WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., introduced the "Ellie's Law" on Feb. 9, 2023. H.R. 902. A bill to provide for further comprehensive research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., John H. Rutherford, R-Fla., Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., Troy Carter, D-La., David Trone, D-M  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., introduced the "Veterans Entrepreneurship Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. H.R. 903. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to carry out a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire qualifying businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. J. Luis Correa, D-Calif., Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and Chris Pappas, D  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, D-Texas, introduced the "Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act" on Feb. 2, 2023. H.R. 782. A bill to prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Colin Allred, D-Texas, Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Becc  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, introduced the "Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure Act" on Feb. 2, 2023. H.R. 784. A bill to require any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that is owned, wholly or partially, by the Chinese Communist Party or by a non-state-owned entity located in the People's Republic of China, to disclose that fact to any individual who downloads or otherwise uses such website or applicatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H. introduced the "Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act" on Feb. 9, 2023. H.R. 930. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., introduced the "Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act" on Feb. 10, 2023. H.R. 984. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Chris Pappas, D-N.H., and Brad Finstad, R-Minn. * * * SECTION 1. Short t  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., introduced the "Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act" on Feb. 2, 2023. H.R. 807. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the invaluable service that working dogs provide to society; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juri  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., introduced the "Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act" on Feb. 2, 2023. H.R. 815. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jack Bergm  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced the "Women's Health Protection Act" on March 8, 2023. S. 701. A bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services; read the first time. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Amy Klobucha  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "HCBS Access Act" on March 9, 2023. S. 762. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program, to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Fina  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act" on March 9, 2023. S. 767. A bill to enhance mental health and psychosocial support within United States development and humanitarian assistance programs; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and John Fet  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act" on March 8, 2023. S. 712. A bill to identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Todd Young, R-Ind., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., John Thune, R-S.D., and Jacky Ros  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, introduced the "Animal Freedom From Testing, Experiments, and Research Act" on March 8, 2023. S. 707. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow for the retirement of certain animals used in Federal research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., El  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, introduced the "Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act" on March 9, 2023. S. 747. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., introduced the "U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act" on March 9, 2023. S. 769. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate March 9 as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day and to designate the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag as an official symbol to recognize citizens of the United States held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marco Rubi  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., introduced the "Foster Youth and Driving Act" on March 8, 2023. S. 699. A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to expand foster parent training and authorize new appropriations to support the obtainment of a driver's license; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Foster Youth and Driving Act". SEC. 2. Foster parent tra  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the "Paycheck Fairness Act" on March 9, 2023. S. 728. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Jack Reed, D-R.I.,   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Data Care Act" on March 9, 2023. S. 744. A bill to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Amy Klob  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., introduced the "Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act" on March 8, 2023. S. 723. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of prescription digital therapeutics under such titles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act   more