WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6144) to "make investments in community-based organizations and other initiatives to prevent maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, especially for Black women." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Ro   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6138) to "improve maternal health outcomes, especially for underserved populations, through investments in technology." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Al Lawso  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6165) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to improve data collection with respect to maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity." The bill was introduced on March 10 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Al Lawson, D-Fla., Aya  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6150) to "allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has 73 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6181) to "prevent the changing of regulations governing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, to provide for expanded food security." The bill was introduced on March 10 and was co-sponsored by Reps. James McGovern, D-Mass., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio. It was referred to the House Agriculture Committee. For more information, R  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6133) to "reauthorize the State Trade Expansion Program of the Small Business Administration." The bill was introduced on March 9 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Abby Finkenauer, 124 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2911; or in the district offices at 308 3rd St. S.E., Ste. 200, Cedar   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6190) to amend title 49, U.S. Code, "to require all-cargo aircraft to be equipped with cockpit doors that meet certain safety requirements." The bill was introduced on March 11 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Micahel San Nicolas, D-Guam, and Andre Carson, D-Ind. The legislation was referred to  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6131) to "direct the Architect of the Capitol to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the U.S. Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., David Trone, D-Md., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., John Sarbanes, D-Md., C.A. 'Dut  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6143) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to improve maternal mental and behavioral health outcomes with a particular focus on outcomes for minority women." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., John Katko, R-N.Y., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Billy Long, R-Mo., and Seth Moulton, D-Mass. The legislation wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6245) to "prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing or enforcing the final rule on joint employer status." The bill was introduced on March 12. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, 304 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5931; or in the district offices at 8 N. Main St., Ste. 200, Attleboro, MA 027  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6214) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to provide for coverage of testing for coronavirus at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program." The bill was introduced on March 12 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., and Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Ron Kind, 1502 Lo  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., has introduced the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) "making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020." The bill was introduced on March 11 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., and Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn. The legislation was jointly r  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6132) to "address social determinants of health for women in the prenatal and postpartum periods." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., John Lewis, D-Ga., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Al Lawson, D-Fla., and   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6210) "ensuring that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the U.S. market." The bill was introduced on March 11 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Ted Yoho, R-Fla., Mike Gallagher,   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6164) to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce. The bill was introduced on March 10 and has 9 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Al Lawson, D-Fla., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. The legislation was referred to the House Energy   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6217) to "authorize the establishment of HOPE Account Pilot Projects, HOPE Action Plans Pilot Projects, and competitive grants for pilot projects." The bill was introduced on March 12 and was co-sponsored by Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass. It was jointly referred to the House Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means and Judiciary committees. For more informatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6187) to "allow the Secretary of Agriculture to grant certain waivers under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to address school closures due to coronavirus (COVID-19)." The bill was introduced on March 11 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., David Trone, D-Md., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif.  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6129) to provide improved care and protection to incarcerated mothers. The bill was introduced on March 9 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Al Lawson, D-Fla., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. The legislation was referred   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6137) to "require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., William Cla  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6139) to "direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has 20 co-spon  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6142) to "end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the U.S. and close disparities in maternal health outcomes." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Gwen Moore, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 3422) to amend title 54, U.S. Code, "to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education, and to provide permanent, dedicated funding for the Land and Water C  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 3424) to "end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the U.S. and close disparities in maternal health outcomes." The bill was introduced on March 10 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Richard Blumentha  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 3444) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam." The bill was introduced on March 11 and has 34 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.,   more