WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6460) to "provide funding for needed child and adult care so that essential workers can report to work during the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on April 7 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., John Lewis, D-Ga., John B. Larson, D-Conn., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore.,  more

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

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6468) to provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund. The bill was introduced on April 7 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, 1226 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2645; or in the district office at 12600 W. Colfax Ave., Ste. B-400, Lakewood, CO 80215; 303/2  more

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

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