WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9465) to "provide locality pay to Federal employees working overseas under domestic teleworking agreements." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8. It was referred to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. For more information, Rep. Joaquin Castro, 2241 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3236; or in district office at 727 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., Ste. B-128, San Antonio, TX 78206; 21  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9500) to "support prioritization and expanded use of innovation at the U.S. Agency for International Development." The bill was introduced on Dec. 13 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif. It was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For more information, Rep. Joaquin Castro, 2241 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3236; or in district office at 727 E. Cesar E. C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9505) to "provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer." The bill was introduced on Dec. 13 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., David Trone, D-Md., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9470) to "amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens applies regardless of where the alien is encountered or apprehended." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and has 17 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, Lisa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9471) to "establish a Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Capability." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and was co-sponsored by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas. It was referred to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. For more information, Rep. Bill Foster, 2366 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-3515; or in district offices at 2711 E. New York St., Ste. 2  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9474) to "extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Sheila Jacks  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (H.R. 9495) to "prioritize U.S. contractors with respect to federally funded infrastructure projects." The bill was introduced on Dec. 12 and was co-sponsored by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif. It was jointly referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce committees. For more information, Rep. Troy E. Nehls, 1104 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-5951; or i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9497) to "prevent international violence against women." The bill was introduced on Dec. 12 and has 113 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Adam Smith, D-Wash., Al Green, D-Texas, Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Andy Levin, D-Mich., Anthony G. Brown, D-Md., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Betty McCollum, D-Minn., Bill Foster, D-Ill., Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., Bobby L. Rush,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9483) to "amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 with respect to certain agricultural land transactions." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and has 11 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, Jim Baird, R-Ind., Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, Barry Moore, R-Ala., Dusty Johnson, R  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9484) to "amend title 39, U.S. Code, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve procedures and requirements related to election mail." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., and Marc Veasey, D-Texas. It was jointly referred to the House Administration and Oversight and Reform committees. For more informatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 5234) to "modify statutory definitions relating to narcotics and drug trafficking." The bill was introduced on Dec. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. John Cornyn, 517 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2934; or in state at 222 E. Van Buren, Ste. 404, Harlingen, TX 78550; 956/423-0162;   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 5231) to "provide for a primary prevention research agenda and workforce." The bill was introduced on Dec. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. John Cornyn, 517 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2934; or in state at 222 E. Van Buren, Ste. 404, Harlingen, TX 78550; 956/423-0162; Wells Fargo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 5232) to "require the imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer of gold to or from the Russian Federation." The bill was introduced on Dec. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. John Cornyn, 517 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2934; or   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced the Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act (S. 5233) "to require the President to submit to Congress a report on U.S. Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022." The bill was introduced on Dec. 12 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-  more