WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., introduced legislation on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1539. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of a student or the parent or guardian of such student, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. * * * SECTION 1. Fluid milk substitutes.  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, introduced the "Protecting American Sovereignty Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1546. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement any obligations of the United States under the World Health Organization's Global Pandemic Treaty; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Austin Scott, R-Ga., Pete Sessions, R-Texas, Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., Michael   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced the "Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1564. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the designation of the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion as foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Lisa C. McClain, R-Mich., Thomas Tiffa  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., introduced the "Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 639. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the historic rehabilitation tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Historic Tax Credit Growth and  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced legislation on March 6, 2023. S. 664. A bill to ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements from the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Christopher Coons, D-Del., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, and Tim Kaine, D-Va. * * * SEC. 1. Ensuring beneficiaries receive regular social security statements. SEC. 2. Limitation on administrativ  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "Primary Care Enhancement Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of direct primary care service arrangements as medical care, to provide that such arrangements do not disqualify deductible health savings account contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Mar  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "VSO Equal Tax Treatment Act" on March 7, 2023. S. 677. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "VSO Equal Tax Treatment Act" or the "VETT Act". SEC. 2. Dedu  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., introduced the "Hydrogen for Industry Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 646. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Demonstration Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. * * * SECTION 1  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., introduced the "Hydrogen for Trucks Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 648. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to establish a grant program to demonstrate the performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Tex  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Hydrogen for Ports Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 647. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to support the use of hydrogen- or ammonia-fueled equipment at ports and to require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to conduct a study, together with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation, regarding the feasibility and safety of using hydrogen   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 649. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Christopher Coons, D-Del., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. *   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced legislation on March 2, 2023. S. 645. A bill to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, and for other purposes; considered and passed. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Christopher Coons, D-Del., Todd Young, R-Ind., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., John Kennedy, R-La  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., introduced the "Crucial Communism Teaching Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 634. A bill to develop and disseminate a civic education curriculum and oral history resources regarding certain political ideologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Crucial Communism Teaching Act". SEC. 2. Purpo  more