WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6801) to "provide reimbursements for the emergency operational costs of school food authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, James McGovern, D-Mass., Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Debbie Dingell,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6805) to "ensure that additional unemployment benefits do not result in an individual receiving unemployment compensation that is more than the amount of wages the individual was earning prior to becoming unemployed." The bill was introduced on May 12 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Ted Budd, 118 Cannon House Office Build  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6807) to "expand vote by mail and early voting, and to improve the safety, accessibility, and efficiency of in-person voting during elections for Federal office." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has 54 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., David N. Cicilline, D-R.I.  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6863) to "authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to the People's Republic of China for its obstruction or failure to cooperate in investigations relating to the outbreak of COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 14 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Greg Steube, R-Fla., Michael Guest, R-Miss., William Timmons, R-S.C., Roger W. Marshall, R-Kan.,   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6742) to "prohibit the expenditure for an abortion of Federal funds authorized or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 38 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Randy Weber, R-Texas, Brian Babin, R-Texas, Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Neal P. Dunn, R-Fla., Jim Banks, R-Ind., Tom Graves, R-Ga., Jeff Dun  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6814) to "require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to promulgate regulations to provide support to institutions of higher education for the provision of certain equipment and services to students of those institutions." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Doris O. Matsui, D-Ca  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6866) to "protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., and Tony Cardenas, D-Calif. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, 202 Cannon House Office Building,  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6757) to "provide additional agricultural products for distribution by emergency feeding organizations during the COVID-19 public health emergency." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 54 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jim Costa, D-Calif., Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Karen Bass, D-Calif., Ami Bera, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6820) to "provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has 136 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Kim Schrier, D-Wash., Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., Scott Peters, D-Cali  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. George Holding, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6821) to "clarify for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business expenses." The bill was introduced on May 12 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Devin Nunes, R-Calif. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6822) to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 "to establish a national public health service program to respond to public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ami Bera, D-Calif., Bill Foster, D-Ill., Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Kim Schrier, D-Wash., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., John B. Larson, D-Conn., Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6763) to "provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force to gather data about disproportionately affected communities and provide recommendations to combat the racial and ethnic disparities in the COVID-19 response." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Cedri  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6840) to "provide for the coverage of non-congregate shelter under the Public Assistance program of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the emergency declared on March 13, 2020 relating to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has 23 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Ami Bera, D-Calif., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Kathy C  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (S. 3675) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to expand the treatment of moving expenses to employees and new appointees in the intelligence community who move pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation." The bill was introduced on May 11 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Richard Burr, 217 Russell Senat  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 3748) to "award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Army Dust Off crews of the Vietnam War, collectively, in recognition of their extraordinary heroism and life-saving actions in Vietnam." The bill was introduced on May 14 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Thom Tillis, R-N  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has introduced legislation (S. 3683) to "authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to the People's Republic of China for its obstruction or failure to cooperate in investigations relating to the outbreak of COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 11 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mike Braun, R-Ind., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., James M. Inhofe, R-Okla  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., has introduced legislation (S. 3678) to amend title 38, U.S. Code, "to provide for payment of work-study allowances during a public health emergency relating to COVID-19 and for allowances to veterans enrolled in educational institutions closed for emergency situations." The bill was introduced on May 11 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Marsha Bla  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 3744) to "condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and outside China." The bill was introduced on May 14 and has 66 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., James Risch, R-Idaho, Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Richard Blumenthal,   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (S. 3708) to establish a Federal Agency Sunset Commission. The bill was introduced on May 13 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Mike Braun, R-Ind., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Rick Scott, 716 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5274; or in the state at 111 N. Adams St., Ste. 20  more