WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., introduced legislation on June 9, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 13. H.R. 3952. A bill to limit the flags that may be flown over a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Keith Self, R-Texas, Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., Mike Ezell, R-Miss., Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Anna P. Luna, R-Fla., Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mont., Barry Loudermil  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., introduced the "Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act" on June 9, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 13. H.R. 3955. A bill to establish the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program within the Farm Service Agency Office of Outreach and Education; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Joe Courtney, D-Conn., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. * * * SECTION 1.   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., introduced the "Greyhound Protection Act" on June 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 12. H.R. 3894. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, and open field coursing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., and Don Davis, D-  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., introduced the "Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act" on June 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 12. H.R. 3904. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to promote crop insurance support for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Crop Insurance for Future Far  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the "Genome to Phenome Initiative Reauthorization Act" on June 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 12. H.R. 3905. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the Genome to Phenome Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Genome to P  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the "Rural Broadband Modernization Act" on June 9, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 13. H.R. 3964. A bill to increase access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, to increase minimum broadband speeds in rural areas, and to provide grants, loans, and loan guarantees to finance the costs of the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in rural areas,  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., introduced the "Rural Opportunity Zone and Investment Act" on June 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 12. H.R. 3906. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish special rules for capital gains invested in rural opportunity zones; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and David Kustoff, R-Tenn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., introduced the "Supply Chain Security Act" on June 12, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 14. H.R. 4029. A bill to secure the supply chain by providing an election to determine foreign income taxes paid or incurred to certain Western Hemisphere countries without regard to certain regulations; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ron Estes, R-Kan., Carol Miller, R-W.Va., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., A. Drew  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, introduced the "Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act" on June 9, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 13. H.R. 3972. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add flood prevention and mitigation measures to purposes of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may b  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., introduced the "Neighborhood Homes Investment Act" on June 9, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 13. H.R. 3940. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for neighborhood revitalization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Dwight Evans, D-Pa. * *   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., introduced a resolution on June 12, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on July 14. H. Res. 499. A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 12, 2023, as "Women Veterans Appreciation Day"; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., Anna P. Luna, R-Fla., and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa. * * * Expressing suppor  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., introduced a resolution on June 5, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on July 9. H. Res. 465. A resolution expressing support for AM radios in automobiles; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Mark Alford, R-Mo., Tracey Mann, R-Kan., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Carlos A. Gimenez, R-Fla., Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., Mary E. Miller, R-Ill., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Nikki Budzi  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, introduced a resolution on June 1, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on July 9. H. Res. 461. A resolution condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to who are not admitted to the United States; to the Committee on Education provide shelter for aliens and the Workforce. The resolution is cosponsored by Rep. Brandon Williams, R-N.Y. * * * Whereas sheltering aliens who are not admitted t  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, introduced the "Improving Public Health Preparedness Act" on June 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 11. H.R. 3837. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delegate primary responsibility for maintaining the Strategic National Stockpile to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., introduced the "United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act" on June 12, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on July 14. H.R. 4004. A bill to approve and implement the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan, and for other purposes; to  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 12. S. 1972. A bill to increase college transparency and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Lowerin  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., introduced the "Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 9. S. 1958. A bill to identify the standards required to meet the definition of sustainable aviation fuel at the Federal Aviation Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iow  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced the "Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 9. S. 1949. A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act". SEC. 2. Definitions. SEC. 3. Prohibition on use of funds. SEC. 4. Transfer  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., introduced a joint resolution on June 13, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on July 9. S.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)"; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The joint r  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced the "Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 14. S. 2019. A bill to prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Joh  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 9. S. 1957. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., John Fetterman, D-Pa.  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced the "Tanning Tax Repeal Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 9. S. 1937. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Deb Fischer, R-Neb. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Rep  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the "Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Risk Assessment Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 9. S. 1961. A bill to require an interagency risk assessment of the pharmaceutical supply chain to identify and mitigate health and national security risks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa * * * SECTION 1. Short title.  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., introduced legislation on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 14. S. 2014. A bill to ensure that certain members of the Armed Forces who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. * * * SECTION 1. Credit for certain memb  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., introduced the "Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 14. S. 2005. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require that information required to be disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission by issuers be material to voting or investment decisions regarding those issuers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponso  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary & Effective Care Technologies for Health Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 14. S. 2016. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., John Thune, R-S.D., Mark R. Warner, D-Va.  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., introduced a resolution on June 14, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on July 12. S. Res. 251. A resolution celebrating the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, and expressing priorities related to transatlantic security and the NATO Strategic Concept; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. * * * Celebrating the 2  more