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. 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. 7 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9415) to "provide for an analysis and plan with respect to addressing the heat island effect on military installations." The bill was introduced on Dec. 2. It was referred to the House Armed Services Committee. For more information, Rep. Joe Neguse, 1419 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2161; or in district office at 1220 S. College Ave., Ste. 100-A, Fort Collins, CO 80524.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9416) to "establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of the House of Representatives." The bill was introduced on Dec. 2. It was referred to the House Administration Committee. For more information, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, 1226 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2645; or in district office at 12600 W. Colfax Ave., Ste. B-400, Lakewood, CO 80215; 303/274-7944.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9417) to "amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to tie the salaries of Members of Congress to the salaries of the judiciary." The bill was introduced on Dec. 2. It was jointly referred to the House Administration and Oversight and Reform committees. For more information, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, 1226 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2645; or in district office at 12600 W. Col  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9418) to "revise the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress to restore cost-of-living increases which were waived under previous laws." The bill was introduced on Dec. 2. It was jointly referred to the House Administration and Oversight and Reform committees. For more information, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, 1226 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-2645; or in district office at 12600 W. C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9443) to "amend the Small Business Act to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of cybersecurity technology and services by eligible small businesses." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. It was referred to the House Small Business Committee. For more information, Rep. Bradley Schneider, 300 Cannon House Office Building, Wash  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced legislation (S. 5184) to "promote registered apprenticeships and on-the-job training for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of eligible partnerships." The bill was introduced on Dec. 5 and was co-sponsored by Sen. John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, 709 Hart Senate Office B  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced the Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act (S. 5196) "to authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution." The bill was introduced on Dec. 7 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced the Assessing Health Evaluations to Advance Decision-Making Act (S. 5162) "to "provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the potential benefits on population health outcomes of incorporating into the Federal legislative process tools that measure the impacts of proposed legislation (including in areas outside of health care) on health and health disparities." The bill was introduced o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., has introduced legislation (S. 5166) to "establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. John W. Hickenlooper, B-85 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510; 202/224-5941; or in state at 102 S. Tejon St., Ste. 930; Colorad  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has introduced legislation (S. 5174) to "establish a grant program to fund women's health patient navigators for patients seeking abortion care." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. The legisla  more