WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9063) to "amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to disclose information related to certain greenhouse gas emissions." The bill was introduced on Sept. 29 and has 101 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. John Rose, R-Tenn., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Ron Estes, R-Kan., Mike Rogers, R-Ala., Dan Meuser, R-Pa., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Bill Johns  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9068) to "direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to increase the capabilities of Tribal law enforcement agencies." The bill was introduced on Sept. 29 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D. It was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Rep. Tom O'Halleran, 318 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3361; or in distric  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has introduced legislation (S. 5034) to "authorize additional appropriations to increase the production of munitions and ammunition to deter Russian and Chinese aggression." The bill was introduced on Sept. 29 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Mike Rounds, R-S.D. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. Tom Cotton, 326 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, has introduced legislation (S. 5039) to "establish a temporary commission to develop a consensus and actionable recommendations on a comprehensive grand strategy with respect to the U.S. relationship with the People's Republic of China for purposes of ensuring a holistic approach toward the People's Republic of China across all Federal departments and agencies." The bill was introduced on Sept. 29 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 5004) to "amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to provide relief to nonbanks from certain stress test requirements under that Act." The bill was introduced on Sept. 29 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Mike Rounds, 502 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510; 202/224-5842; or in state   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 5005) to "amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require that information required to be disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission by issuers be material to investors of those issuers." The bill was introduced on Sept. 29 and has seven co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., John Boozman, R-Ark., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 5023) to "improve disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture." The bill was introduced on Sept. 29 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. For more information, Sen. John Thune, 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2321; or in state at 246 Founders Park Drive, Ste. 102, Rapid City,   more