WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., introduced the "Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. H.R. 4088. A bill to amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to reauthorize a program to support individuals in substance use disorder treatment and recovery to live independently and participate in the workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workfor  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., introduced the "Augmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-edge and Helpful Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. H.R. 4135. A bill to amend the Research Facilities Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill i  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced the "Reliable Rail Service Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. S. 2071. A bill to amend section 11101 of title 49, United States Code, to ensure that rail carriers provide transportation or service in a manner that fulfills the shipper's reasonable service requirements; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan. * * * SECTION 1.  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., introduced the "Cancer Drug Parity Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 17. S. 2039. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost-sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care  more