WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6723) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 "to clarify the eligibility of broadband internet access services for Federal universal service support." The bill was introduced on May 5 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don Young, R-Alaska, Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., TJ Cox, D-Calif., Harold Rogers, R-Ky., Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., Angie Craig, D-Minn., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texa  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has introduced legislation (S. 3597) to appropriate funds for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Petroleum Account. The bill was introduced on May 4 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Doug Jones, D-Ala., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss. The legislation was referred to the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has introduced legislation (S. 3610) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 "to allow health share pools to be deemed an employer under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of offering a group health plan or group health insurance coverage." The bill was introduced on May 5 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, James Lankford, R-Okla., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Mike Braun, R  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 3650) to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act "to deem employees of urban Indian organizations as part of the Public Health Service for certain purpose." The bill was introduced on May 7 and was co-sponsored by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Martha McSally, R-Ariz. It was referred to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Tina Smith, 720 Hart Senate Office Build  more