WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., introduced the "Save Local Business Act" on April 25, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 12. H.R. 2826. A bill to clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Mary E. Miller,   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, introduced legislation on April 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 11. H.R. 2694. A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. * * * SECTION 1. Eligibility under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of additional Carey Act projects for certain funds.  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the "Dignity for Aborted Children Act" on March 30, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1102. A bill to protect the dignity of fetal remains, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and James Risch, R-  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the "Don't Weaponize the IRS Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1105. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the Trump administration rule on reporting requirements of exempt organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Todd Young, R-Ind., Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Jerry Moran, R-K  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., introduced the "Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1111. A bill to enhance United States civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Envir  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., introduced the "MicroCap Small Business Investing Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1157. A bill to establish a MicroCap small business investment company designation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "M  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., introduced the "Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now Act" on March 30, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1117. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Marsha   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. John Thune, R-S.D., introduced the "Death Tax Repeal Act" on March 30, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1108. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., John Boozman, R-Ark., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Ted Budd, R-N.C  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., introduced a resolution on March 30, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on May 9. S. Res. 155. A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure that the United States values of democracy, rule of law, freedo  more