WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., introduced the "1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 4236. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to modify the areas of focus for centers of excellence at 1890 Institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., and Sanford D.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., introduced the "Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 4249. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which the veterans and dependents were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of serv  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., introduced the "School Guardian Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 30. H.R. 4111. A bill to provide block grants to assign armed law enforcement officers to elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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 jurisdic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Glenn R. Grothman, R-Wis., introduced the "Enforce the Caps Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 4245. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas, Andy Barr, R-Ky., Bob Good, R-Va., Marjorie Taylor Gre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., introduced the "Protecting Education Privacy Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 4252. A bill to clarify the requirements of authorized representatives under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, and Chuck Edwards, R-N.C. *   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., introduced the "Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 4260. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with noncovered employment and to provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Co  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, introduced the "ReConnecting Rural America Act" on June 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 30. H.R. 4227. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish the ReConnect program under that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., introduced the "Amputation Reduction and Compassion Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 4261. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests furnished to at-risk beneficiaries under the Medicare and Medicaid programs without the imposition of cost-sharing requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., introduced the "Equality Act" on June 21, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 15. 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, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, introduced the "Trademark Licensing Protection Act" on June 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 29. S. 2173. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the licensing of a mark for use by a related company may not be construed as establishing an employment relationship between the owner of the mark, or an authorizing person, and either that related company or the employees of that related company, and for other  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., introduced the "Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act" on June 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 29. S. 2191. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and human body parts donated or transferred for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation, and for ot  more