WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., has introduced the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act (H.R. 9640) "to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for examination and disclosure with respect to Presidential income tax returns." The bill was introduced on Dec. 21 and has 24 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Mike Thompson, D-Calif., John B. Larson, D-Conn., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Ron Kind, D-Wis., Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced legislation (S. 5323) to "amend title VI of the Social Security Act to allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act for infrastructure projects, improve the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, provide Tribal governments with more time to use Coronavirus Relief Fund payments." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20 and has nine co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has introduced legislation (S. 5304) to "prohibit the closure of postal facilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Mark R. Warner, D-Va. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Joe Manchin, 306 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-3954; or in st  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 5305) to "prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. The legislation was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Jeff Merkley, 313  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 5315) to "improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St., Boston, MA 02203; 617/565-3170; 1550 Main St., Ste. 406, Springfie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 5322) to "authorize the collection of supplemental payments to increase congressional investments in medical research." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 5321) to "preserve Indian Tribes' and Native Hawaiian organizations' autonomy of access to spectrum over Tribal lands and expedite immediate deployment of telecommunications services for critical government services, including national emergencies, natural disasters, public health and bio-hazard threats, safety, education, opportunity to participate in the broadband economy, self-governance, access to Federal,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 5312) to "direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution." The bill was introduced on Dec. 20 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. It was referred to the S  more