WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6192) to "require the Secretary of the Treasury to honor the 100th anniversary of completion of coinage of the Morgan Dollar and the 100th anniversary of commencement of coinage of the Peace Dollar." The bill was introduced on March 11 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., Mark Amodei, R-Nev., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Bradley Schne  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 14 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6236) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to provide for certain freedom of association protections." The bill was introduced on March 12 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla., Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., Bill Flores, R-Texas, Kendra Horn, D-Okla., Steve Womack, R-Ark., T  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6188) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S." The bill was introduced on March 11 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Andrew Kim, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For more information, Rep. John Garamendi, 2368 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-1880; or in the district offices at 1261 Travis Blvd., Ste. 130  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6238) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to restore the amount of the orphan drug tax credit." The bill was introduced on March 12 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. It was referred to the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, 213 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4465; or in the district office at  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Andrew Kim, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6166) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to authorize and support the creation and dissemination of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources to identify more at-risk families, to authorize research and surveillance activities relating to cardiomyopathy". The bill was introduced on March 10 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky. It was referred to the House Energy  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 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 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6256) to "require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to update the motor vehicle information required to be submitted to the Administration to assist a consumer in buying a passenger motor vehicle." The bill was introduced on March 12 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.,   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 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6264) to prohibit price gouging during a state of emergency declaration. The bill was introduced on March 12 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Jason Smith, 2418 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4404; or in the district offices at 22 E. Columbia St., Farmington, MO 63640; 573/756-9755; 2502 T  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6160) to "extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security." The bill was introduced on March 9 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., Cedric L. Richmond, D-La., and Paul Tonko, D-N.Y. It was jointly referred to the House Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, 2466 Rayburn H  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 12 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has introduced legislation (S. 3432) to "support the advanced manufacturing technologies program of the Food and Drug Administration, to establish National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing." The bill was introduced on March 10 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, 357 Di  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3442) to "require private health insurers to cover related to Coronavirus without cost-sharing and to provide for special enrollment periods for individuals diagnosed with Coronavirus." The bill was introduced on March 11 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510  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 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 3426) to "deter anticompetitive exclusionary conduct that harms competition and consumers, to enhance the ability of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the antitrust laws." The bill was introduced on March 10 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Amy Klobu  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3430) to "promote diversity at the Department of State, to direct the Secretary of State to review the termination characterization of former members of the Department who were fired by reason of the sexual orientation of the official." The bill was introduced on March 10. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez, 528 Hart Senate Office Building, Wa  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