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 11 -- Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6736) to "provide rental assistance to tenants in multifamily rural housing projects financed by the Department of Agriculture." The bill was introduced on May 8 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Cindy Axne, 330 Cannon House Office Building; Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5476; or in  more

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 14 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6813) to amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act "to improve the prevention of elder abuse and exploitation of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias." The bill was introduced on May 12 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., and Chris Smith, R-N.J. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Rep. Ted Deutch, 2447 Rayburn House Office Buil  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 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 11 -- Rep. Andrew Kim, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6765) to "cancel and waive certain debts owed to the U.S. with respect to Hurricane Sandy." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., and Albio Sires, D-N.J. The legislation was jointly referred to the House   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Andrew Kim, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6764) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to improve Congressional oversight and public transparency of military construction contract awards." The bill was introduced on May 8 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Paul Cook, R-Calif., John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Armed Services and Small Business committees. For more information, Rep. Andrew Kim, 1516 Longworth House Off  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6800) "making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Mark Takano, D-Calif., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Rau  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6828) to "direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a fund to provide financial assistance for funeral expenses related to a deceased individual who died of COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6872) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide funding for State strike teams for resident and employee safety in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Thomas R. Suozzi, D-N.Y., Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Stephanie N. Murphy, D-Fla. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committ  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 6754) to "provide clarification regarding the tax treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loans." The bill was introduced on May 8 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Andrew Kim, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Lizzie Pannill-Fletcher, 1429 Longworth House Office Building, Washing  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6780) to "direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a toll credit exchange pilot program." The bill was introduced on May 8 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., and Tom Malinowski, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information, Rep. Chris Pappas, 323 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5456; or in the distr  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6833) to "provide Peace Corps Volunteers and trainees whose service was terminated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with health insurance, an expedited redeployment process, and domestic service opportunities." The bill was introduced on May 12 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don Young, R-Alaska, Betty McCollum, D-Minn., John Garamendi, D-Calif., Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, A  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6782) to "require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit a report on recipients of assistance under the paycheck protection program and the economic injury disaster loan program." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., Abigail Spanberger,  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 16 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6880) to "direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate the development of plans, designs, and guidance relating to the production, in accordance with other applicable law, of certain homeland security-critical supplies to address potential national emergencies and disasters." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J. It was jointly   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6876) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to ensure that the contents of the Strategic National Stockpile remain in good working order and, as appropriate, conduct maintenance services on contents of the stockpile." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, 1531   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6879) to enhance American production of certain medical supplies. The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Reform committees. For more information, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, 1531 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4872; or in the district offices at 1100 W. Saginaw St.,   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6875) to "direct the Comptroller General of the U.S. to conduct a study to investigate the feasibility of establishing user fees to offset certain Federal costs attributable to the procurement of single-source materials for the Strategic National Stockpile." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6793) to "authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for pandemic preparedness." The bill was introduced on May 8 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., and Tom Malinowski, D-N.J. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Lori Trahan, 1616 Longworth H  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 11 -- Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6798) to "defer removal of nationals of Haiti during the COVID-19 emergency period." The bill was introduced on May 8 and has 20 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Ted Deutch, D-Fla., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Andy Levin, D-Mich., James McGo  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 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 3742) to "establish a program in the Department of the Treasury to allocate funds to States, units of general local government, and Indian Tribes to provide assistance to certain small businesses." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Patty Murray, D-Wash. It was referred to the Senate *** Committee. The legislation was referred to the Senate Small Business and E  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 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 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 3703) to amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act "to improve the prevention of elder abuse and exploitation of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias." The bill was introduced on May 12 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Susan M. Collins, 413 Dirksen Sen  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 3680) to "require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to carry out certain programs relating to environmental justice." The bill was introduced on May 11 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, 524 Hart Senate Office Building, W  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 3720) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 "to establish the Pandemic Jail and Prison Emergency Response grant programs." The bill was introduced on May 13 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 205  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 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 14 -- Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 3697) to "modify the Restaurant Meals Program under the supplemental nutrition assistance program in response to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 12 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. For more information, Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, 136 Hart Senate O  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 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 3699) to "establish the America Forward Commission to create a strategy to re-open the economy." The bill was introduced on May 12 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Brian Schatz, 722 Hart Senate Office Bu  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 3737) to improve the public health workforce loan repayment program The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Tina Smith, 720 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-5641; or in the state at 819 Center Ave., Ste. 2-A, Moorhead, MN 56560; 218/284-8721; 515 W. 1st St., Ste. 104, Dulut  more