WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6526) to "establish a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) corps to enhance the STEM and computer science workforce of the Department of Defense and the defense industry." The bill was introduced on April 17 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Andrew Kim, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Jim Banks, 1713 Longworth House Office Building, Washington,  more

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 23 -- Rep. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6575) to amend title 49, U.S. Code, "to establish a national transit frontline workforce training center." The bill was introduced on April 21 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., David Trone, D-Md., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Chris Smith, R-N.J., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., and Mike Bost, R-Ill. The legisl  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6564) to amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act "to include the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as a qualified program for purposes of certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing COVID-19." The bill was introduced on April 21 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Education and   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. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6541) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to provide for maintaining adequate supplies in Strategic National Stockpile." The bill was introduced on April 17 and has 37 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Raul M. Grijalva  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6621) to amend the U.S. International Broadcasting Act of 1994 "to authorize the Open Technology Fund of the U.S. Agency for Global Media." The bill was introduced on April 24 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., John R. Curtis, R-Utah, and Tom Malinowski, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Michael T. McCaul, 2001 Rayburn House Office  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 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6624) to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security. The bill was introduced on April 24 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., and Greg Walden, R-Ore. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., 2107 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4671; or in the district offic  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6609) to "provide for the immediate procurement of COVID-19 medical testing components, materials, and supplies under the Defense Production Act of 1950." The bill was introduced on April 23 and has 28 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz  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 21 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6548) to "establish the Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S." The bill was introduced on April 17 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Brad Sherman, D-Calif., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., David Trone, D-Md., Denny Heck, D-Wash., Jason Crow, D-Colo., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Susan Wild, D-Pa. The l  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 21 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6550) to amend the Federal Credit Union Act "to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from the COVID-19 emergency." The bill was introduced on April 17 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don Young, R-Alaska, Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Paul Cook, R-Calif., Jah  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6524) to "provide justice for victims of State misrepresentation to the World Health Organization." The bill was introduced on April 17 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas. It was referred to the House Judiciary 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  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6522) to amend the Small Business Act "to include certain business and labor organizations in the paycheck protection program." The bill was introduced on April 17 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Chris Smith, 2373 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3765; or in the district offices a  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6523) to "ensure that an individual who has purchased an airline ticket through an air carrier or a third-party is reimbursed during the covered emergency period." The bill was introduced on April 17 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Chris Smith, 2373 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6566) to "ensure that an individual who has purchased an airline ticket through an air carrier or a third-party is reimbursed during the covered emergency period." The bill was introduced on April 21 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Chris Smith, 2373 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3  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. 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

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6555) to amend title 31, U.S. Code, "to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue certain circulating coins in recognition of the U.S. semiquincentennial." The bill was introduced on April 17. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, 2442 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5801; or in the distric  more