WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., introduced the "Lady Liberty Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4156. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Adam Smith, D-Wash., Gwen Moore, D-Wi  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., introduced the "Support UNFPA Funding Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4166. A bill to authorize contributions to the United Nations Population Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Colin Allred, D-Texas, Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Ami Bera, D-Calif., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Suzan  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., introduced the "Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4167. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from changing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers for a certain period, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Rick Al  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., introduced the "Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4170. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., introduced the "Hate Crimes Commission Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4172. A bill to establish a United States Commission on Hate Crimes to study and make recommendations on the prevention of the commission of hate crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Suz  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., introduced the "Studying Suboxone Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 21. H.R. 4053. A bill to provide for the review of the scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act of buprenorphine-naloxone combination products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for considerat  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., introduced the "Computer Science for All Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4174. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through grade 12 computer science education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., John B. Larson, D-Conn., Suzan DelBene,   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., introduced a joint resolution on June 15, 2023. The text and summary of the resolution was released on July 25. H.J. Res. 75. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. That the following article is propo  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., introduced legislation on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4181. A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard", and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., introduced a resolution on June 15, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on July 25. H. Res. 519. A resolution recognizing that the United States has a moral obligation to meet its foundational promise of guaranteed justice for all; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Summer Lee, D-Pa., Henry C. Joh  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., introduced the "Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4184. A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Jason Crow, D-Colo., Jake Auchincloss, D-M  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., introduced the "Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act" on June 16, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 27. H.R. 4202. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Bradley Schnei  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., introduced the "Failed Bank Executives Accountability and Consequences Act" on June 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 27. H.R. 4208. A bill to provide Federal financial regulators with clawback authority over executive compensation and additional industry prohibition and civil money penalty authority with respect to executives whose negligence caused financial loss to the applicable financial institution, and for other purpo  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced a resolution on June 14, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on July 20. S. Res. 263. A resolution commemorating June 19, 2023, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced a resolution on June 20, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on July 20. S. Res. 258. A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Chr  more