WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6568) to "require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage without imposing any cost sharing requirements for certain items and services furnished during any portion of the COVID-19 emergency period." The bill was introduced on April 21 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., and Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J. It was  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6530) to require the President to report to Congress on certain authorities used under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act The bill was introduced on April 17 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., and Angie Craig, D-Minn. It was jointly referred to the House Financial Services and Transportation   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6534) to "include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing." The bill was introduced on April 17 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Susie Lee, D-Nev., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., S  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6581) to "ensure international financial institution support for a robust international response to the global COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on April 21 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., James McGovern, D-Mass., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., Frederica S. Wilson, D-F  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6565) to "ensure that low-income college students are eligible for emergency supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits." The bill was introduced on April 21 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Josh Harder, D-Calif., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., James McGovern, D-Mass.  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6537) to "require the release of most aliens detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a national emergency related to a communicable disease." The bill was introduced on April 17 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Sylvia Garcia, D-Tex  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6585) to "require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect and report certain data concerning COVID-19." The bill was introduced on April 21 and has 91 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Cedric L. Richmond, D-La., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Alma S.   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6538) to "provide for a temporary increase in Federal financial participation under the Medicaid program for telehealth services." The bill was introduced on April 17 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, 304 Cannon House Office Building, Washingto  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6607) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, in coordination with the Director of the strategic national stockpile, the National Emergency Biodefense Network." The bill was introduced on April 23 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, 2109 Rayburn House Office Buil  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6543) to "amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to amend the membership of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee." The bill was introduced on April 17 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Peter J. Visclosky, D-Ind., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. The legi  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6623) to "require all Federal agencies to translate COVID-19 materials into multiple languages." The bill was introduced on April 24 and has 34 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., David E. Price, D-N.C., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Eddie Bern  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6515) to "suspend obligations of residential renters and mortgagors to make payments during the COVID-19 emergency." The bill was introduced on April 17 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., and Grace Meng, D-N.Y. The leg  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6525) to "provide the necessary Federal financial and logistical support so States can reopen their economies once periods of isolation have sufficiently reduced coronavirus infection and transmission rates, and with adequate testing and other safeguards to ensure infection rates do not exceed medical resources, and virus transmission rates are maintained below 1 and thereby steadily reduce the number of infected.  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6559) to "require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)." The bill was introduced on April 21 and has 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Donna Shalala, D-Fla., Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., J  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6597) to "extend zero interest rate benefits and payment suspension to certain Federal student loan borrowers." The bill was introduced on April 22 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Susie Lee, D-Nev., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. The legislation was referred to the House Edu  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6553) to "direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Boost Communities Program to provide monthly payments to America's consumers during the COVID-19 emergency to recover from the emergency." The bill was introduced on April 17 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Ayanna Pressley,  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6552) to "prohibit water shutoffs during the COVID-19 emergency period, provide drinking and waste water assistance to households." The bill was introduced on April 17 and has 68 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Nanette D. Barraga  more