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 16 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6877) to "direct the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to issue a report to Congress regarding all State, local, Tribal, and territorial requests for supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile related to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 14 and was co-sponsored by Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. E  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 3714) to "extend the covered period for loan forgiveness and the rehiring period under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act)." The bill was introduced on May 13 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. It was referred to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. For more information, Sen. Joe Manc  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 3710) to "require the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect miners of coal or other mines from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2." The bill was introduced on May 13 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Mark R. Warne  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 3713) to "require the Secretary of Defense to provide to certain members of the National Guard serving on active service in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) the transitional health benefits provided to members of the reserve components separating from active duty." The bill was introduced on May 13 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For   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. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 3750) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act "to modify the accelerated and advance payment programs under parts A and B of the Medicare program during the COVID- 19 emergency." The bill was introduced on May 14 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Jack Reed, D-R.I.,  more