WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, introduced the "Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act" on April 17, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 17. H.R. 2647. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report on the public health mitigation messaging and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, Bill Johnson, R-Oh  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., introduced a resolution on May 2, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on May 16. H. Res. 348. A resolution declaring gun violence a public health crisis; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Sylvia Garcia, D  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan., introduced the "American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act" on April 18, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on May 17. H.R. 2673. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for research and experimental expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. John B. Larson, D-Conn., Darin LaHood, R-Ill., Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, Jimmy Panett  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, introduced the "Scope 3 Act" on May 2, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 17. H.R. 3057. A bill to provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related to scope 3 greenhouse-gas emissions may not be required; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Pete Sessions, R-Texas, Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, Rick Crawford  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., introduced a resolution on May 2, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on May 16. H. Res. 349. A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in, or at risk of entering, the foster care system; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution is cos  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., introduced the "Recruiting Families Using Data Act" on May 2, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 17. H.R. 3058. A bill to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., and Don Bacon, R-Neb. * * * SECTIO  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., introduced the "Time Is Up Act" on April 26, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 16. H.R. 2895. A bill to require the President to announce whether action will be taken with respect to a covered transaction under the Defense Production Act of 1950 that has passed the CFIUS transaction review deadline, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy an  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif., introduced legislation on April 25, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 13. H.R. 2845. A bill to direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a School Cybersecurity Improvement Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., introduced the "Save Our Sequoias Act" on April 28, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 14. H.R. 2989. A bill to improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, introduced a resolution on May 2, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on May 16. H. Res. 352. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the importance of a unified transatlantic role in deterring the Chinese Communist Party from disrupting the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., Daniel   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash. introduced a resolution on April 28, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on May 16. H. Res. 339. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy is the most viable approach to energy policy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., Doug LaMa  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the "Kids Online Safety Act" on May 2, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 16. S. 1409. A bill to protect the safety of children on the internet; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Gary Peters,   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "College Transparency Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. S. 1349. A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act" on May 1, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 15. S. 1387. A bill to reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Ted Cruz, R-T  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced legislation on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. S. 1361. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for floodplain easement restoration and management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. * * * SECTION 1. Emergency watershed program floodplain ea  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced the "Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. S. 1364. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mar  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced the "Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 15. S. 1375. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tim K  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced the "Patient Right to Shop Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 15. S. 1374. A bill to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers from entering into contracts that would prevent or [[Page S1419]] restrict patient access to drug pricing information otherwise available through consumer decision-support tools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored b  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., introduced the "Maritime Architecture and Response to International Terrorism In the Middle East Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. S. 1334. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop, in cooperation with allies and partners in the Middle East, an integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by S  more