WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6708) to "support the advanced manufacturing technologies program of the Food and Drug Administration, to establish National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing." The bill was introduced on May 5. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Vern Buchanan, 2427 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5015; or in the district  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6710) to "modify certain requirements of the Corps of Engineers relating to periodic nourishment of private beaches." The bill was introduced on May 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Charlie Crist, 215 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5961; or in the district offices a  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6715) to "require the removal of aliens in detention during a national emergency related to a communicable disease." The bill was introduced on May 5. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Matt Gaetz, 1721 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4136; or in the district offices at 226 S. Palafox Place, 6th fl., Pensacola, FL 32502; 1170 Martin Luther King  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, has introduced legislation (S. 3626) to establish a review of United States multilateral aid. The bill was introduced on May 6 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., David Perdue, R-Ga., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Mitt Romney, R-Utah. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. James Risch, 483 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2752; or in the state at 350 N. 9th St.,   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (S. 3595) to require a longitudinal study on the impact of COVID-19. The bill was introduced on May 4 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Jacky Rosen, 144 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-6244; or in the state at 333 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Ste. 8203, Las Vegas, NV 89101; 702/38  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 3603) to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 "to require the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to develop a priority list for reducing, mitigating, and controlling invasive species within the South Florida ecosystem." The bill was introduced on May 5 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Se  more