WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., introduced the "Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act " on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1551. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Mary E. Miller, R-Ill. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act". SEC.  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., introduced the "Jobs and Opportunities for SNAP Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1550. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to restore and standardize work requirements for able- bodied adults enrolled in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., and Michael Guest, R-Miss. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., introduced the "Kansas Indian Country Law Enforcement Improvement Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1552. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require affirmative consent from the governing body of certain Indian Tribes for jurisdiction to be conferred on the State of Kansas over offenses committed on the reservations of such Indian Tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Trace  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., introduced the "Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 624. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., John Thune, R-S.D., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., James Lankford, R-Okla., Cin  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., introduced the "Neighborhood Homes Investment Act" on March 6, 2023. S. 657. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for neighborhood revitalization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Neighborhood Homes Invest  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced the "Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act" on March 6, 2023. S. 665. A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, John Thune, R-S.D., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Shelley Moor  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced the "Freedom to Export to Cuba Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 653. A bill to lift the trade embargo to Cuba; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Removal of provisions   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the "Fair Removal of Existing and Enforced Bans on Immunization Relating to Destination Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 641. 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. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Steve Daines,   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the "Stopping Border Surges Act" on March 7, 2023. S. 685. A bill to close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Jerry Moran, R  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, introduced the "ATF Transparency Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 632. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to establish an administrative relief process for individuals whose applications for transfer and registration of a firearm were denied, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Mike Crapo, R-Ida  more