WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced legislation on Feb. 2, 2023. S. 254. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Stev  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., introduced a resolution on Feb. 14, 2023. S. Res. 63. A resolution celebrating Black History Month; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., John Boozman, R-Ark., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Edward  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced legislation on Feb. 2, 2023. S. 244. A bill to prohibit any rule or guidance that bans gas stoves in the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Feb. 2, 2023. S. 245. A bill to provide requirements for the appropriate Federal banking agencies when requesting or ordering a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account, to provide for additional requirements related to subpoenas issued under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced a resolution on Feb. 14, 2023. S. Res. 61. A resolution designating March 3, 2023, as "National Speech and Debate Education Day"; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Christopher Coons, D-Del., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Steve Daines, R-Mont., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Angus S. King Jr.,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced legislation on Feb. 1, 2023. S. 213. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue obligations to make Medicare and Social Security payments, despite the debt limit being reached; to the Committee on Finance.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced a resolution on Feb. 13, 2023. S. Res. 57. A resolution honoring the life of David Ferdinand Durenberger, former Senator for the State of Minnesota; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J.,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation on Feb. 1, 2023. S. 202. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, James Risch, R-Idaho, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Jon Tester, D-Mont.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, introduced legislation on Feb. 1, 2023. S. 201. A bill to require agencies submit zero-based budgets; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Rick Scott, R-Fla., Mike Braun, R-Ind., and Ted Budd, R-N.C.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced legislation on Feb. 1, 2023. S. 200. A bill to require elementary and middle schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before changing a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or allowing a child to change the child's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Cra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced a resolution on Feb. 14, 2023. S. Res. 60. A resolution honoring the memories of the victims of the senseless attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. * * * The text of the resolution: Honoring the memories of the victims of the senseless attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018. Whereas, on Feb  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., introduced legislation on Feb. 1, 2023. S. 204. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Marco Rubi  more