WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6438) to "allow 2020 recovery rebates to be made on the basis of an individual's taxpayer identification number." The bill was introduced on April 3 and has 50 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Jesus Garc  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6420) to "allow 2020 recovery rebates with respect to qualifying children over the age of 16." The bill was introduced on March 31 and has 85 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Gerald E.  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6421) to "authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to the deliberate concealment or distortion of information about public health emergencies of international concern." The bill was introduced on March 31 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., Jim Banks, R-Ind., Ted Yoho, R-Fla., Rob Bishop, R-Utah, and Chris Smith, R-N.J. The legislation was jo  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6440) to establish the National Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic. The bill was introduced on April 3 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. David Trone, D-Md., Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., Fred Upton, R-Mich., Pete King, R-N.Y., Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, Don Young, R-Alaska, Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., David Joyce, R-Ohio, Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., and John Moolenaar,   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6431) to "require the creation of a national commission to prepare for future national emergencies." The bill was introduced on April 3 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., Tom Reed, R-N.Y., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Will Hurd, R-Texas, Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., and Dean Phillips, D-Minn. The legislation was jointly referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6417) to "prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from withholding funds for certain research using human fetal tissue." The bill was introduced on March 31 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and Jared Huffman, D-C  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6454) to forgive certain disaster loans. The bill was introduced on April 3 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Chris Smith, 2373 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3765; or in the district offices at 4573 S. Broad St., Hamilton, NJ 08620; 609/585-7878; 112 Village Center D  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6455) to "establish the National Commission Regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic." The bill was introduced on April 3 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Jim Langevin, D-R.I., Cedric L. Richmond, D-La., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Al Green, D-Texas,  more