WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced the "Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking Act" on April 20, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2742. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for greater protection of roosters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., introduced the "90-Day Review Act" on March 29, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. H.R. 2366. A bill to establish a 90-day limit to file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Russell Fry, R-S.C., R  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., introduced the "Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act" on March 28, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 7. H.R. 1826. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without the imposition of cost-sharing requirements, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., introduced the "Young Americans Financial Literacy Act" on April 25, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 10. H.R. 2821. A bill to establish a grant program in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to fund the establishment of centers of excellence to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young people and families ages 8 through 24 years  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. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., introduced the "Prison Libraries Act" on April 25, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. H.R. 2825. A bill to establish a program to make grants for the establishment of prison libraries; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Andre Carson, D-Ind., Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., He  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 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 11 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., introduced the "National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) 75th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act " on April 25, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 10. H.R. 2838. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of what is recognized as the first sanctioning body created to promote a unified series of competitions, with an organized group of race car drivers. The firs  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., introduced the "Border Reinforcement Act" on April 24, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. H.R. 2794. A bill to secure the international borders of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisd  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., introduced the "Returning Worker Accountability Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2758. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the exception for returning workers permanent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Returning worker exception made permanen  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., introduced the "Cellphone Jamming Reform Act" on March 29, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 8. H.R. 2380. A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., William Timmons, R-S.C.  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 13 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced the "VA Flood Preparedness Act" on April 18, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 11. H.R. 2683. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain contributions to local authorities to mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Aff  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced the "School Meals during School Closures Act" on April 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 9. H.R. 2777. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a waiver under such Act to address certain school closures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, Nyd  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., introduced the "Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act" on April 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 11. H.R. 2690. A bill to reduce exclusionary discipline practices in schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.,  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced the "Small Lenders Exempt From New Data & Excessive Reporting Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1159. A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to modify the requirements associated with small business loan data collection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Kevin   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 9 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., introduced the "Invest to Protect Act" on March 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 8. S. 1144. A bill to establish a grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Jon Tester, D-Mont., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Chr  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