WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., introduced the "Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act" on Feb. 17, 2023. H.R. 1063. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Nulhegan River and Paul Stream in the State of Vermont for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Nulhegan River and Paul S  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 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., introduced the "American Opportunity Accounts Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 441. A bill to establish American opportunity accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Sheldon  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced the "Heating and Cooling Relief Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 405. A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to increase the availability of heating and cooling assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Bernie Sanders,   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., introduced the "Outdoors for All Act" on Feb. 15, 2023. S. 448. A bill to codify the existing Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program of the National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Dianne Feinstein, D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced the "Social Security Expansion Act" on Feb. 13, 2023. S. 393. A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Ed  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced the "Child Care for Every Community Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. S. 388. A bill to establish universal child care and early learning programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the "Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act" on Feb. 14, 2023. S. 408. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to individual taxpayers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Elizabeth Warren, D-  more