WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., introduced a concurrent resolution on May 2, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on May 16. H. Con. Res. 37. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The concurrent resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Barbara Lee  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., introduced the "Raise the Age Act" on April 26, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 16. H.R. 2870. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles or semiautomatic centerfire shotguns to a person under 21 years of age, with exceptions for active duty military personnel and full-time law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the "Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 15. S. 1376. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Ron Wyden,  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 16 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 15. S. 1377. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the low-income housing credit; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Peter Welch, D-Vt. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced the "Closing the Meal Gap Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. S. 1336. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Peter Welch  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced the "Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act" on May 1, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 15. S. 1394. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to launch a nuclear weapon using an autonomous weapons system that is not subject to meaningful human control, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the "Child Care for Working Families Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. S. 1354. A bill to increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tammy Baldw  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., introduced the "Citizenship for Essential Workers Act" on May 1, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 15. S. 1392. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the adjustment of status of essential workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Edward J. Markey,  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., introduced the "Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. S. 1343. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the definition of "conviction", and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Pa  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. introduced a concurrent resolution on April 27, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on May 15. S. Con. Res. 9. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The concurrent resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Jeff Mer  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced the "Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act" on April 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 12. S. 1339. A bill to provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Roger Marshall  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced the "Sunlight in Workplace Harassment Act" on May 1, 2023. The text of the bill was released on May 15. S. 1393. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosure of [[Page S1441]] payments for settlements of disputes regarding sexual abuse and certain types of harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ja  more