WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced the "Sustaining Our Democracy Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 630. A bill to establish a democracy advancement and innovation program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Edward  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced the "Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act" on March 6, 2023. S. 661. A bill to require an interagency study on the environmental and energy impacts of crypto-asset mining, to assess crypto-asset mining compliance with the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. * * * SECTION 1. Short title.   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced THE "Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act" on March 7, 2023. S. 681. A bill to prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren,  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced the "Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 644. A bill to expand the take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Modernizing O  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., introduced the "American Dream Employment Act" on March 7, 2023. S. 672. A bill to enable the payment of certain officers and employees of the United States whose employment is authorized pursuant to a grant of deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary protected status; to the Committee on Appropriations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., C  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the "Helping Heroes Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 622. A bill to improve services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for veteran families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. * * * SEC  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Federal Employees Civil Relief Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 640. A bill to suspend the enforcement of certain civil liabilities of Federal employees and contractors during a lapse in appropriations, or during a breach of the statutory debt limit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Catherine Cortez Masto,   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., introduced the "Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 638. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1934 to require country-by-country reporting; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Tammy B  more