WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., introduced the "Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act" on April 24, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 12. H.R. 2800. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Rodrick "Roddie" Edmonds in recognition of his heroic actions during World War II; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Diana Harshbarge  more

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 8 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., introduced the "International Human Rights Defense Act" on March 28, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 7. H.R. 1833. A bill to establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Gerald E. Connoll  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., introduced a joint resolution on March 27, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on May 8. H.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans"; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The joint resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.,  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., introduced the "Tribal Family Fairness Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2762. A bill to remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian tribes in Federal child welfare programs, and increase Federal funding for tribal child welfare programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Sharice Davids, D-Kan. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., introduced the "Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act " on March 28, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 7. H.R. 1838. 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 Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., A  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., introduced the "Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2774. A bill to provide for the conduct of demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for TANF recipients; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Accelerating Individuals int  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., introduced the "Equal Campus Access Act" on March 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 7. H.R. 1816. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., Randy Weber, R-Texas, Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., Brian Babin, R-Tex  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. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Rural Hospital Support Act" on March 30, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1110. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rebase the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Tim Kaine, D-Va., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Kyrsten Sine  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1141. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Todd Young, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Halt Al  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., introduced the "Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1161. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited a  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., introduced the "United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act" on March 30, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1143. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to increase cooperation on post-traumatic stress disorder research between the United States and Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., J  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., introduced a joint resolution on March 30, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on May 8. S.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat"; to the Committee on Environm  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the "Promoting Women in Aviation Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1154. A bill to establish the Women in Aviation Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Promoting Women   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1140. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Kyrsten Sinema  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