WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., introduced the "Senior Legal Hotline Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4153. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize a national network of statewide senior legal hotlines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Stephen   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., introduced a resolution on June 15, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on July 25. H. Res. 516. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Mark Takano, D-Calif., Barbara Lee, D-Cali  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. 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. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., introduced the "United States-Israel Health Technologies Cooperation Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 21. 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., Na  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. 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 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., introduced the "Incentivizing Safe and Sound Banking Act" on June 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 27. H.R. 4209. A bill to prohibit stock sales by senior bank executives in certain circumstances; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Brad Sherman, D-Calif., Al Green, D-Texas, Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Steven Horsford  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. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., introduced a resolution on June 14, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on July 20. S. Res. 261. A resolution commending and congratulating the Vegas Golden Knights on winning the 2023 Stanley Cup Final; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. * * * RESOLUTION Recognizing Tunisia's leadership in the Arab Spring and expressing support for upholding its democratic principles and   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., introduced the "Provider Training in Palliative Care Act" on June 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. S. 2117. A bill to allow participants in the National Health Service Corps to defer their obligated service in order to receive training in palliative care services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act ma  more