WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., has introduced the Winnebago Land Transfer Act (H.R. 9382) "to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Mike Flood, R-Neb., Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Darren Soto, D-Fla. It was referred to the House Natura  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9392) to "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare-dependent hospital program and to update the calculation of the hospital specific rate for such hospitals." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Susan Wild, D-Pa., and Tracey Mann, R-Kan. It was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. For more information, Rep. Dan Meuser, 414 Cannon House Office Building  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9398) to "amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for behavioral health of U.S. Customs and Border Protection." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., Young Kim, R-Calif., Andrew R. Garbarino, R-N.Y., Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., and Michael Guest, R-M  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., has introduced legislation (S. 5179) to "amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Roger Marshall, B-33 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; or in state at 7011 W. 121st St., Ste. 100, Overland Park, KS 66209; 913/879-7070; 401 N. Market St., S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced legislation (S. 5181) to "direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements relating to mental health and suicide prevention outreach to minority veterans and American Indian and Alaska Native veterans." The bill was introduced on Dec. 5 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov  more