WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6299) to "provide for the rapid coverage of preventive services and vaccines for COVID-19." The bill was introduced on March 19 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Don S. Beyer, D-Va. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means and Education and Labor committees. For more information, Rep. Joe Courtney, 2332 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2076; or in the dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 3544) to assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19. The bill was introduced on March 19 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Margaret  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 3520) to "waive, for 1 year, the cost sharing requirements of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership." The bill was introduced on March 18 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., and Gary Peters, D-Mich. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Christ  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 3529) to "require States to establish contingency plans for the conduct of elections for Federal office in response to national disasters and emergencies." The bill was introduced on March 18 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 3515) to "establish the Innovation and Startups Equity Investment Program in the Department of the Treasury, through which the Secretary of the Treasury shall allocate money to certain States to assist high-potential scalable startups access venture capital to commercialize innovations, create jobs, and accelerate economic growth." The bill was introduced on March 18 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Christopher Coo  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 3538) to "require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the reliance by the Department of Defense on imports of certain pharmaceutical products made in part or in whole in certain countries, to establish postmarket reporting requirements for pharmaceuticals." The bill was introduced on March 19 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Christopher S. Murphy,  more