WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., introduced the "Freedom from Government Competition Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2744. A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Greg Steube, R-Fla., Kat Cammack, R-  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., introduced legislation on March 28, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 7. H.R. 1823. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 East Fort Dade Avenue in Brooksville, Florida, as the "Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building"; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. * * * SECTION 1. Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., introduced the "National Plan to End Parkinson's Act" on March 29, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. H.R. 2365. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National Parkinson's Project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., J  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., introduced the "Community Solar Consumer Choice Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2751. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to increase participation in community solar programs and the receipt of associated benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently d  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., introduced the "Efficient Grid Interconnection Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2749. A bill to facilitate the generation and delivery of power from affordable and reliable renewable generation projects and energy storage projects; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sean Casten, D-Ill., and Scott Peters, D-Calif. * * * SECTION 1. Short title; definitions. SEC. 2. S  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., introduced the "Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2750. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to authorize the allocation of the costs of certain interstate electric power transmission lines and electric power transmission lines that are located offshore, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., introduced the "Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Adolescents, Children, and Youth Act" on April 24, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. H.R. 2801. A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to update and expand the coverage of such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. * * * SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents. (a) Short title.--This Act may be cited as   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., introduced the "Access to AEDs Act" on March 29, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 8. H.R. 2370. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement a comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in public elementary schools and secondary schools; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Commit  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced the "Armed Services Always Paid Act" on April 24, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. H.R. 2805. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the continuity of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, during lapses in appropriations; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This A  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced a concurrent resolution on March 28, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on May 8. H. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove all United States Armed Forces, other than United States Armed Forces assigned to protect the United States Embassy, from Somalia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The concurrent resolution is cosponsore  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced a resolution on April 17, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on May 12. H. Res. 300. A resolution requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit, respectively, to the House of Representatives copies of all documents indicating any plans for current or future military assistance to Ukraine and documents indicating whether any United States Armed Forces, including special operations forces, are curre  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez, R-Fla., introduced the "Cuban-American Unrecognized Bravery Act" on April 17, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 11. H.R. 2638. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain individuals who participated in the invasion of the Bay of Pigs, Cuba, in April, 1961, as veterans for the purposes of eligibility for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cospons  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., introduced the "Gun Rights And Marijuana Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2772. A bill to protect the Second Amendment rights of adults whose use of marijuana is permitted by State or Tribal law; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Gun Rights And Marijuana Act" or the "GRAM Act". SEC. 2. Protection of Second Amendment rights of adults whose use  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., introduced the "Project Safe Childhood Act" on April 17, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 11. H.R. 2661. A bill to reauthorize and update the Project Safe Childhood program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Project Safe Childhood Act". SEC. 2. Project Safe Childhood modernizatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., introduced the "School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act" on April 25, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 10. H.R. 2869. A bill to require the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on E  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the "Health Savings Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1158. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. * * * SECTION 1. Short title, etc. (a) Short title.--This Act may be cited as the "Health Savings Act of 2023".  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a resolution on March 30, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on May 9. S. Res. 145. A resolution calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.,   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced the "DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act" on March 30, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1121. A bill to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored b  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced the "No Relief for Allies of Dictators Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1129. A bill to revoke the visas of, and impose visa restrictions on, certain individuals located in the United States and abroad who are associated with regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "No R  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced a resolution on March 30, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on May 9. S. Res. 146. A resolution honoring the memory of Jereima "Jeri" Bustamante on the fifth anniversary of her passing; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. * * * Honoring the memory of Jereima "Jeri" Bustamante on the fifth anniversary of her passing. Whereas Jereima "Jeri" Bustamante (ref  more