. Roe Federal Bld  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3364) to "improve the health and academic achievement of students in highly polluted environments." The bill was introduced on Feb. 27. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-3224; or in the state at One Gateway Center, 23rd fl., Newark, NJ 07102; 973/639-8700; One Port Cen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 3325) to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act "to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time agreements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements." The bill was introduced on Feb. 24 and was co-sponsored by  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 3339) to restore military priorities. The bill was introduced on Feb. 25 and has 31 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Sheldon Whitehouse,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3346) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 "to authorize the use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds for anti-blood loss purposes." The bill was introduced on Feb. 27 and was co-sponsored by Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez, 528 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3347) to promote youth athletic safety. The bill was introduced on Feb. 27. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez, 528 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4744; or in the state at 1 Gateway Center, Ste. 1100, Newark, NJ 07102; 973/645-3030; 208 White Horse Pike, Ste. 18, Barrington, NJ 08007; 856/757-535  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 3358) to "extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of family and medical leave and pension plans, and to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace." The bill was introduced on Feb. 27 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee  more