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Bill Introductions Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday March 01, 2020 ( 4 items )  

Rep. Khanna Introduces Bill on Inclusion of Gender Neutral Designation in Passport
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5962) to "require the Secretary of State to require the inclusion of a gender neutral designation in a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad." The bill was introduced on Feb. 25 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Susan A. Davis, D-Calif., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Debra Haaland, D-N.M., Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., Jared Huff  more

Rep. Tlaib Introduces Bill to Improve Oversight of Private Charter Management Organizations
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 5984) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 "to improve oversight of private charter management organizations." The bill was introduced on Feb. 27 and has 34 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Sylvia Garcia, D-T  more

Sen. Durbin Introduces Bill to Restore Military Priorities
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

Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Prevent Human Trafficking, Exploitation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation (S. 3333) to "provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, 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. 25 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Ne  more