WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, introduced the "KEEP Telehealth Options Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1110. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency; to the Commi  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 24 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the "STUDENT Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1125. A bill to require disclosure of the total amount of interest that would be paid over the life of a loan for certain Federal student loans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Zach Nunn, R-Iowa. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Student Transparency for Understanding Decisio  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, introduced the "Flexibility for Workers Education Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1084. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Flexibility for Workers Education Act". SEC. 2. Treatment of attendance or participation in certain activities.  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, introduced the "Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act" on Feb. 24, 2023. H.R. 1190. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, introduced the "Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1137. A bill to provide for working with allies to seek increased compliance by China with certain OECD export credit standards; to the Committee on Financial Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Working with allies to ensure China's compliance with OECD sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, introduced the "Prohibit Insider Trading Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1138. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisio  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., introduced the "Fighting Presidential Budget Waste Act" on Feb. 24, 2023. H.R. 1194. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the President to consider the Government Accountability Office's annual report on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Government when preparing the President's annual budget submission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mike Carey, R-O  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mont., introduced the "Department of Veterans Affairs Telehealth Strategy Act" on Feb. 21, 2023. H.R. 1144. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a strategy for telehealth furnished by the Veterans Health Administration and submit a report on end-user devices distributed by the Secretary to veterans to facilitate such telehealth; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Mariannette Miller  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., introduced the "Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act" on Feb. 24, 2023. H.R. 1163. A bill to provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., Greg Steube, R-Fla., Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Blake D. Moore, R-Uta  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. 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. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 434. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Bill Hagerty, R-T  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 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced the "Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 421. 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 Relations. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Defund the Wuhan Institute of Virology Act". SE  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced the "Student Transparency for Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms Act" on Feb. 16, 2023. S. 469. A bill to require disclosure of the total amount of interest that would be paid over the life of a loan for certain Federal student loans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced the "EAGLES Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 411. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reauthorize and expand the National Threat Assessment Center of the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine. * * * SECTION 1.   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 Risch, R-Idaho, introduced the "UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 431. A bill to withhold United States contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Mike Cr  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 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