WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., introduced the "Saving the Civil Service Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1002. A bill to prohibit the establishment of schedule F of the excepted service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Saving the Civil Service Act". SEC. 2. Limitations on excepting   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced the "Paycheck Fairness Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 17. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., introduced the "Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1010. A bill to prohibit the implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Adrian Smith, R-Neb., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., David Schweikert, R-Ariz., Darin LaHood, R-Ill., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, Ron Estes,  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., introduced a resolution on March 8, 2023. H. Res. 209. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Sy  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., introduced the "Protect Farmers From the SEC Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1018. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to disclose information related to certain greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Stephanie I. Bice, R-Okla., Rick Allen, R-Ga., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Claud  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., introduced the "Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1025. A bill to prohibit Federal funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and to require a GAO study regarding Federal funds previously provided to such institute or to entities affiliated with the Chinese Government; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Bob Good,  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., introduced the "American Opportunity Accounts Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. H.R. 1041. A bill to establish American opportunity accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Troy Carter, D-La., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill.,  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Stop the Wait Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 320. A bill to amend title II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the disability insurance benefits waiting period for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Jack Reed, D-R.I.  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced the "Keep Americans Safe Act" on Feb. 7, 2023. S. 298. A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Thomas R. Carpe  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., introduced the "Supreme Court Ethics Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 325. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an ethics investigations counsel, and require disclosure of recusals; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Br  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced the "Major Richard Star Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 344. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Shelley Moore Capito  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the "No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 357. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Jack Reed, D-  more