WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9404) to "amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from placing any vaccine for COVID-19 on the child and adolescent immunization schedule unless the Secretary has posted on the public website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all clinical data in the possession of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the safety and efficacy of such  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9441) to "direct the National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze online content created by mass shooters in an effort to early identify potential mass shooters." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Andre   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. John H. Rutherford, R-Fla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9373) to "provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment." The bill  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has introduced legislation (S. 5176) to "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Bill Cassidy, 520 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5824; or in state at 555  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has introduced legislation (S. 5187) to "amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies." The bill was introduced on Dec. 5 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Bill Cassidy, 520 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5824; or in state at 5555 Hilton Ave., Ste. 100, Baton Ro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., has introduced legislation (S. 5194) to "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain increases in payments for physicians services under the Medicare program through 2023." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. John Kennedy, 416 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-4623; or in state at 101 La Rue France, Ste. 503, Lafayette, LA 70  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 5161) to "provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of products of European Union member states." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menendez, 528 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4744; or in state at 1 Gateway Center, Ste. 1100, Newar  more