WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6600) to "authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish prize competitions to incentivize research by institutions of higher education on point-of-care testing for the detection of current or past infection with COVID-19." The bill was introduced on April 23. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology committees. For more information, Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6573) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to authorize the Secretary of Defense to temporarily waive cost-sharing amounts under the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program during certain declared emergencies." The bill was introduced on April 21 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Elaine Luria, D-Va., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Darren Soto, D-Fla., Ed Case, D-H  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6579) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers." The bill was introduced on April 21 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Earl Blumenau  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 25 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6604) to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act "to establish a Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee." The bill was introduced on April 23. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Morgan Griffith, 2202 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3861; or in the district offices at 323 W. M  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. 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. 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 23 -- Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6592) to provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund. The bill was introduced on April 21 and has 19 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Tim Ryan, D-Ohi  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6611) "making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on April 23 and has 31 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rick Allen, R-Ga., Jim Baird, R-Ind., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Roger W. Marshall, R-Kan., David Ro  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. 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. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6556) to "require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund through which amounts are made available for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program at the National Institutes of Health." The bill was introduced on April 17 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Financia  more