WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., introduced the "Albert Pike Statue Removal Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1136. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the statue to the memory and in honor of Albert Pike erected near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Andre Carson, D-Ind., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Earl Blu  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., introduced the "Justice for Black Farmers Act" on Feb. 24, 2023. H.R. 1167. A bill to address the history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers, to require reforms within the Department of Agriculture to prevent future discrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and the Budget, for a period to be subs  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced the "Ensuring Military Readiness Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1064. A bill to provide requirements related to the eligibility of transgender individuals from serving in the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Ensuring Military Readiness Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Limitations on military service by transgender individuals.  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced the "Ensuring Military Readiness Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1112. A bill to provide requirements related to the eligibility of individuals who identify as transgender from serving in the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Ensuring Military Readiness Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Limitations on military service by individuals who identify as transgender. SEC. 3. Rev  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced the "Stop CCP Fentanyl Act" on Feb. 24, 2023. H.R. 1171. A bill to provide for the imposition of sanctions on the Government of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., introduced the "Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1068. A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Securing Ame  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., introduced the "DISCLOSE Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1118. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, introduced the "Women's Public Health and Safety Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1074. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., Bob Good, R-Va., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., Ronny Jackson,   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., introduced legislation on Feb. 24, 2023. H.R. 1175. A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia as the "Federal Bureau of Investigation Building"; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Andre Carson, D-Ind., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, introduced the "Keeping America's Refineries Act" on Feb. 24, 2023. H.R. 1155. A bill to prohibit the phase out of gasoline and prevent higher prices for consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Randy Weber, R-Texas, Greg Pence, R-Ind., John Joyce, R-Pa., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., and Jeff Duncan, R-S.C. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Keeping Ame  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., introduced the "Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1088. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. The bill i  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., introduced the "250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1096. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to support programs at the Marine Corps Heritage Center; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and G  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., introduced the "Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1139. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a p  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind., introduced legislation on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1140. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. * * * SECTION 1. Waiver for national security or energy security.  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., introduced the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1147. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, David Trone, D-Md  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced the "Cutting Off Communist Profiteers Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 442. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Presidential appointees from acting on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese military companies; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced the "Protect Farmers From the SEC Act" on Feb. 13, 2023. S. 391. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to disclose information relating to certain greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the "EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 402. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to approve commencing, intervening in, or participating in certain litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "EEOC Transparency and Accou  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the "Thin Blue Line Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 459. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or target America's public safety officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., James Lankford, R-Okla., Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., John Hoeven, R-  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, introduced the "Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 443. A bill to treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of LIFO inventory for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Christopher Coons, D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., introduced the "Trading System Preservation Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 446. A bill to provide the President with authority to enter into certain plurilateral trade agreements with benefits only applying to signatories of those agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Trading System Preservation Act". SE  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced legislation on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 398. A bill to prevent the use of additional Internal Revenue Service funds from being used for audits of taxpayers with taxable incomes below $400,000 in order to protect low- and middle-income earning American taxpayers from an onslaught of audits from an army of new Internal Revenue Service auditors funded by an unprecedented, nearly $80,000,000,000, infusion of new funds; to the Committee on Financ  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced the "Hearing Protection Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Bill Cassidy, R-La., James Lankford, R-Okla., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., John Kennedy, R-La., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., John Boozman, R-Ark., J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, Ted Budd,  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., introduced the "Iran Nuclear Treaty Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., John Boozman, R-Ark., Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Steve Daines, R-Mont., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., John Hoeven, R-N.D., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Mi  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., introduced the "No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 444. A bill to require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly to be subject to Senate ratification; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Mike Braun, R-  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., introduced the "Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. S. 470. A bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Todd Young, R-Ind., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., John Boozman, R-Ark., Bill Cassid  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., introduced legislation on Feb. 16, 2023. S. 471. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, James Risch, R-Idaho, Mike Braun, R-Ind., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., John Thune, R-S.D., Mar  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced the "Travel Freedom Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 455. A bill to terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Mike Braun, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced the "COVID-19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 420. A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being made available to facilities that refuse to provide treatment based on COVID-19 vaccination status; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., J.D. Vance, R-Ohio,   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the "Financial Freedom Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. S. 467. A bill to modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Mike Braun, R-Ind., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Financ  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the "Ensuring Military Readiness Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 435. A bill to provide requirements related to the eligibility of individuals who identify as transgender from serving in the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and Mike Braun, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Ensuring Mil  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the "Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Acton Feb. 9, 2023. S. 380. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Bill Cassidy, R-La., James Risch, R-Idaho, James Lankf  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the "No Coyote Cash Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 381. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a criminal penalty and a ground of removability for financing the unlawful entry of an alien into the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., and Roger Wicker, R-Mis  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced the "Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 453. A bill to prohibit the implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, John Kennedy, R-La., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Mike Rounds, R-S.D.,   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., introduced the "Food and Energy Security Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 415. A bill to provide reliable and evidence-based food and energy security; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., James Risch, R-Idaho, and Mike Rounds, R-S.D. * * * SECTION 1. Short title  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., introduced the "Financial Freedom Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 427. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered to participants and beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts who exercise control over the assets in such accounts; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Ri  more