WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Del. Gregorio Sablan, D-M.P., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6495) to amend title XI of the Social Security Act "to eliminate the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories of the U.S." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Jose E. Serrano, D-N.Y., and Dels. Amata Radewagen, R-A.S., Michael San Nicolas, D-G  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6497) to "make available insurance coverage for business interruption losses due to national emergencies." The bill was introduced on April 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, 1722 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515;  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6482) to "require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the U.S., to ban the use of Federal funds for the purchase of drugs manufactured in China." The bill was introduced on April 10 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Ted Budd, R-N.C. It was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means, Armed S  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6491) to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 "to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative." The bill was introduced on April 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y. It was jointly referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Financial Services committees. For more information, Rep. Sam Graves, 1135 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 205  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6502) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., TJ Cox, D-Calif., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Bennie G. Thompso  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6507) to "direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to automatically extend the period of validity of an alien's employment authorization during an emergency period." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., James McGovern, D-Mass., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Gil Cisnero  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6508) to amend title VI of the Social Security Act "to expand the permissible use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Darren So  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6509) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 "to provide public safety officer death and disability benefits for certain public safety officers who contract COVID-19." The bill was introduced on April 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Max Rose, D-N.Y., and Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, 2132 Rayburn  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6485) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to allow 2020 recovery rebates for individuals filing a joint return if one spouse satisfies the valid identification number requirement." The bill was introduced on April 10 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jackie Speier, D-Cali  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6510) to "require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand for all the States during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, the program to approve retail food stores to accept through on-line transactions supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 13 co-s  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6496) to "provide for the issuance of emergency monthly payments to every American throughout the duration of the coronavirus crisis to be provided by the Department of Treasury, in consultation with other Federal and State agencies." The bill was introduced on April 14 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Barbara   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6487) to "increase the ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)." The bill was introduced on April 10 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y. It was jointly referred to the House Appropriations, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means and Budget  more