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Bill Introductions Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday April 12, 2020 ( 3 items )  

Rep. Neguse Introduces Bill to Provide for Enhanced Coronavirus Relief Fund
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6467) to "provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund for units of government with a population of 500,000 or less." The bill was introduced on April 7 and has 75 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ben Lujan, D-N.M., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Jamie Raskin  more

Rep. Porter Introduces Bill to Amend Fair Credit Reporting Act
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6470) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act "to institute a 1-year waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with   more

Rep. Schakowsky Introduces Bill to Prohibit Price Gouging
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6472) to "prohibit price gouging in connection with the public health emergency resulting from COVID-19." The bill was introduced on April 7 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., and Ben Lujan, D-N.M. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, 2367 Rayburn   more