WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. William Clay Jr., D-Mo.has introduced legislation (H.R. 6741) to amend the CARES Act "to provide forbearance and foreclosure moratoriums for all mortgage loans." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Al Lawson, D-Fla., Al Green, D-Texas, Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Adam Smith, D-Wash., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., Al  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 11 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6749) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 39 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., William Clay Jr., D-Mo., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Bennie G.   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 11 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6767) to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act "to provide for an extension of lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mark Takano, D-Calif., Phil Roe, R-Tenn., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Gil Cisneros,  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6853) to "mobilize individuals in the U.S. in the fight against coronavirus by expanding volunteer opportunities in AmeriCorps, expanding employment opportunities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and utilizing the expertise of Peace Corps volunteer leaders whose service ended on March 15, 2020." The bill was introduced on May 13 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6789) to "extend certain temporary credit union provisions enacted under the CARES Act, to include an exception for disaster area member business loans made by insured credit unions." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Joe Neguse, D-Colo., J. Luis Correa, D-Calif  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6843) to "provide reimbursements for the child care operational emergency costs of certain institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on May 12 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va. It was referred to the House Education and Labor Committee. For more information, Rep. David Trone, 1213 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2721; or in the district offi  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6797) to "increase support for State Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 46 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Michael F. Doyle, D-Pa., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Grace F. Napolitano, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 3677) to "require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2." The bill was introduced on May 11 and has 32 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Kama  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 3690) to "provide for E-Rate support for Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and connected devices during emergency periods relating to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has 45 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Doug Jon  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 3743) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, U.S. Code, "to ensure that all firearms are traceable." The bill was introduced on May 14 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Christopher S. Murphy  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced legislation (S. 3685) 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 29 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Elizabet  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 3696) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to disregard additional unemployment compensation for purposes of premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies." The bill was introduced on May 12 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more inf  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 3740) to assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19. The bill was introduced on May 14 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Doug Jones, D-Ala., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. The legislation was ref  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 3721) 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 13 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., B  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 16 -- Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 3741) to "require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency." The bill was introduced on May 14 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Robert Casey Jr  more