WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6963) to amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the rehearing process. The bill was introduced on May 22 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., and Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Sean Casten, 429 Cannon House Office Building; Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4561; or in the district offices at 2700 International  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6965) to "provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets during the COVID-19 emergency." The bill was introduced on May 22 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Eliot L. Engel, D-N.Y., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Jan Schakows  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6972) to "protect older adults and people with disabilities living in nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and psychiatric hospitals from COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 22 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Donna Shalala, D-Fla., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Seth Moulton, D-Mass. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. For more information, Rep. Anna G. E  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6918) to "direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a grant program for employers adversely affected by COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 19 and has 92 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Sean Casten, D-Ill., Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6980) to "extend the period in which Governors of States may order members of the National Guard to active duty in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)." The bill was introduced on May 22 and has 37 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., James McGovern, D-Mass., Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del.,  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6944) to "award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society." The bill was introduced on May 19 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., Carol  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6984) to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 "to require removal for cause of Inspectors General." The bill was introduced on May 22 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., and Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, 2308 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 2051  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6986) to "encourage the protection and promotion of internationally recognized human rights during the novel coronavirus pandemic." The bill was introduced on May 22 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. James McGovern, 40  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6957) to "direct the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to treat a period of full-time National Guard duty, performed in response to the national emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the President with respect to COVID-19, as not shorter than 90 days." The bill was introduced on May 22 and has 38 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., Pete King, R-N.Y., Gerald E. Connolly, D  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6949) to "permit the Secretary of the Treasury to provide direct funding to certain entities." The bill was introduced on May 19 and has 31 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Karen Bass, D-Calif., Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., James McGovern, D-Mass., Joaquin  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6951) to assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19. The bill was introduced on May 19 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., Conor Lamb, D-Pa., Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Ted Deutch, D-Fla. The legislation was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Educat  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6952) to "direct the President to appoint a Medical Supplies Response Coordinator to coordinate the efforts of the Federal Government regarding the supply and distribution of certain supplies and equipment relating to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 19 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Financial Services committees.   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6955) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to authorize a program of death and hospitalization benefits for essential workers who die as a result of COVID-19 or related complications." The bill was introduced on May 19 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Max Rose, D-N.Y., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Eliot L. E  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7006) to amend title XI of the Social Security Act "to waive the application of certain conditions of payment and conditions of participation for home health services furnished in an emergency area during an emergency period." The bill was introduced on May 22 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Yvette Clarke, D-N.  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has introduced legislation (S. 3819) to "encourage the protection and promotion of internationally recognized human rights during the novel coronavirus pandemic." The bill was introduced on May 21 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Todd Young, R-Ind., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.,  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (S. 3760) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 "to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment." The bill was introduced on May 19 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Haw  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (S. 3771) to "require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Federal Advisory Committee on the Development and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence." The bill was introduced on May 20 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Maria Cantwell, 511 Hart Senate Office B  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., has introduced legislation (S. 3768) to "protect older adults and people with disabilities living in nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and psychiatric hospitals from COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 19 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 3755) to provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Compensation Fund. The bill was introduced on May 18 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Tim Kaine, D-Va. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, 524 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2854; or in the   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (S. 3791) to "extend the period in which Governors of States may order members of the National Guard to active duty in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)." The bill was introduced on May 20 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mark R. Warner, D-Va., Robert Menend  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 3810) to "provide that any termination of a director of a national research institute or national center of the National Institutes of Health be on the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity only." The bill was introduced on May 21 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committe  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (S. 3790) to "provide reimbursements for certain costs of health care items and services, including prescription drugs, furnished during the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 20 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Jef  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 3787) to "permit the Secretary of the Treasury to provide direct funding to certain entities." The bill was introduced on May 20 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Jack Reed, D-R.I. The legislation was referred to the Senate Finance Committ  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 3784) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 "to provide monthly rebates to every individual residing in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on May 20 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Kamala D. Harris, 112 Hart Senate Office B  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 3838) to "provide for the expansion of the Rural Health Care Program of the Federal Communications Commission in response to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on May 21 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, John Boozman, R-Ark., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. The legislation was  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation (S. 3817) to "observe the lives lost in the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on May 21 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Jean  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 3793) to amend the CARES Act "to modify the employee retention tax credit to secure the paychecks and benefits of workers, to provide a refundable credit against payroll taxes for the operating costs of employers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a small business rebate." The bill was introduced on May 21 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Doug Jones, D-  more