WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. John James, R-Mich., introduced the "Road To Recovery Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. H.R. 4101. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a National Peer-Run Training and Technical Assistance Center for Addiction Recovery Support; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Road To Recovery Act".  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., introduced the "College for All Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. H.R. 4117. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure College for All; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdictio  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., introduced the "Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. H.R. 4119. A bill to impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cor  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Kathy E. Manning, D-N.C., introduced the "Right to Contraception Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. H.R. 4121. A bill to protect an individual's ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif.  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., introduced the "Cleaner Air Spaces Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 17. H.R. 4076. A bill to authorize funding for a bilateral cooperative program with Israel for the development of health technologies; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Garret Graves, R-La., Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Jeff Van Drew, R  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., introduced the "Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 17. H.R. 4078. A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to modify the establishment of a coordinator for detained ISIS members and relevant displaced populations in Syria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mark Green, R-Tenn., Seth M  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., introduced the "Private Prison Information Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. H.R. 4133. A bill to require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available; to the Committee on the Judiciar  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., introduced the "Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act" on June 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 16. S. 2053. A bill to protect freedom of travel and reproductive rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Edward J. Markey, D-M  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced the "American Innovation and Choice Online Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 17. S. 2033. A bill to provide that certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms shall be unlawful, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Mazi  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced the "Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act" on June 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 16. S. 2045. A bill to improve air quality management and the safety of communities using the best available monitoring technology and data; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Tammy Duckwort  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced the "Equality Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. S. 5. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardi  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