WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6167) to "require certain financial assistance under the State energy program and the Weatherization Assistance Program to be distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives." The bill was introduced on March 10 and was co-sponsored by Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6233) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide a tax credit for taxpayers who remove lead-based hazards." The bill was introduced on March 12 and was co-sponsored by Reps. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., John Katko, R-N.Y., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Steve Cohen, 2104 Rayburn House   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6156) to develop and improve the transportation workforce. The bill was introduced on March 9 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, Angie Craig, D-Minn., and David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Jim Langevin, 2077 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2735; or in the district office   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6128) to amend title 40, U.S. Code, "to modify certain requirements for Federal agencies in the disposition of surplus real property." The bill was introduced on March 9 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mike Johnson, R-La., Jim Banks, R-Ind., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Kevin Hern, R-Okla.  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 3446) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent." The bill was introduced on March 11 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Joe Man  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 3429) to amend the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 "with respect to assessments of conservation programs." The bill was introduced on March 10 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. It was referred to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Casey Jr., 393 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-6324  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 13 -- Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., has introduced legislation (S. 3441) to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act "to provide exceptions to the prohibition on participation by individuals convicted of certain offenses." The bill was introduced on March 11 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and John Cornyn, R-Texas. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Doug Jones, 330 Hart Sen  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., has introduced legislation (S. 3445) to "direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to develop, administer, and evaluate early childhood education apprenticeships." The bill was introduced on March 11 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Todd Young, 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building, W  more