WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga., introduced the "Employee Rights Act " on April 19, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 25. H.R. 2700. A bill to reform the labor laws of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Bob Good, R-Va., Erin Houchin, R-Ind., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Dus  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., introduced the "Fair Manufactured Housing Lending Act" on April 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 25. H.R. 2481. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to include retailers of manufactured or modular homes in the definition of mortgage originator, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Raul M.   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., introduced the "Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act" on April 19, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 25. H.R. 2706. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Pete Sessions, R-Texas, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and Darrell Issa, R-  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., introduced the "Latonya Reeves Freedom Act" on April 19, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 25. H.R. 2708. A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., introduced a resolution on April 20, 2023. The summary of the resolution was released on April 25. H. Res. 314. A resolution acknowledging that the United States Supreme Court's decisions in the Insular Cases and the "territorial incorporation doctrine" are contrary to the text and history of the United States Constitution, rest on racial views and stereotypes from the era of Plessy v. Ferguson that have long been rejected, are contrary to  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., introduced the "Accredited Investor Definition Review Act" on March 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 28. H.R. 1579. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with respect to the definition of accredited investor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Accredited Investor  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., introduced the "America Works Act" on March 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 28. H.R. 1581. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to 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. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Doug Lam  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the "Green New Deal for Health Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 25. H.R. 2764. A bill to establish a Green New Deal for Health to prepare and empower the health care sector to protect the health and wellbeing of our workers, our communities, and our planet in the face of the climate crisis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and M  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., introduced a resolution on April 20, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on April 25. H. Res. 315. A resolution expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 co  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Lisa C. McClain, R-Mich., introduced the "Voter Registration Efficiency Act" on April 10, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 27. H.R. 2566. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require an individual who applies for a motor vehicle driver's license in a new State to indicate whether the new State is to serve as the individual's residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., introduced the "School Meals Expansion Act" on April 10, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 27. H.R. 2567. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to expanding community eligibility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Jared Huffman, D-Calif.,   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced the "Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act" on April 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 25. H.R. 2530. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be su  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., introduced the "Honoring Vocational Education Act" on April 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 27. H.R. 2621. A bill to require the Bureau of the Census to add a new educational attainment category to the Current Population Survey; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Marcus Molinaro, R-N.Y., Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., and Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas. * * * SECTION 1. Short tit  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced the "Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act" on April 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 27. H.R. 2623. A bill to require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. John Garamendi, D-Calif., Michael Waltz, R-Fla., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Dina T  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., introduced the "New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act" on April 6, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on April 25. H.R. 2539. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Carol Miller, R-W.Va., A. Drew Ferguson, R  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., introduced the "End Child Poverty Act" on April 6, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on April 25. H.R. 2540. A bill to establish a universal child assistance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "End Child Poverty Act". SEC. 2. Universal child assistanc  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the "Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 26. S. 1092. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make college affordable and accessible by expanding access to dual or concurrent enrollment programs and early college high school programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark.,   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the "Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 26. S. 1074. A bill to require a strategy for countering the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Strategy for   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., introduced the "Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on April 26. S. 1098. A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-A  more