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. 5 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., has introduced the Build Housing with Care Act (H.R. 9375) "to establish a grant program to address the crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through the co-location of housing and child care." The bill was introduced on Nov. Dec. 1 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Marie Newman, D-Ill., Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Juan C. Varg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9430) to "amend the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 to establish a maximum amount of attorney fees for suits against the United States relating to water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Barry Moore, R-Ala., Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., Nancy Mace, R  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9432) to "establish the Airborne Wind Energy Research and Development Program." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas. It was referred to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. For more information, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, 1605 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2464; or in district offices at 177 Dreiser Loop, Ste. 3, Bronx, NY 1  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9378) to "amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify manufacturer transparency reporting requirements for certain transfers used for educational purposes." The bill was introduced on Nov. Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees. For more information, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, 2161 Rayburn House Of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced the Veterans' Affairs (VA) Work-Study Improvement Act (H.R. 9379) "to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the VA Work-Study program." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Rick Larsen, D-Wash., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, has introduced the Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act (H.R. 9380) "to "amend title 31 and title 10, U.S. Code, to address claims of the United States Government relating to certain treatment received by civilians at military medical treatment facilities." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. The full tex  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Andrew S. Clyde, R-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9448) to "prohibit the Federal Government from taking certain action relating to social media companies." The bill was introduced on Dec. 7 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. James Comer, R-Ky., Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Barry Moore, R-Ala.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has introduced the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries Act (H.R. 9381) "to designate the Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and Richard Hudson, R-N.C. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/938  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9406) to "create a special pay incentive for Customs and Border Protection law enforcement officers." The bill was introduced on Dec. 2 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, and Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J. It was referred to the House Homeland Security Committee. For more information, Rep. Daniel Crenshaw, 413 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-6565; or in district offices at   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9426) to "prohibit the use of Federal funds made available for foreign assistance to be used to support drag theater performances." The bill was introduced on Dec. 5 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Louie Gohmert, 2269 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3035; or in district offices at 112  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9437) to "amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require covered issuers to carry out a racial equity audit every 2 years." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6. It was referred to the House Financial Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Al Green, 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-7508; or in district office at 3003 S. Loop W., Ste. 460, Houston, TX 77054; 713/383-9234.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9389) to "amend title 10, U.S. Code, to restrict the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has 25 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Pat Fallon, R-Texas, Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Greg Steube, R-Fla., Kat Cammack, R-Fla., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Jeff Duncan, R-S.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9391) to "provide that identification documents issued by tribal governments are generally accorded the same treatment under Federal criminal law as identification documents issued by the Federal Government or by a State or local government." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, and Markwayne Mullin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 5226) to "amend title 18, U.S. Code, to increase the punishment for human trafficking in a school zone." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and was co-sponsored by Rep. John Cornyn, R-Texas. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3244; or in state at 1200 Washington Ave. S., Ste. 250, Minneapolis,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9376) to "provide for a coordinated Federal initiative to accelerate unmanned aircraft systems civilian and advanced air mobility research and development for economic and national security." The bill was introduced on Nov. Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Stephanie I. Bice, R-Okla., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Young Kim, R-Calif., and Jake Ellzey, R-Texas. It was jointly referred to the House Science, Space, and  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. 10 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 5197) to "designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the Bob Krueger Post Office." The bill was introduced on Dec. 7. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5197/text. For  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., has introduced legislation (S. 5170) to "amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and James Lankford, R-Okla. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. James M. Inhofe, 205 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-3603; 202/224-4721; or in state a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (S. 5211) to "authorize the use of specialized human trafficking training and technical assistance grants to train law enforcement personnel regarding the Interdiction for the Protection of Children program." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, 516 Hart Senate  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., has introduced the Help Find the Missing Act (S. 5230) "to increase accessibility to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such system and the National Crime Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, John Hoeven, R-N.D., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (S. 5168) to "amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the U.S. to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within a class of nonimmigrant aliens." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Alex Padill  more