WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., introduced the "Buck Stops Here Act" on May 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 6. H.R. 3231. A bill to permit the Secretary of Treasury to impose special measures on transactions related to illicit fentanyl trafficking; to the Committee on Financial Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Buck Stops Here Act". SEC. 2. Transactions connected to illicit fentanyl trafficking.  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., introduced the "Medicare for All Act" on May 17, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 6. H.R. 3421. A bill to establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Rules, Oversight and Accountability, Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speake  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-Calif., introduced the "U.S. Citizenship Act" on May 10, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 6. H.R. 3194. A bill to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Education and the Workforce, Ho  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., introduced the "Report on Grant Consolidation Authority for Puerto Rico Act" on May 16, 2023. H.R. 3390. A bill to require a study relating to the consolidation of certain grant programs currently available to insular areas and the suitability of such consolidation for Puerto Rico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Alexandr  more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced the "Headwaters Protection Act" on June 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 2. S. 1853. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reauthorize and improve the Water Source Protection Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., James Risch, R-Idaho, Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M.,  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act" on April 19, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 3. S. 1204. A bill to allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with a physician of the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized by a State or Indian Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ron Wyde  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., introduced the "Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act" on June 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 2. S. 1832. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services, to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the provision of virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services , and for other purposes;  more