WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6709) to "direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a coronavirus fund to provide hazard payments to high-risk health care workers and essential workers." The bill was introduced on May 5 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Paul Tonko, D-N.Y. The legislation was  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo. has introduced legislation (H.R. 6711) to "provide for the expedited and transparent procurement and distribution of equipment and supplies needed to combat COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 5 and has 48 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, Katie Porter, D-Calif., Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Angie Craig, D-Minn., Paul Tonko  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6699) to "establish a commission to determine essential employment during the COVID-19 crisis period and provide loan repayment and education credit to workers employed in such essential employment during such crisis." The bill was introduced on May 5 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Madeleine Dean, D  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6732) to "direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds." The bill was introduced on May 5. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, 2419 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3164; or in the district offices at 7954 Beechmont Ave., Ste. 200, Cincinnati, OH 4525  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 3627) to "provide for the expedited and transparent procurement and distribution of equipment and supplies needed to combat COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 6 and has 45 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Kirsten G  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 3604) to "require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on COVID-19 recovery small business programs." The bill was introduced on May 5 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Jack Reed, D-R.I. It was referred to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. For more information, Sen. B  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 3660) to provide emergency funding for caseworkers and child protective services. The bill was introduced on May 7 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Doug Jones, D-Ala., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Casey Jr., 393 Russell Senate Office Building  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 3624) to amend the national service laws "to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency." The bill was introduced on May 6 and has 16 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Chris Van Holle  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 3632) to "provide funding for cities, counties, and other units of general local government to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus." The bill was introduced on May 6 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Gary Peters, D-Mich. The legislation was referred to the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 3620) to establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. The bill was introduced on May 6 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jon Tester, D-Mont., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Doug Jones, D-Ala., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 3637) to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act "to extend lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency." The bill was introduced on May 6 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., John Boozman, R-Ark., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Bill Cassidy, R-La., Kevin Cramer,  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 3640) 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 May 7 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tom Udall, D-N.M., Richard Blumentha  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 3629) to establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation. The bill was introduced on May 6 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Ron Wyden, 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-524  more